Georgia House Bill 873 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-02 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act"; to provide for guidelines and other relevant materials to inform students participating in athletic activities about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest; to provide for definitions; to provide for informational meetings; to provide for removal from an athletic activity under certain circumstances and to establish return to play policies; to require annual review by coaches; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act"; enact

Rep. David Clark [R]	Rep. John Meadows [R]	Rep. Tom Dickson [R]	Rep. Mack Jackson [D]
Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-02	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-01	House	House First Readers
2016-01-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47920
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155953