Schools; Oklahoma Tourniquet Availability Act of 2025; effective date.
HB 1896, the "Oklahoma Tourniquet Availability Act of 2025," requires all Oklahoma public and private K-12 schools to have tourniquets available for emergency use. The bill mandates that schools must maintain accessible tourniquets to address severe bleeding incidents, directly affecting school administrators and staff responsible for implementing this requirement. It sets an effective date of November 1, 2025, for the provision to take effect. The bill is procedural, creating a new uncodified requirement without specifying implementation details like storage locations or staff training.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stan May
RRepublican
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