Enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The FIND Act amends Ohio criminal‑identification law to obligate police to create digital records for every missing‑person report and to upload those records to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) when a child or adult is not found within 30 days. It defines "high‑risk" missing children and adults, gives prosecutors authority to label a case high‑risk, and creates a rebuttable presumption of criminal activity that can justify a search warrant. The bill also sets reporting, notification, and record‑retention rules for agencies and clarifies that non‑compliance carries no private right of action.

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Hearings

• Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety: Sub. H. B. No. 251, Sub. H. B. No. 3, H. B. No. 533, S. B. No. 416, Sub. H. B. No. 217, S. B. No. 237
  Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · Jun 9, 2026
• Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety: S. B. No. 416, H. B. No. 464, Sub. H. B. No. 217, H. B. No. 533, Sub. H. B. No. 251
  Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · Jun 3, 2026
• Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety: Am. H. B. No. 297, H. B. No. 464, S. B. No. 416, Sub. H. B. No. 217, H. B. No. 533, Sub. H. B. No. 251, Sub. H. B. No. 3
  Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · May 20, 2026
• House Public Safety: H. B. No. 217, H. B. No. 1
  House Public Safety · Mar 17, 2026
• House Public Safety: Sub. S. B. No. 273, H. B. No. 217, H. B. No. 507, H. B. No. 533
  House Public Safety · Feb 17, 2026

History

1. Apr 15, 2026Referred to committee
2. Mar 26, 2026Introduced
3. Mar 25, 2026Passed
4. Mar 17, 2026Reported - Substitute
5. Apr 9, 2025Referred to committee
6. Apr 1, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Christine Cockley (D) · sponsor
• Dani Isaacsohn
• Darnell T. Brewer
• Dontavius L. Jarrells
• Eric Synenberg
• Erika White
• Heidi Workman
• Jack K. Daniels
• Jennifer Gross
• Johnathan Newman
• Joseph A. Miller, III
• Kevin Ritter
• Mark Sigrist
• Michele Grim
• Mike Odioso
• Munira Abdullahi
• Sean P. Brennan
• Sedrick Denson
• Tristan Rader

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