AB 387: Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act.

Existing law, the Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act, requires a youth sports organization to ensure, by January 1, 2027, that its athletes have access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) during any official practice or match.

This bill would require that these athletes have access to an AED during any official practice or match at a location where an AED already exists or at any public or private local facility with a permanent sports infrastructure, as defined, used for youth sports programs. The bill would require the public or private local facility with a permanent sports infrastructure used for youth sports to procure and maintain the AED and ensure that the youth sports organization has access to the AED.