Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB87: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1808.1, relating to local government sporting events and sporting facilities; automated external defibrillators.
Status: Chaptered, April 8, 2026
Local government sporting events and sporting facilities; automated external defibrillators. Requires localities to ensure that operational automated external defibrillators are available at local government sporting events and sporting facilities. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.
What the bill says
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1808.1, relating to local government sporting events and sporting facilities; automated external defibrillators. [S 87] Approved April 8, 2026 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1808.1 as follows: § 15.2-1808.1. Automated external defibrillators required at local government sporting events and sporting facilities. A. For the purposes of this section: "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means the same as that term is defined in § 32.1-111.1. "Local government sporting event" mea.
From the enrolled text, April 8, 2026:
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1808.1, relating to local government sporting events and sporting facilities; automated external defibrillators. [S 87] Approved April 8, 2026 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1808.1 as follows: § 15.2-1808.1. Automated external defibrillators required at local government sporting events and sporting facilities. A. For the purposes of this section: "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means the same as that term is defined in § 32.1-111.1. "Local government sporting event" means any athletic or sporting event organized or sponsored by a locality. "Local government sporting facility" means the portions of any outdoor or indoor facility owned or operated by a locality that are being used for organized athletic or sporting activities. B. Each locality shall ensure that operational automated external defibrillators are readily available at (i) every local government sporting facility during hours of operation and (ii) every local government sporting event, whether held at a local government sporting facility or elsewhere. Each locality shall develop a plan for the placement, care, and use of AEDs in every local government sporting facility to promote AED accessibility. C. Indoor local government sporting facilities shall be required to have a minimum number of operational AEDs as follows: 1. Facilities under 10,000 square feet …