---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools."
description: "Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 4375"
citation: "Texas HB 4375 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (S9793)", "DEFIBRILLATORS (S0091)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF (V0086)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuempel", "Perry", "VanDeaver"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-09"
last_action: "2023-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a920674-bd1c-486e-b5c4-3af899eafe38"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04300_HB04399/HB 4375.xml"
source_hash: "32a423e344d8e90b45936bb51c61bcf3ea76952371f05f4158b9aa95eab65631"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 4375 (88) — Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04375I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04375E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04375H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04375S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04375F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **138–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kuempel — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- VanDeaver — primary (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-09** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-18** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-20** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-25** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-01** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-01** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Record vote
- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-17** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-18** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-18** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-21** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-25** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-11** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a920674-bd1c-486e-b5c4-3af899eafe38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).