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Utah House advances AED funding and registration; school CPR bill fails
Summary
Lawmakers passed two bills to tighten AED registration, add tampering penalties and create a restricted account to buy and prioritize AEDs for schools and first responders, while a separate measure to reinstate statewide in-class CPR training failed on the floor.
The Utah House on Feb. 25 approved two measures aimed at expanding use and oversight of automated external defibrillators and updating emergency-response procedures, but rejected a proposal to restore statewide, school-based CPR instruction.
Representative Cunningham led floor debate on House Bill 116, which shortens the AED registration window from 30 days to 14, clarifies web-based registration and adds tampering penalties and dispatcher instructions. Representative Tanner successfully moved an amendment that reduced the…
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