"Elijah's Law"
Elijah's Law - Pennsylvania (Pending)
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Summary
Pennsylvania's Elijah's Law (HB 928) to ensure childcare employees have access to and training on epinephrine devices, passed the House in June 2025 and is now pending in the Senate.
Full Description
Pennsylvania HB 928, known as Elijah's Law, is bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by state Reps. Bridget Kosierowski and Kristin Marcell. Named in honor of 3-year-old Elijah Silvera, who tragically died due to a severe allergic reaction at his childcare facility, the bill would ensure childcare employees have access to and training on epinephrine devices while providing educational resources about food allergies. The bill passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 25, 2025 and is now pending in the Pennsylvania Senate. If enacted, Pennsylvania would become the latest state to adopt Elijah's Law, joining New York, Illinois, Virginia, California, and New Jersey.
Key Provisions
Requires childcare facilities to stock epinephrine auto-injectors; mandates training for childcare staff on recognizing and responding to anaphylaxis; provides educational resources about food allergies; protects children with food allergies in childcare settings.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
People with food allergies — including children, students, and their families.
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Virginia Food Allergy Labeling Act
Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy
Directs the Board of Health to require restaurants to place standardized identifying markers on delivery or carry-out food that has been altered or substituted due to a consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity.
Childcare Epinephrine Law
Possession and administration of an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine by employees
Allows childcare centers to maintain a supply of stock epinephrine and authorizes trained employees to administer it to individuals experiencing anaphylaxis.
Elijah's Law
Food allergy safety, emergency preparedness, and anaphylaxis response in child care settings
Proposed legislation to mandate food allergy safety protocols and the availability of stock epinephrine in childcare settings to protect children from anaphylaxis.
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