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CS/HB 1607: Cardiac Emergencies

GENERAL BILL by Education Administration Subcommittee ; Yarkosky ; Rizo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Bartleman ; Benarroch ; Berfield ; Blanco ; Casello ; Chaney ; Cobb ; Cross ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Gottlieb ; Harris ; Kendall ; Kincart Jonsson ; Mayfield ; Mooney ; Nix ; Owen ; Partington ; Salzman ; Sapp ; Stark ; Valdés

Cardiac Emergencies; Requires, rather than authorizing, school districts to provide training in basic first aid to certain students; provides requirements for such training; requires each public school to develop plan for urgent life-saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes; & provides requirements for school, staff, & defibrillator use & storage.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/24/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
• Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
3/25/2025 House • PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
3/27/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
3/28/2025 House • Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/31/2025 House • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
4/10/2025 House • Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda
4/14/2025 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
4/15/2025 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
4/17/2025 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 190769 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
4/24/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 547
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 430 -SJ 547
• Read 2nd time -SJ 547
• Amendment(s) adopted (365646) -SJ 547
• Read 3rd time -SJ 548
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 548
4/24/2025 House • In Messages