An Act to Require Every
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0984
Committee Amendment CA_A_S309 (Senate)

COMMITIEEAMBNDMENT'\Jl H to S.P. 414, L.D. 984, "An Act to Require Every 
State and Municipal Building to Have at Least One Automated External Defibrillator" 
A.mend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following; 
'An Act to Require State-owned or Leased Buildings Occupied by 50 or More 
Executive Branch Employees to Have at Least One Automated External Defibrillator 
and One .Bleeding Control Kit' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. l. 5 MRSA §.1.755 is enacted to read: 
§1755, Automated external defibrillators and bleeding control kits 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
l 
A. 
11Automated external defibrillator
has the same meaning as i11 Title 22. sectioq 
so~c. subsection l. paragraph A. 
B. 
11B!eeding control kit
means a first aid response kit that contains. at a minimum: 
(1) A commel'cial grade tourniquet endoJ'sed by a combat casualty care committee 
under the lJnited States Department of Defense; 
(2) Wound•packing gauze; 
(3) A compression bandagQ;_ 
( 4) A hemostatic dressing endorsed by a combat casualty care committee unde1· the 
~Jniled States Department of Defense; 
(S) A pair of nonl~µ;x gloyes; 
(6) A pair of scissors; 
(7) A mnt·ker p,en.;_ 
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COMMrl"rBE AMENDMENT" A·"' S.P. 414, L,D, 984 (s·OD9) 
@_ lnstrnctiQ.nnl_documents on bleeding control developed bx the United States 
De12aitme11t of Defense or l)y_.a nationally.....tecognized professional medical 
association for sui·geons or a sµccessor orga11izatiot1; and 
(9) Any additional item that: 
(a) .ls apprnved by a law enforcement agency or emergency medical services 
provjdel'; 
(b} Can adeqqately treat a traumatic injury; and 
(c) Can be stoi-ed in a bleeding co11trol kit. 
C. "State-owned building" means a nomesidential building owned or leased by the 
Slate oQcupied by SO or more executive branch employees perfotming iob duties. 
2. Automated external clefibriHators .rimJ bleeding control kits, The Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall ensure that each 
state-owned building is equipped wlth at least one automated external defibrillator and one 
!>Jeeding control kit. subject. lo sufficient funding. Any ongoing maintenance costs for the 
automated external defibriHators and bleeding control kit.s must be incor,nomted into the 
ogerating exQenses of the building in which th~_g,re located. 
3. Funding. If insufficient fonding is appmpriated to meet the rnqufr~ments of 
subsection 2~ the De12artment of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General 
Services may accept any public or private fuo,ds that 111{1):'. be availf;lble for carrying out the 
i;iurposes of subsection 2. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations arc made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT O.F 
Bm·eau of Genernl Services w Capitnl Constl'Uction nnd Improvement Reserve li'und 
0883 
Initiative: Pt'ovides fonding to equip each state~owi1ed or leased building managed by the 
executive branch that has SO or more employees with at least one automated external 
defibrillator and one bleeding control kit. 
GENERAL FUND 
Capital Expenditures 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$52,500 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 01· section 
number to read consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. It requires that the Depaitment 
of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services ensure thnt each 
state--ow11ed building managed by the executive branch ot· building leased and managed by 
the executive branch that is occupied by 50 or more state employees is equipped with at 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITrEB AMENDMENT •A " 
to S.P. 414, L.D. 984 [.S 8tfl) 
least one automated external defibrillator and one bleedilig control kit, subject to sufficient 
funding, 
It also provides that if insufficient funding is appropl'iated to meet these 
requirements, the Depa1tm.ent of Administrative and Financial Services; Bureau of General 
Services is authorized to accept any public or private funds that may be available for 
carrying out these requirements, 
~'ISCAL NOTE RICQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/02/25 L-Rl-
LD984 
LR 1031(02) 
An Act to Require Eve·ry Stntc and Municipal Building to Have nt Least One Automated External 
Defibrillator 
Fiscal Note fot• Bill as Amended by Committee Amenclmeut ''{1'( S--3cf1\ 
Committee: Stnte and Local Government 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Flmd 
Appropriations/Allocntions 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detnil nnd Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
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Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$52,500 
$52,500 
FY 2026-.27 
$3,500 
Pro_jections 
FY 2027-28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
li'Y 2028-29 
$10,200 
'l'his bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services of $52,500 
in fiscal year 2025-26 and $3,500 in fiscal year 2026~27 to eqi1ip each statewowned or leased building managed by the 
executive branch that has SO or more employees with at le£1st one automated external defibrillator and one bleeding 
control kit as well as 11mit1tena11ce in future years. This estimate assumes an average cost of $2,000 per automated 
extem.al defibrillator and $100 per bleeding control kit across 25 state-owned or leased buildings. 
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