A new Indiana bill was inspired by local mothers who lost children to sudden cardiac arrest.

It’s touted as a life-saving bill that’s aimed at your child and the sports they play.

Just a few weeks ago the world gasped when Buffalo Bills' player Damar Hamlin collapsed on national TV.

There’s nothing like high school sports with the roar of the crowd and the thrill of victory.

But two local parents are hoping to help make those athletic events safer for the future.

Injuries are a part of sports and athletes know that.

Having life-saving equipment on-hand isn't guaranteed. But that's where Senate Bill 369 comes in.

It would require an automatic external defibrillator to be at the site of school athletic events, and within three minutes of the athletic facility.

“I lost my son Jake to sudden cardiac arrest on the football field here in LaPorte Indiana. And in the last couple of years, we've been working on AED advocacy because we know we can't screen every child, but we can certainly get AEDs out and educate people,” said Julie West, lost child to sudden cardiac arrest.

A number of local schools already have at least one AED at athletic events.

Recently, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin experienced sudden cardiac arrest during an NFL game, and quick access to AEDs may have saved his life.

This bill would ensure every school has them and that a plan is in place should a medical emergency happen.

“Hopefully, this will lead to AEDs placed in all schools and all schools will have a sudden cardiac arrest plan so they're prepared when it happens in their schools because I often say, it's not if it's going to happen, it's when it's going to happen,” said West.

Teresa Mago lost her son Zac to SCA back in July of 2018.

While his cardiac arrest did not occur at school, she says this bill being advanced provides a sense of relief.

“It goes deeper than just having them at the schools for me. What it is doing is it is empowering those who are being coached and mentored to know what an AED is, why it is so important, and to want to make changes within their communities,” said Theresa Mago/Lost son to SCA.

Julie acknowledges that there's nothing that can be done to undo the tragic event that happened on the football field years ago.

But she's dedicated to doing everything she can to make sure it doesn't happen again.

“I feel in my heart that if I can help in any way, to prevent this tragedy from happening to another family, then we need to put the work in to make that possible,” said West.

The bill heads to a second reading later this week.