A 5043 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires DOH to create and disseminate materials and resources related to cardiomyopathy.*

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH) to create and distribute educational materials about cardiomyopathy and related heart conditions to school staff, coaches, families, and health professionals within 18 months. The materials will cover symptoms, risk factors, AED placement guidelines, CPR training, and cardiac emergency response plans for schools. The DOH must also develop a public cardiomyopathy risk assessment tool, submit annual reports on prevalence and emergency visits, and coordinate with schools to implement AED/CPR programs through a $300,000 state appropriation. The grant program allows schools to apply for funds to purchase AEDs, train staff, and develop emergency response plans, prioritizing existing federal funding before state funds.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2024 Last action Mar 3, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

730
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 78
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic50
46 Yea 4
92% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Nov 14, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors