Hearing
House Education Policy Hearing
Room 206 at 13:30:00
SB59 Alabama 2024 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB59 Alabama 2024 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Arthur Orr SenatorRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2024
- Title
- Public k-12 education; hands on instruction in CPR and the use of AEDs, required in health classes; State Board of Education, authorized to adopt rules
- Description
Under existing law, tenth grade students enrolled in health classes at public schools are required to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
This bill would require each high school student at a public school, as part of existing health education requirements, to receive instruction in CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
This bill would require the training to include the psychomotor skills necessary to perform CPR and use an AED.
This bill would also authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules to implement the training.
- Subjects
- Education
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
S
Delivered to Governor
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Ready to Enroll
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 656
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Engrossed
H
Pending House Education Policy
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 104
S
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 103 D4ACHTH-1
S
HLTH Amendment Offered D4ACHTH-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Committee Amendment Adopted D4ACHTH-1
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Healthcare
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Healthcare Hearing
Room 304 at 12:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Passed House Of Origin
Yes
34
Absent
1
Chesteen amendment D4ACHTH-1
Yes
34
Absent
1
Third Reading House of Origin
Yes
34
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 656
Yes
102
Absent
1
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
103
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB59 Alabama 2024 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB59 Alabama 2024 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB59 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Healthcare Chesteen amendment adopted
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature