Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB115: Cardiac events in schools-planning and training.
Status: Failed, February 23, 2026
AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to develop cardiac emergency response plans as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to education; requiring school districts to develop cardiac emergency response plans as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to develop cardiac emergency response plans as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 21-3-138 is created to read: 21-3-138. Cardiac emergency response plans; athletic cardiac emergency response plans. (a) Each school district board of trustees shall develop a cardiac emergency response plan as provided in HB0115 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0414 this section. The cardiac emergency response plan shall apply to each school in the district, including any charter school. The cardiac emergency response plan shall: (i) Address the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving a person experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school property; (ii) Integrate evidence-based elements into the response plan as recommended by the American heart association standards or other nationally recognized, evidence-based standards focused on emergency cardiovascular care; (iii) Include requirements for the availability and use of automatic external defibrillators which shall: (A) Specify appropriate automatic external defibrillator placement in every school in accordance with the American heart association standards or other nationally recognized, evidence-based standards focused on emergency cardiovascular care; HB0115 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0414 (B) Require each automatic external defibrillator to be identified with appropriate signage and made …
Sponsors
- Byron, Andrew (R, H22) · primary sponsor
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32)
- Erickson, McKay (R, H21)
- Larsen, Lloyd (R, H54)
- Larson, JT (I)
- Justin Riggins (R, H59)
- Dockstader, Dan (R, S16)
- Landen, Bill (R, S27)
- Tara Nethercott (R, S04)
- Schuler, Wendy (R, S15)
Latest actions
- : H COW:H Did not consider for COW
- : H Placed on General File
- : H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
- : :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
- : H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0
- : H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 52-9-1-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (February 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0 (February 13, 2026): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 52-9-1-0-0 (February 11, 2026): 52 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Cardiac events in schools-planning and training.
Common questions
- What is HB115?
- HB115 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Cardiac events in schools-planning and training.
- What does HB115 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education; requiring school districts to develop cardiac emergency response plans as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB115?
- Failed as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: H COW:H Did not consider for COW (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB115?
- Byron, Andrew (R, H22), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB115?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0115
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