HB 335 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "anti-choking device"; require school cafeteria personnel and other expected users of the device to be trained if a school obtains an anti-choking device; provide immunity from civil liability for rendering emergency care or treatment with an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver at a public or private school; provide that the Act may be cited as Landon's Law.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill underwent a technical renumbering from 'BR 1639' to 'HB 335/GA', indicating a formal update to its legislative identifier. The document's page headers were also updated to reflect this new number and the specific session date, while the substantive text regarding professional responsibilities remained unchanged.
Scope change
The scope and applicability of the bill remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill's official number was changed from BR 1639 to HB 335/GA, and the header metadata was updated to match this new identifier.

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

8215
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 105
Mar 24, 2026
D Democratic21
6 Yea 15 Nay
71% Nay
R Republican84
76 Yea 8
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed 78-15
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.