AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
Summary
Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026
Signed Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
04/14/2026 Referred to Senate Education
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
04/09/2026 House read and passed
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Legislature · Passed
04/02/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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