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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill requires cardiac emergency response plans and defibrillators at recreational youth facilities
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Recreational youth facilities in Kansas would be required to adopt comprehensive cardiac emergency response plans, place s, and train designated personnel under a proposed Senate bill.
Operators of public and private youth facilities, including camps, gyms, and swimming pools, would face mandatory emergency planning, equipment placement, annual plan reviews, and staff training requirements.
- State legislatures frequently consider safety legislation requiring automatic external defibrillators and emergency action plans in youth sports and public recreational spaces. context
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.
Recreational youth facilities
Facility operators must adopt cardiac emergency response plans, install automated external defibrillators, train staff, conduct annual rehearsals, and review plans yearly.
Individuals under 18 years of age
Participants in organized recreational activities gain established emergency response protocols and automated external defibrillator access during suspected cardiac events.
Local emergency medical services
Emergency medical service providers coordinate roles, responsibilities, and communication systems with recreational youth facilities.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Jan 27, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 26, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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