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HB 837·MD·house

Education - Student Athletic Activities - Cardiovascular Prescreening

FailedFiled Feb 4, 2026
Sponsor: Ebersole
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Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

Mar 23, 2026

Summary

The bill mandates that any physical exam for a student who wants to play interscholastic sports must include a cardiovascular prescreening. It also requires public and approved nonpublic schools, as well as youth sports programs, to give participants and their parents information about sudden cardiac arrest and to track screening outcomes. The goal is to identify heart‑related risks early and improve safety in school athletics.

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History

  1. Third Reading Passed
  2. Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
  3. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  4. Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
  5. Favorable with Amendments {
  6. Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  7. First Reading Ways and Means

Sponsors

  • Ebersole · sponsor
  • Boyce
  • Fair
  • Feldmark
  • Palakovich Carr

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