House approves bill requiring at least one automated external defibrillator in state buildings

House Bill 193, which the clerk summarized as requiring the Department of General Services to install and maintain at least one functioning automated external defibrillator (AED) in each state building, passed final passage on the floor after sponsor remarks.

Representative Brennan, who identified the bill as bipartisan and cited national advocacy by the American Heart Association and other groups, described the lifesaving potential of AEDs and said the bill requires one AED per building with one additional AED per 70,000 square feet (summarized on the floor as an additional device per 70,000 square feet). The sponsor referenced widely reported survival stories to illustrate the devices’ effectiveness.

The House took a recorded vote on final passage; the clerk recorded the final passage and the chair said the bill “passes the House finally.” The floor transcript shows an affirmative majority recorded and the clerk returned the bill to the Senate for concurrence. The transcript did not include an enrolled text fiscal note on the floor; implementation responsibility is placed to the Department of General Services as the clerk’s summary described.