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WV SB889
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires all recreation facilities (public or private buildings, structures, or properties designed for recreation or physical activity) to have a functioning, registered automated external defibrillator (AED) accessible to the public during operating hours
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Creates the "Hamza Syed Law" as the official citation for this AED accessibility requirement
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Defines "recreation facility" broadly to include any facility primarily designed, constructed, operated, or maintained for recreation or physical activity purposes
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Amends existing West Virginia school cardiac response plan law (§18-5-22e) to extend AED requirements beyond schools to general recreational facilities
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Introduced February 9, 2026, and referred to the Senate Committee on Education
Legislative Description
Requiring recreational facilities have AED accessible
Health
Last Action
To Education
2/9/2026