Bill > A4732

Introduced Session

This bill would require a multiple dwelling of 30 units or more located within a municipality with a population of 50,000 or greater to have an automated external defibrillator (defibrillator) accessible on the property. The bill includes certain signage and notification requirements and specifies certain legal protections in the case of use of a defibrillator. The bill also establishes a fund in the Department of Community Affairs to provide grants to the owners of multiple dwellings affected by the bill which provide affordable housing. The bill would take effect on the first day of the seventh month next following enactment. This bill would increase the availability and use of defibrillators in emergencies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are reported annually in the United States, and in 70 to 90 percent of cases the person dies before reaching a hospital. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use increases the rate of survival. This bill would increase access to these life-saving devices in certain multiple dwellings.

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Yvonne Lopez (D)*,  Gabriel Rodriguez (D)*,  Michael Venezia (D)*,  Garnet Hall (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee (on 09/12/2024)

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