Bleeding Control Kits in K-12 Schools

Education Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Campbell
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not become law as it died in committee.

Bleeding Control Kits in Schools

This law requires Florida public schools to include responses to severe bleeding incidents in their emergency plans and have bleeding control kits on school grounds by July 1, 2028.

What This Bill Does

Requires each public school to include responses to severe bleeding incidents in their plan for urgent life-saving emergencies (PULSE).
Requires public schools, including charter schools, to have bleeding control kits on school grounds by July 1, 2028.
Requires the Department of Education to establish guidelines for determining how many bleeding control kits each school needs.
Requires certain staff members to receive training in using bleeding control kits.
Includes the use and training of bleeding control kits in emergency drills.

Who It Names or Affects

Public schools, including charter schools
Staff members who need to be trained

Terms To Know

bleeding control kit: A medical kit used to stop severe bleeding until professional help arrives.
PULSE: Plan for Urgent Life-Saving Emergencies, a plan that schools make to respond quickly and effectively during emergencies.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify which staff members must be trained.
It is unclear how the Department of Education will determine the number of kits each school needs.
The bill passed both chambers but did not become law as it died in committee.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12 House
• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-01-05 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Bleeding Control Kits in K-12 Schools; Requires responses to severe bleeding incidents on school grounds to be included in each public school's plan for urgent life-saving emergencies; requires public schools to have bleeding control kits on school grounds by specified date; requires DOE to establish guidelines for determining required number of kits for each school; requires certain staff to receive training related to such kits; requires kits & use of such kits to be included in certain drills; & requires kits to be restocked.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB 973 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to bleeding control kits in K-12 2
schools; amending s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring 3
responses to severe bleeding incidents on school 4
grounds to be included in each public school's plan 5
for urgent life-saving emergencies; requiring public 6
schools to have bleeding control kits on school 7
grounds by a specified date; requiring the Department 8
of Education to establish guidelines for determining 9
the required number of kits for each school; requiring 10
certain staff to receive training relating to such 11
kits; requiring the kits and the use of such kits to 12
be included in certain drills; requiring the kits to 13
be restocked under certain circumstances; providing an 14
effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 1003.457, Florida 19
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), subsection (1) is 20
amended, and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to 21
read: 22
1003.457 Cardiac emergencies, and automated external 23
defibrillators, and bleeding control kits on school grounds.— 24
(1) Each public school shall develop a plan for urgent 25

HB 973 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

life-saving emergencies (PULSE) that addresses the appropriate 26
use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an 27
individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, severe bleeding, 28
or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds. 29
Each PULSE must integrate evidence-based core elements and 30
consider those elements recommended by the American Heart 31
Association for schools responding to cardiac emergencies. 32
(4)(a) No later than July 1, 2028, each public school, 33
including charter schools, must have bleeding control kits on 34
school grounds. Each bleeding control kit must be available in a 35
clearly marked and publicized location. Schools must maintain 36
the bleeding control kits according to the manufacturer's 37
recommendations. The Department of Education shall establish 38
guidelines for determining the number of bleeding control kits 39
each school is required to have pursuant to this subsection. 40
(b) Appropriate staff, as determined by the department, 41
must receive training in the use of bleeding control kits. 42
(c) Bleeding control kits and the use of such kits must be 43
integrated into the appropriate emergency drills under s. 44
1006.07(4). 45
(d) Upon the use of a bleeding control kit, the kit must 46
be restocked and used items must be replaced. 47
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 48