State • Ohio

HB 359: Regards emergency Joshua Alert system for certain missing kids

Cecil ThomasIntroduced

HB 359 status: Introduced — Effective 9/17/26 (updated Sep 17, 2026).

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To amend section 5502.522 of the Revised Code to clarify the statewide emergency alert system in cases of missing autistic or developmentally disabled children and to name the alert the Joshua Alert.

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Effective 9/17/26

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