---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enact Keith’s Law regarding the communication disability database"
description: "To amend sections 3304.23 and 5502.08 of the Revised Code to expand the communication disability database to include any person with a disability, to expand access to that database through countywide 9-1-1 systems, and to name this act \"Keith's Law\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 144"
citation: "Ohio HB 144 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "and Law Enforcement", "Health and Human Services", "Law Enforcement", "Mental Health and Disabilities", "Public Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Lorenz", "Gary Click"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e466b51-544c-452c-84fb-4205b0f041d4"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb144/"
source_hash: "93204d2b188a7984940df710be5eaeccad03a76b83f07953245bff6e4a85141b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
---

# Ohio HB 144 (136) — Enact Keith’s Law regarding the communication disability database

To amend sections 3304.23 and 5502.08 of the Revised Code to expand the communication disability database to include any person with a disability, to expand access to that database through countywide 9-1-1 systems, and to name this act "Keith's Law".

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb144/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb144/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb144/04_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Reported by the House Community Revitalization Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb144/01_RH/pdf/)
5. **As Reported by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb144/03_RS/pdf/)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb144/05_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Reported — **13–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported — **6–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **89–2** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Lorenz — primary (person)
- Gary Click — primary (person)
- David Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Ismail Mohamed — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Kellie Deeter — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Odioso — cosponsor (person)
- Tex Fischer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Effective `became-law`
- **2026-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Effective 1/19/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e466b51-544c-452c-84fb-4205b0f041d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).