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S3661 • 2026

Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.

Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bucco, Anthony M.
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.

Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.
  • Topic: Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.
Topic:
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3661

SENATE, No. 3661

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANTHONY M. BUCCO

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Burgess and Diegnan

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires local recreation departments, youth serving
organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic
events.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
concerning automated external defibrillators and
supplementing Title 5 of the Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� Within 180 days
following the effective date of this act, a youth camp operator, municipal or
county recreation department, and a nonprofit youth serving organization as
defined in section 1 of P.L.1999, c.432 (C.15A:3A-1) including, but not limited
to, Little Leagues, Babe Ruth Leagues, Pop Warner Leagues, Police Athletic
Leagues, and youth soccer leagues, which organizes, sponsors, or is otherwise
affiliated with youth athletic events that are played on municipal, county,
school, or other publicly-owned fields, shall ensure that there is available on
site an automated external defibrillator, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1999,
c.34 (C.2A:62A-24), at each youth athletic event and practice held on the home
field of the youth camp operator, municipal or county recreation department, or
nonprofit youth serving organization.

���� b.��� A youth camp operator,
municipal or county recreation department, or nonprofit youth serving
organization shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this
section if a State-certified emergency services provider or other certified
first responder is on site at the athletic event or practice and has a
defibrillator available for use on site.

���� c.���� Notwithstanding any
provisions of P.L.1999, c.34 (C.2A:62A-23 et seq.) to the contrary, a youth
camp operator, municipal or county recreation department, or nonprofit youth
serving organization, and employees, volunteers, coaches, and licensed athletic
trainers of the youth camp operator, municipal or county recreation department,
or nonprofit youth serving organization, shall be immune from civil liability
in the acquisition and use of a defibrillator.

���� d. As used in this section,
"youth camp operator" means the same as that term is defined by
section 3 of P.L.1973, c.375 (C.26:12-3).

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires local
recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have
defibrillators for youth athletic events.

���� Under the bill, a youth camp
operator, municipal or county recreation department, and a nonprofit youth
serving organization including, but not limited to, Little Leagues, Babe Ruth
Leagues, Pop Warner Leagues, Police Athletic Leagues, and youth soccer leagues,
which organizes, sponsors, or is otherwise affiliated with youth athletic
events that are played on municipal, county, school, or other publicly-owned
fields, is to ensure that there is available on site an automated external
defibrillator at each youth athletic event and practice held on the home field
of the youth camp operator, municipal or county recreation department, or
nonprofit youth serving organization.

���� The bill provides that a youth
camp operator, municipal or county recreation department, or nonprofit youth
serving organization is to be deemed to be in compliance with the bill�s
requirements if a State-certified emergency services provider or other certified
first responder is on site at the athletic event or practice and has a
defibrillator available for use on site.

���� Under the bill, a youth camp
operator, municipal or county recreation department, or nonprofit youth serving
organization, and employees, volunteers, coaches, and licensed athletic
trainers of the youth camp operator, municipal or county recreation department,
or nonprofit youth serving organization, are to be immune from civil liability
in the acquisition and use of a defibrillator.