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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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.
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The scope and applicability of the bill remain unchanged.
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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
82–15
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 105
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic21
71% Nay
R
Republican84
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.
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