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Introduced
09/15/2025
09/15/2025
In Committee
10/21/2025
10/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
11/05/2025
11/05/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
11/05/2025
11/05/2025
Introduced Session
136th General Assembly
Bill Summary
To urge the United States Department of Justice to expedite work to connect the national crime information center (NCIC) and NamUs databases.
AI Summary
This resolution urges the United States Department of Justice to expedite the implementation of Billy's Law, which requires connecting two critical databases: the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). The resolution stems from findings by the Ohio Missing Persons Working Group, which discovered that despite the law's passage in 2022, automatic transfer of missing persons case information between these systems is not occurring. The House of Representatives of Ohio specifically calls on the Department of Justice to complete the database connection as mandated by Billy's Law, with the goal of improving missing persons investigations and increasing the likelihood of reuniting families. As a formal step, the resolution directs the House Clerk to send an authenticated copy of the resolution to the United States Attorney General, highlighting the state's commitment to supporting more effective missing persons tracking and recovery efforts.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (38)
Christine Cockley (D)*,
Kevin Ritter (R)*,
Sean Brennan (D),
Juanita Brent (D),
Darnell Brewer (D),
Gary Click (R),
Jack Daniels (R),
Kellie Deeter (R),
Michael Dovilla (R),
Haraz Ghanbari (R),
Chris Glassburn (D),
Michele Grim (D),
Derrick Hall (D),
Adam Holmes (R),
Dontavius Jarrells (D),
Mark Johnson (R),
Roy Klopfenstein (R),
Jeff LaRe (R),
Ty Mathews (R),
Joe Miller (D),
Kevin Miller (R),
Johnathan Newman (R),
Mike Odioso (R),
Phil Plummer (R),
Tristan Rader (D),
Monica Robb Blasdel (R),
Allison Russo (D),
Jodi Salvo (R),
Jean Schmidt (R),
Mark Sigrist (D),
Bride Sweeney (D),
Eric Synenberg (D),
Cecil Thomas (D),
Terrence Upchurch (D),
Andrea White (R),
Josh Williams (R),
Bernie Willis (R),
Tom Young (R),
Last Action
Adopted (on 11/05/2025)
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