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Ohio House unanimously approves 'Joshua Alert' to speed response for missing children with disabilities
House of Representatives · November 12, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 359, the Joshua Alert, passed the Ohio House unanimously to add a targeted statewide emergency alert for missing children with autism or developmental disabilities; sponsors said the measure responds to a fatal delay in 2024 and uses existing alert infrastructure.
House Bill 359, known as the "Joshua Alert," passed the Ohio House by a recorded unanimous vote (95–0). Sponsors said the bill strengthens Ohio’s emergency alert system to add a targeted notice when a child under 18 with autism or another developmental disability goes missing.
Representative Gross, one…
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