| Last Action | 03/18/26: floor amendment (1) filed |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to choking prevention in schools. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1639 |
| Sponsors | C. Massaroni, T. Roberts |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "anti-choking device"; require school cafeteria personnel and other expected users of the device to be trained if a school obtains an anti-choking device; provide immunity from civil liability for rendering emergency care or treatment with an anti-choking device or the Heimlich maneuver at a public or private school; provide that the Act may be cited as Landon's Law. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Children And Minors - Choking prevention in schools, anti-choking devices, Heimlich maneuver, emergencies Civil Actions - Liability, anti-choking treatment, schools, limitation Education, Elementary And Secondary - Choking prevention, anti-choking devices, Heimlich maneuver, emergencies Emergency Medical Services - Choking prevention in schools, anti-choking devices, Heimlich maneuver, training Public Safety - Choking prevention in schools, anti-choking devices, Heimlich maneuver, emergencies Short Titles And Popular Names - Landon's Law |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
| 01/13/26 |
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| 01/21/26 |
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| 02/10/26 |
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| 02/11/26 |
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| 03/17/26 |
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| 03/18/26 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | M. Lehman |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; specify that an anti-choking device must be authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration for marketing and distribution; specify that civil liability immunity applies to an anti-choking device when used according to its labeled instructions for use. |
| Index Headings |
Federal Laws And Regulations - United States Food and Drug Administration, anti-choking device, marketing and distribution Civil Actions - Civil liability immunity, anti-choking devices |
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