HCSHBs222&580--ALLERGIESINCHILDCAREFACILITIES
SPONSOR: Schulte
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonHealthandMentalHealthbyavoteof17to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
222&580.
Thisbilladdschildcarefacilitiestothelistofauthorized
entitiesforwhichaphysicianmayprescribeanepinephrine
deliverydevice.
Thebillalsoestablishes"Elijah'sLaw"andrequireslicensed
childcareproviderstoadoptapolicyonallergypreventionand
response,withprioritygiventoaddressingdeadlyfood-borne
allergies. Thepolicymustcontainelementsspecifiedinthebill
andbeadoptedbeforeJuly1,2027.
TheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducationmustdevelopa
modelpolicyorpoliciesonallergypreventionandresponsebefore
July1,2026.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHB2552(2024)andHB2036(2023).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillwouldallowfor
lifesavingpreventionandresponsetoolstobedevelopedand
implementedinfacilitiestopreventlife-threateningallergic
reactions.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Schulte;
ArnieDienoff;MandiKearns;AllergyandAsthmaFoundationof
America.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.