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HB0115

Cardiac Events in Schools - Planning and Training

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

In one sentence

This act requires school districts to develop plans for responding to cardiac emergencies on school property and during athletic events, and provides funding for training and equipment.

What it does

  • Requires each school district board of trustees to develop a cardiac emergency response plan that applies to all schools in the district.
  • Specifies that the plan must include proper use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and training for staff in CPR and AED usage, consistent with national evidence-based guidelines.
  • Requires each school district board of trustees to develop an athletic cardiac emergency response plan for schools with athletic programs.
  • Provides $50,000 from the public school foundation program account to help districts implement these emergency response plans.

Who it affects

  • School district boards of trustees
  • School nurses and other staff members
  • Athletic coaches and personnel

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass during the session.
  • Funding will only cover actual costs for implementing plans, with priority given to districts with higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Plain language

Terms to know

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
A portable device that checks a person's heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
An emergency procedure that combines chest compressions often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 1:19 AM

Andrew Byron

R · H22

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it requires schools to establish cardiac response plans, ensure AED accessibility, train staff in CPR and AED use, rehearse emergency procedures, and coordinate with local EMS. These measures aim to standardize rapid response protocols and expand life-saving training to increase survival chances during sudden cardiac emergencies.

Public statementFloor statement at 12:47 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

3 roll calls

H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-02026-02-16 · House7 yes 0 no
Yes
7
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 7

Abby AngelosR · H03Bill AllemandR · H58Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04John BearR · H31Ken PendergraftR · H29Scott SmithR · H05Trey SherwoodD · H14
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-2-0-02026-02-13 · House6 yes 1 no
Yes
6
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 6

Daniel SinghR · H61JD WilliamsR · H02Joel GuggenmosR · H55McKay EricksonR · H21Ocean AndrewR · H46Tomi StrockR · H06

No 1

Laurie BrattenR · H51

Excused 2

Martha LawleyR · H27Tom KellyR · H30
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 52-9-1-0-02026-02-11 · House52 yes 9 no
Yes
52
No
9
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 52

Abby AngelosR · H03Andrew ByronR · H22Art WashutR · H36Bill AllemandR · H58Bob DavisR · H47Bob NicholasR · H07Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Cody WylieR · H39Dalton BanksR · H26Daniel SinghR · H61Darin McCannR · H48Elissa CampbellR · H56Gary BrownR · H41Ivan PoseyD · H33J.R. RigginsR · H59J.T. LarsonR · H17JD WilliamsR · H02Jacob WasserburgerR · H11Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Joe WebbR · H19Joel GuggenmosR · H55John BearR · H31John WinterR · H28Julie JarvisR · H57Justin FornstromR · H10Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Ken ChestekD · H13Ken CloustonR · H32Kevin CampbellR · H62Landon BrownR · H09Lee FilerR · H44Liz StorerD · H23Lloyd LarsenR · H54Marilyn ConnollyR · H40Martha LawleyR · H27McKay EricksonR · H21Mike SchmidR · H20Mike YinD · H16Nina WebberR · H24Ocean AndrewR · H46Pam ThayerR · H15Paul HoeftR · H25Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Rob GeringerR · H42Robert WharffR · H49Scott HeinerR · H18Steve HarshmanR · H37Tomi StrockR · H06Trey SherwoodD · H14

No 9

Ann LucasR · H43Jayme LienR · H38Ken PendergraftR · H29Laurie BrattenR · H51Marlene BradyR · H60Pepper OttmanR · H34Scott SmithR · H05Steve JohnsonR · H08Tony LockeR · H35

Excused 1

Tom KellyR · H30

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H COW:H Did not consider for COWHouse
  2. H Placed on General FileHouse
  3. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0House
  4. :Rerefer to H02 - AppropriationsHouse
  5. H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0House
  6. H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 52-9-1-0-0House
  7. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  8. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

HB0115HW001

Filed Committee of the Whole by Representative Byron