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SB 24

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State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions

Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 92 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program, including by establishing requirements regarding an automated external defibrillator (AED) coordinator, repealing certain provisions of law regarding regional council AED committees, and exempting certain law enforcement agencies from being required to obtain a certificate for an AED deployed in a patrol vehicle of the law enforcement agency; and establishing certain certification qualifications for grocery stores and restaurants under the Program.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHale, LauralobbyistAmerican Heart AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVMurphy, JDMD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)Position only
FAVDelbridge, TheodoreMaryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelbridge, TheodoreMaryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVYeung, EstelleMaryland Rural Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCarter, Alita-GeriQualequity AccessPosition only
FAVChair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommIndividualOral
FAVChair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommIndividualOral
FAVMcKay, MikeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAThompson, MelvinlobbyistRestaurant Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association
FWAThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland