HB837Introduced in the House of Delegates
Education - Student Athletic Activities - Cardiovascular Prescreening
Introduced by Eric Ebersole, District 44
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Requiring certain nonpublic schools that offer athletic activities for students to develop policies and programs to provide certain information on sudden cardiac arrest to persons participating in the nonpublic school's athletic programs; requiring a physical examination for student participation in an interscholastic sport to include a cardiovascular prescreening to assess an individual's heart health, identify risk factors, and underlying abnormalities; requiring notification of certain persons if risk factors are detected; etc.
Where it stands
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
March 23, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of DelegatesStage: Third Reading Passed · March 23, 2026
133
Yes
2
No
6
Absent or Not Voting
141 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Buckel | 1 | Yes |
| Terry Baker | 1 | Yes |
| Jim Hinebaugh | 1 | Yes |
| William Wivell | 2 | Yes |
| William Valentine | 2 | Yes |
| Matthew Schindler | 2 | Yes |
| Ken Kerr | 3 | Yes |
| Kris Fair | 3 | Yes |
| Karen Simpson | 3 | Yes |
| Barrie Ciliberti | 4 | Not Voting |
Bill history
First Reading Ways and Means
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments {923529/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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