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Committee backs bill allowing roadside signs to direct people to public AEDs
Summary
House File 1290, sponsored by members of the House, would authorize standardized roadside signage to direct the public to registered outdoor automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Supporters said signs and mapping can reduce response time for sudden cardiac arrest; the committee recommended the bill to pass and sent it to Ways and Means.
The Finance and Government Operations Committee recommended House File 1290, which would authorize standardized roadside signage and roadway guidance showing registered outdoor public-access automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
The bill sponsor told the panel MnDOT would develop a standardized AED sign and "may update the Minnesota manual on uniform traffic control devices to integrate these signs into official roadway guidance." Testimony from proponents focused on the life‑saving potential of faster AED access.
Rich Fenis, founder of Advocates for Health,…
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