H 4659 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings

H 4659 (The Massachusetts Trauma Response Preparedness Act) requires all public buildings - including schools, libraries, government offices, and venues with 300+ capacity - to maintain easily accessible trauma kits and a trained staff member (a "Trauma Kit Designee") at all times. The kits must include tourniquets, gauze, gloves, and training materials per American College of Surgeons standards. Buildings must follow a capacity-based formula for kit quantity, and staff must be certified in bleeding control. The bill also provides liability protection for good-faith first aid attempts involving bleeding control, excluding gross negligence.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 29, 2025 Last action Oct 29, 2025
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Oct 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
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Oct 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on Public Health
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