SB141 • 2026

AEDS/OVERDOSE KITS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS

An Act relating to automated external defibrillators in buildings open to the public; relating to opioid overdose response kits in buildings open to the public; relating to civil liability for providing opioid overdose drugs; and providing for an effective date.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: SENATOR GIESSEL
Last action: 2025-03-24
Official status: (S) HSS
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance with the requirements set forth in the legislation.

AEDs and Overdose Kits in Public Buildings

This act requires the state to provide AEDs and opioid overdose response kits in public buildings owned or controlled by the state, makes these items available for free to non-state building owners or lessees, protects people from legal liability when administering emergency drugs, and sets rules for placement and maintenance of these items.

What This Bill Does

Requires the state to provide and maintain automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and opioid overdose response kits in buildings owned or controlled by the state that are open to public use.
Makes AEDs and opioid overdose response kits available free of charge to owners or lessees of non-state buildings open to the public.
Protects individuals from civil liability when administering emergency drugs during an opioid overdose emergency.
Sets rules for placing signs near these items so they are easy to find.

Who It Names or Affects

People who own or control public buildings in Alaska, especially those owned or controlled by the state.
The state of Alaska and its departments responsible for health and social services.
Anyone who might need emergency help from AEDs or opioid overdose response kits in public buildings.

Terms To Know

Automated External Defibrillator (AED): A machine that can restart a person's heart if it stops beating properly during an emergency.
Opioid Overdose Response Kit: A kit with medicine and tools to help someone who has taken too much opioid drugs, like painkillers or heroin.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the state will fund these requirements.
It is unclear what happens if a building owner or lessee chooses not to use the free AEDs and overdose kits provided by the state.

Bill History

2025-03-24 599
(S) REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
2025-03-24 599
(S) HSS, FIN
2025-03-24 599
(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

AEDS/OVERDOSE KITS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS
An Act relating to automated external defibrillators in buildings open to the public; relating to opioid overdose response kits in buildings open to the public; relating to civil liability for providing opioid overdose drugs; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL NO. 141

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY SENATOR GIESSEL

Introduced: 3/24/25
Referred: Health and Social Services, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to automated external defibrillators in buildi ngs open to the public; 1
relating to opioid overdose response kits in buildings open to the public; relating to civil 2
liability for providing opioid overdose drugs; and providing for an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 09.65.340(b) is amended to read: 5
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who ad ministers an 6
opioid overdose drug to another person who the person reasonabl y believes is 7
experiencing an opioid overdose em ergency is not liable for civ il damages resulting 8
from an act or omission in the emergency administration of the opioid overdose drug. 9
A person who provides and maintains an opioid overdose drug in a public place 10
for the purpose of ensuring the opioid overdose drug is readily available for 11
administration to a person experi encing an opioid overdose emer gency is not 12
liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission in t he emergency 13
administration of the opioid overdose drug. 14
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* Sec. 2. AS 18.35 is amended by adding a new section to read: 1
Article 4. Lifesaving Equipment in Buildings Open to the Public. 2
Sec. 18.35.400. Automated external d efibrillators and opioid ov erdose 3
response kits in state buildings and buildings open to the public. (a) The state shall 4
provide and maintain an automated external defibrillator and an opioid overdose 5
response kit, along with appropriate identifying signs, on each floor of each build ing 6
owned or controlled and held by the state for government or pub lic use. The 7
automated external defibrillato r and opioid overdose response k it must be placed in a 8
central location on each floor. 9
(b) The state shall make available free of charge to the owner or lessee of a 10
building that is open for public use 11
(1) an automated external defibrillator, along with a clearly identifying 12
sign, for each floor of the building; and 13
(2) an opioid overdose response kit, along with a clearly iden tifying 14
sign, for each floor of the building. 15
(c) The Department of Health s hall apply for and make reasonab le efforts to 16
secure federal assistance that may be available to the state to assist with the cost of 17
providing and maintaining automated external defibrillators and opioid overdose 18
response kits provided under this section. 19
(d) The Department of Health s hall adopt regulations to implem ent and 20
enforce this section. 21
(e) In this section, "opioid overdose response kit" means a ki t that contains at 22
least two doses of a drug that reverses, in whole or in part, t he pharmacological effects 23
of an opioid overdose, disposable gloves, disposable face shiel ds for rescue breathing, 24
and instructions for use. 25
* Sec. 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. 26