Legislative Updates

The Connecticut General Assembly passed bleeding control legislation, HB 7200, with overwhelming bipartisan support. This new law makes Connecticut the 15th state to enact bleeding control legislation and will help make bleeding control training and kits more widespread across the state, empowering anyone to save a life if they are nearby when a bleeding emergency occurs.

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The General Assembly of Virginia passed House Bill 1700 in March 2025, requiring bleeding control kits to be placed in all public elementary and high schools in Virginia in easily accessible locations. The legislation also requires school boards to develop and implement a bleeding control program in public elementary and high schools in the state. 

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Peter S. Hopewood, MD, FACS, joined Jimm Dodd, ACS Stop the Bleed Program Manager, and Catherine Hendricks, ACS Manager of State Affairs, on a Cape Cod Public Radio program to discuss efforts in the Massachusetts State Legislature to put Stop the Bleed kits in public places and expand training throughout the state. The segment touches on Stop the Bleed measures passed in other states, the positive impact they've had, and the push to enact federal legislation to help save lives nationwide.

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