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Senate committee reviews voluntary statewide disability registry bill to aid first responders
Summary
Representatives told the Ohio Senate committee that House Bill 144 ("Keith's law") would create a voluntary statewide database to provide 911 dispatchers and first responders with information about people with disabilities; sponsors emphasized the measure is permissive and LSC estimated de minimis cost.
Representatives Klick and Lorenz told the Ohio Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee that House Bill 144 would create a voluntary statewide registry flagging people with disabilities so 911 dispatchers and first responders can be alerted to special‑needs conditions during calls.
Representative Klick said the registry would be voluntary and administered through the Department of Public Safety working with disability organizations. "It's all voluntary, and it will be set up through DPS, working with Ohioans with bridal disabilities and others to create this…
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