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GA SB399

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Marty Harbin

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all persons and agencies with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to notify the local public safety answering point (911 center) of the AED's existence and location before placing it in use

  • Mandates that starting January 1, 2028, all communications officers (911 dispatchers) must complete training in telephone CPR (T-CPR) and instructions for facilitating AED use as a condition of certification

  • Communications officers already certified in emergency medical dispatch are exempt from the new training requirement

  • Removes previous requirements that the Department of Public Health establish and approve AED training programs, instead allowing any nationally recognized training from organizations like American Red Cross or American Heart Association

  • Maintains civil liability protections for first responders who use AEDs in good faith during emergencies, even without formal training, provided they act without gross negligence

Legislative Description

"Mason Sells AED Coordination Act"; enact

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Health3/3/2026
Public Safety1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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