# Virginia SB817: Public elementary & secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans. Virginia SB817, Public elementary & secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0382)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB817-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB817 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public elementary & secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-30 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0382) - Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (258 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans required. Requires each public elementary or secondary school to develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP) or an athletic emergency action plan (EAP), as those terms are defined in the bill, that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual who is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds and, in the event that such school has an athletic department or organized athletic program, while attending or participating in an athletic practice or event. The bill requires each such CERP or athletic EAP to integrate nationally recognized evidence-based core elements and nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines and to integrate certain additional provisions and guidelines, including those relating to establishing a cardiac emergency response team, activating such team in response to a sudden cardiac event, and integrating the CERP or athletic EAP into the local community's emergency medical services response protocols. This bill is identical to HB 1695. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-01-16 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0382) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 382 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB817ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-17: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-13: Appropriations Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-13: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-12: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Committee substitute printed 25107022D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2025-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-29: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Engrossed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB817) (Senate) - 2024-12-30: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2024-12-30: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101340D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074129.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074128.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056313.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056312.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045448.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045447.PDF) - Introduced, 2024-12-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012059.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012058.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074129.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074128.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056313.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1056312.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045448.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045447.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012059.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012058.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB817-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).