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GA SB399
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Marty Harbin
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Communications officers already certified in emergency medical dispatch are exempt from the new training requirement
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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
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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