Monitoring the Session

HB 4684

band directors and cheer coaches join the CPR training list

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Jeff LeachRHouse 67

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators for school district, private school, and open-enrollment charter school employees and volunteers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross or similar.

The bill adds marching band directors and cheerleading coaches to the list of school staff who must take CPR and defibrillator training and hold certification from the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a similar national group. It also requires every private school and open-enrollment charter school to adopt a policy offering that training to employees and volunteers, not just private schools that got a defibrillator or funding from the state. The change applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year, so more school staff in more schools will be trained and certified.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4684 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Jeff LeachRHouse 67

ITEM

relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators for school district, private school, and open-enrollment charter school employees and volunteers.

WHAT IT DOES

Certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross or similar.

The bill adds marching band directors and cheerleading coaches to the list of school staff who must take CPR and defibrillator training and hold certification from the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a similar national group. It also requires every private school and open-enrollment charter school to adopt a policy offering that training to employees and volunteers, not just private schools that got a defibrillator or funding from the state. The change applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year, so more school staff in more schools will be trained and certified.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jeff Leach

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14MTexas Conservative Majority PAC$273KRepublican Party of Texas$182K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,141,482.69

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash
$555,000.00
Paid by others
$586,482.69
Total
$1,141,482.69
digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$273,017.05

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$238,017.05
Total
$273,017.05
canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Republican Party of Texas$182,117.94

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$182,117.94
Total
$182,117.94
mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101072948.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash
$555,000.00
Paid by others
$586,482.69
Total
$1,141,482.69
digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$238,017.05
Total
$273,017.05
canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$182,117.94
Total
$182,117.94
mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101072948.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 12, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 865 by Alvarado (identical)

HB 3450 by Morales, Christina (duplicate)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools

Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel

Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

DEFIBRILLATORS

Text

The text as introduced · 316 words

89R6001 RAL-F

By: Leach
H.B. No. 4684

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the

use of automated external defibrillators for school district,

private school, and open-enrollment charter school employees and

volunteers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 22.902(c) and (e), Education Code, are

amended to read as follows:

(c) Each school nurse, assistant school nurse, athletic

coach or sponsor, physical education instructor, marching band

director, cheerleading coach, and any other school employee

specified by the commissioner and each student who serves as an

athletic trainer must participate in the instruction in

cardiopulmonary resuscitation and [ in ] the use of an automated

external defibrillator. A person described by this subsection must

receive and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary

resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator

from the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a

similar nationally recognized association.

(e) [ This subsection applies only to a private school that

receives an automated external defibrillator from the agency or

receives funding from the agency to purchase or lease an automated

external defibrillator. ] A private school or open-enrollment

charter school shall adopt a policy under which the school makes

available to school employees and volunteers instruction in the

principles and techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the

use of an automated external defibrillator. The policy must comply

with the requirements prescribed by this section and commissioner

rules adopted under this section, including the requirements

prescribed by Subsection (c).

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.