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Panel sends cardiac‑screening bill for student athletes to the floor after brief discussion
Summary
The committee voted to JFS (JFS to the floor) on Senate Bill 194, which would require annual athletics health assessments for high‑school athletes with screening questions on family history of sudden cardiac death and an indication of whether an EKG was performed; sponsors said language remains a work in progress and votes will be held open until 4:30 p.m.
A legislative committee on public health voted to send Senate Bill 194 to the floor, advancing a proposal that would require high‑school students who participate in school sports to receive annual athletics health assessments that include screening for serious cardiac conditions.
Chair (unnamed in the transcript) said the bill’s form would include a checkbox for family history of sudden…
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