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OH HB677

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Eric Synenberg

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a statewide endangered missing child emergency alert program for children under 18 who are at high risk for serious bodily harm or death, coordinated among the governor's office, department of public safety, attorney general, law enforcement, and broadcasters

  • Requires wireless service providers to disclose call location information ("pings") to law enforcement during emergencies involving danger of death or serious physical injury, with immunity from civil liability for providers who comply

  • Increases penalties for interference with custody: removal of a child from Ohio is a fifth-degree felony, removal from the United States is a third-degree felony, and causing physical harm to the child is a fourth-degree felony

  • Mandates courts to notify local law enforcement when issuing arrest warrants for custody interference violations, requiring entry into the national crime information center and law enforcement automated data system with national pickup radius

  • Makes knowingly filing a false report triggering the endangered missing child alert program a fourth-degree felony

Legislative Description

Regards custody interference, missing children, certain call data

Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment

Last Action

Referred to committee: Public Safety

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Safety2/18/2026

Full Bill Text

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