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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky HB 335 establishes training rules for school anti-choking devices and provides civil liability immunity for emergency users
Last action · March 25, 2026: received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)Sponsors: Candy Massaroni and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 335 requires public and private schools that acquire s to train cafeteria staff and expected users on both the Heimlich maneuver and the device manufacturer's instructions. The bill also provides immunity for individuals and entities rendering emergency care using these devices or the Heimlich maneuver on school property, excluding cases of .
School staff and volunteers who administer emergency anti-choking care or provide the devices gain legal protections from civil lawsuits, while schools opting to use such devices must mandate specific safety and operational training for their cafeteria personnel.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School cafeteria personnel
Must receive mandatory training in the Heimlich maneuver and device operation if their school acquires an anti-choking device.
School board employees and contractors
Receive civil liability protections when administering emergency choking care on school property outside of typical medical areas.
Key Facts
- Schools that acquire an anti-choking device must ensure cafeteria personnel and expected users are trained in the Heimlich maneuver and the manufacturer's assembly and use instructions.
- Individuals rendering emergency care using an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver in good faith and without remuneration on school property receive civil liability immunity.
- School board employees or contractors who perform medical care as part of their regular job duties are not considered to be acting for remuneration when rendering this emergency care outside a typical medical room.
- Civil liability immunity extends to the person or entity providing the anti-choking device and the person or entity responsible for the site where it is located.
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- Immunity does not apply if personal injury results from gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
- The Act may be cited as Landon's Law.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in the Senate.
Procedural history
8 actions- Mar 25, 2026SenateIntroducedreceived in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
- Mar 24, 2026HouseFloor3rd reading floor amendment (1) defeated passed 78-15
- Mar 18, 2026Housefloor amendment (1) filed
- Mar 17, 2026Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 18 2026
- Feb 11, 2026HouseFloor2nd reading, to Rules
- Feb 10, 2026Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
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- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeto Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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