Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 531 requires the Texas Department of Health, in consultation with the General Services Commission, to study the purchase and placement of automated external defibrillators in buildings owned or leased by the state. The bill sets forth areas of consideration in the study, including an estimation of the improved survival rate when defibrillators are available in state buildings, in which state buildings the defibrillator should be located, and the cost of purchasing, placing, and maintaining the defibrillators.