Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB468: Require athletic facilities to install and maintain AEDs
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To enact section 3701.852 of the Revised Code to require athletic facilities to install and maintain automated external defibrillators.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 1, 2026:
As Introduced 136th General Assembly Regular Session S. B. No. 468 2025-2026 Senator DeMora Cosponsors: Senators Blackshear, Brenner, Weinstein To enact section 3701.852 of the Revised Code to require athletic facilities to install and maintain automated external defibrillators. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 3701.852 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 3701.852. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Athletic facility" has the same meaning as in section 3707.50 of the Revised Code. (2) "Automated external defibrillator" has the same meaning as in section 3313.717 of the Revised Code. (B) Each athletic facility shall install and maintain an automated external defibrillator on its premises. (C) An athletic facility that fails to comply with division (B) of this section is liable in a civil action for compensatory and exemplary damages and reasonable attorney's fees to any person, or the representative of the estate of any person, who sustains injury, death, or loss to person or property as the result of the athletic facility's acts or omissions constituting a failure to comply with division (B) of this section. In any action under this division, the court also may award any injunctive or other equitable relief that the court considers appropriate.
Sponsors
- William DeMora (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6)
- Andrew Brenner (R, 19)
- Casey Weinstein (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Public Safety, Public Health
Common questions
- What is SB468?
- SB468 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Require athletic facilities to install and maintain AEDs.
- What does SB468 do?
- To enact section 3701.852 of the Revised Code to require athletic facilities to install and maintain automated external defibrillators.
- What is the status of SB468?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB468?
- William DeMora (D, 25), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB468?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb468
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