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HB335 • 2026

AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
C. Massaroni
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
03/25/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HFA1

House Floor Amendment 1 • M. Lehman

Retain original provisions; specify that an anti-choking device must be authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration for marketing and distribution; specify that civil liability immunity applies to an anti-choking device when used according to its labeled instructions for use.

Plain English: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM 2026 REGULAR SESSION Amend printed copy of HB 335 Amendment No.

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM 2026 REGULAR SESSION Amend printed copy of HB 335 Amendment No.
  • HFA 1 Rep.
  • Rep.
  • Matthew Lehman Committee Amendment Signed: Floor Amendment LRC Drafter: Adopted: Date: Rejected: Doc.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. 2026-03-24 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    3rd reading floor amendment (1) defeated passed 78-15

  3. 2026-03-18 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    floor amendment (1) filed

  4. 2026-03-17 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 18 2026

  5. 2026-02-11 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    2nd reading, to Rules

  6. 2026-02-10 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  7. 2026-01-21 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

  8. 2026-01-13 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 335/GA
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HB033510.100 - 1639 - XXXX 3/24/2026 3:13 PM GA
AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 158 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "anti -choking device" means a portable suction device 5
used to remove an airway obstruction during a choking emergency that has been 6
registered as a Class II medical device with the United States Food and Drug 7
Administration. 8
(2) If a school acquires an anti -choking device, it shall ensure that all school 9
cafeteria personnel and any other expected users of the device receive training in: 10
(a) The Heimlich maneuver; and 11
(b) Accordance with the manufacturer's instructions for assembly and use of 12
the device. 13
(3) Any person or entity who, in good faith and wit hout remuneration or the 14
expectation of remuneration, renders emergency care or treatment by use of an 15
anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver on public or private school 16
property or while attending a school -sponsored event shall be immune from civil 17
liability for any personal injury as a result of the care or treatment, or as a result 18
of any act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical treatment, 19
where the person acts as an ordinary, reasonable prudent person would have 20
acted under the same or similar circumstances. 21
(4) The administration of emergency care or treatment in subsection (3) of this 22
section by employees or contractors of a board of education, outside of a location 23
within a school building where medical care is typically r endered, shall not be 24
considered to be rendered for remuneration or with the expectation of 25
remuneration because the employees or contractors perform medical care as part 26
of their regular professional or work responsibilities. 27
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 335/GA
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HB033510.100 - 1639 - XXXX 3/24/2026 3:13 PM GA
(5) The immunity from civil l iability for any personal injury under subsections (3) 1
and (4) of this section includes the person or entity who provides the anti -choking 2
device and the person or entity responsible for the site where the anti -choking 3
device is located. 4
(6) The immunity f rom civil liability under subsections (3) and (4) of this section 5
does not apply if the personal injury results from the gross negligence or willful 6
or wanton misconduct of the person rendering the emergency care. 7
Section 2. This Act may be cited as Landon's Law. 8