HB 886 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

AEDs and CPR in Public Schools.

HB 886 requires all public schools in North Carolina to install Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and train school personnel on their use and on CPR. The State Board of Education must develop rules for AED placement, maintenance, and coordination with emergency services, with at least one AED per school, ideally in an athletic area. Local school boards, charter schools, and regional schools are then required to create policies aligning with these state rules. The bill appropriates $4.1 million for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to help public school units purchase AEDs and train staff.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to honor Representative Becky Carney by adding a memorial section and renaming the act. Funding was removed entirely, and the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to when the bill becomes law. The State Board of Education was granted authority to adopt emergency rules for immediate implementation during the 2025-2026 school year.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on requiring AEDs in public schools, but the funding mechanism was eliminated and the implementation timeline was accelerated through emergency rule authority.

DEFINITION

Added a Where clause honoring Rep. Becky Carney and renamed the act to 'The Rep. Becky Carney Cardiac Arrest Act'.

FISCAL

Deleted Section 3 which appropriated $4,100,000 from the General Fund to purchase and install AEDs.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to 'when it becomes law' and added authority for the State Board of Education to adopt emergency rules for immediate implementation.

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

112–0

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 121

May 7, 2025

D Democratic46

41 Yea 5

89% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

69 Yea 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 8, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amend Adopted A2

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amend Adopted A1

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

May 6, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 14 co-sponsors