Require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools
This bill requires public and private schools, as well as public recreational facilities, to install automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and create emergency plans for their use. It mandates that staff at these locations complete training on AEDs and that student athletes receive education about sudden cardiac arrest before participating in sports. Additionally, the law prohibits students with a family history of sudden cardiac arrest or those who have fainted from playing sports until they are medically cleared, and it requires coaches to complete specific training. Local governments must also provide hospital relief payments related to these cardiac events, and the Ohio Department of Health is tasked with developing a model emergency action plan to guide schools and facilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Oct 24, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2024 · House Jun 26, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Jun 26, 2024
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jun 21, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
Re-referred
lower
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Informally passed
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 66 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Bird
RRepublican
P
Richard Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Mathews
RRepublican
Co
Adam Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Al Cutrona
RRepublican
Co
Allison Russo
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea White
RRepublican
Co
Anita Somani
DDemocratic
Co
Bernie Willis
RRepublican
Co
Beth Liston
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Blessing
RRepublican
Co
Bill DeMora
DDemocratic
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