S 3014 — Requires certain golf courses to maintain automated external defibrillator.

S3014 1R [First Reprint] SENATE, No.

Senators Diegnan, MukherjiMukherji, Singer, Turner and SingerMcKnight         SYNOPSIS      Requires certain golf courses to maintain automated external defibrillator.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      IntroducedAs Pendingreported Technicalby Reviewthe bySenate LegislativeHealth, Counsel.Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on May 11, 2026, with amendments.

            1.   1.   a.  As used in this act, "golf course" means a publically-owned1[publically-owned] publicly-owned1 or privately-owned tract of land that contains a regulation-sized, minimum 18-hole course consisting mostly of par-4 holes with a mix of par-3 and par-5 holes that is open to the general public. public 1[.  "Golf course" shall not meanmean] including1 a 9-hole course, an executive course, a par-3 course, 1and1 a driving range complex,complex a1[,]. miniature golf course, or other such lesser-sized golf facilities.

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      c.   The owner or operator of a golf course that is subject to the provisions of subsection b.

          (1)  (1)  arrange and pay for training in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator for the employees of that golf course in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection;

          (2)  (2)  ensure that the golf course has at least one employee on site during its normal business hours who holds current certification from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other training program recognized by the Department of Health in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and use of a defibrillator;

and           (3)  (3)  ensure that an employee who uses a defibrillator requests emergency medical assistance from the appropriate first aid, ambulance, or rescue squad as soon as practicable.

    STATEMENT        This bill requires certain golf courses to maintain an automated external defibrillator.

     The bill defines "golf course" to mean a publically-owned or privately-owned tract of land that contains a regulation-sized, minimum 18-hole course consisting mostly of par-4 holes with a mix of par-3 and par-5 holes that is open to the general public.  "Golf course" does not mean a 9-hole course, an executive course, a par-3 course, a driving range complex, a miniature golf course, or other such lesser-sized golf facilities.

     No later than one year after the bill’s effective date, the owner or operator of a golf course is to:  (1) acquire at least one automated external defibrillator, and store it in an accessible location within the golf course that is known and available to the employees of the golf course;

and (2) ensure that the automated external defibrillator is tested and maintained, and provide notification to the appropriate first aid, ambulance, or rescue squad, or other appropriate emergency medical services provider regarding the defibrillator, the type acquired, and its location.

     Under the bill, the owner or operator of a golf course is to:  (1) arrange and pay for training in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator for the employees of that golf course;

(2) ensure that the golf course has at least one employee on site during its normal business hours who holds current certification from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other training program recognized by the Department of Health in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and use of a defibrillator;

and(3) ensure that an employee who uses a defibrillator requests emergency medical assistance from the appropriate first aid, ambulance, or rescue squad as soon as practicable.

     The bill provides that a person who violates the bill’s provisions is to be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $250 for the first violation, not less than $500 for the second violation, and not less than $1,000 for the third and each subsequent violation.