2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3831: Smart Heart Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "smart Heart Act" By Adding Section 59-17-165 So As To Provide Definitions And To Provide For The Development And Implementation Of A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan In Each Public School; And By Amending Section 59-17-155, Relating To The Automated External Defibrillator Program In High Schools, So As To Provide Each Public School Shall Ensure The Presence Of An Automated External Defibrillator Onsite And Within Certain Proximity Of School Athletic Venues, And To Provide Related Testing, Maintenance, And Personnel Training Requirements.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Sanders, Grant, Howard, Bauer, Pedalino
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/8/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/9/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Passage Of Bill
4/8/2025
108
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text4/8/202528.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/4/202531.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/2/202531.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/202524.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/19/2025185.9 KB