West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 4497 — Requiring an external defibrillator device at any secondary school athlete event

Last action — Chapter 119, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 4497 changes its title and adds a provision that requires all West Virginia schools to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) and a written emergency action plan during athletic events and practices. It will also ensure that school sports staff receive training on how to use the AED. This change is important because it aims to improve student safety by ensuring that lifesaving equipment and knowledge are readily available during sports activities. Additionally, it includes a provision to protect individuals or organizations from legal liability when making good faith efforts to comply with these requirements.

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HB4497 SFA #2 RUCKER 3-7 Hager  7871   Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill on page one, by striking out the section caption and inserting in lieu thereof a new section caption, to read as follows:
HB4497 SFAT #1 RUCKER 3-4 Hager  7871   Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
§18-2-25c.  Defibrillator required at certain events.
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for House Bill 4497—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-25c, relating to requiring the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to require that an automated external defibrillator device, as well as a posted emergency action plan, be present on the school or event grounds during the duration of all athletic events and practices under the control, supervision and regulation of the commission, and that appropriate school sports personnel be trained in the use of the device;
requiring that rules be proposed for promulgation by the state board of education;
providing that no individual or entity be held liable for civil damages when the individual or entity in good faith attempted to comply with certain requirements;
and naming the law The Alex Miller Law.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 119, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

  3. To Governor 3/19/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/19/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/19/20 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 749)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Rucker Title amendment adopted

  15. Education Title amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent

  16. Passed Senate (Roll No. 553)

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. Amended on 3rd reading (Voice vote)

  19. On 3rd reading

  20. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. Returned to calendar by Rules Committee

  23. Removed from calendar by Rules Committee

  24. On 2nd reading

  25. Read 1st time

  26. Immediate consideration

  27. Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

  28. To Education

  29. To Education

  30. Introduced in Senate

  31. Communicated to Senate

  32. Passed House (Roll No. 344)

  33. Read 3rd time

  34. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  35. Read 2nd time

  36. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  37. Read 1st time

  38. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  39. By substitute, do pass

  40. To House Finance

  41. With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance

  42. To House Education

  43. Introduced in House

  44. To Education then Finance

  45. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mandt

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Unaffiliated 69001
Democrat 5000
Total 99001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kessinger — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Evans — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Storch — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Capito — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Graves — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 32000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Unaffiliated 70000
Democrat 5000
Total 100000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Rodighiero — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Storch — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Capito — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 4497?
HB 4497 is sponsored by Mandt, Atkinson, Hill, Lovejoy, Linville, Joe Ellington (Republican), Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), Sean Hornbuckle (Democrat), Evan Worrell (Republican), George Miller (Republican), and Vernon Criss (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4497?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2020. Enacted.
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