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ADDE Act

Requires restaurants to disclose the presence of the nine most common food allergens in menu items to enhance consumer safety.

California law allowing or requiring schools to stock emergency supplies of epinephrine auto-injectors for students experiencing anaphylaxis.

Authorizes California school districts to stock albuterol and trained personnel to administer it to students suffering an asthma or respiratory emergency.

Requires California State University and requests University of California campuses to maintain stock epinephrine auto-injectors.

Authorizes school districts to provide emergency stock albuterol inhalers and single-use disposable holding chambers to school nurses or trained volunteers.

Muñoz SAFE Act

Requires local educational agencies to store epinephrine auto-injectors in an accessible location (not locked) and include that location in annual notices to parents and staff.

Designates May 2026 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month to increase public understanding of these chronic conditions.

Authorizes California school districts to stock albuterol and trained personnel to administer it to students suffering an asthma or respiratory emergency.

NY School Asthma Self-Carry Law

Requires public schools to allow students with a written healthcare provider order and parental consent to carry and use their prescribed asthma inhalers during school and school-sponsored activities.

North Carolina School Asthma and Anaphylaxis Student Self-Care Act

Mandates North Carolina public schools to allow students with asthma or life-threatening allergies to possess and self-administer prescribed inhaled asthma medication or epinephrine injectors on school grounds.

Clean Air in Schools Act

Aims to improve indoor air quality in schools to reduce asthma triggers and respiratory distress for students and teachers.

Inhaler Cost Cap Act

Proposed bill to cap the out-of-pocket cost for covered prescription inhalers used for FDA-approved respiratory conditions to ensure affordability for patients.

HB 333

Proposed legislation to expand the definition of 'epinephrine auto-injector' to 'injectable epinephrine rescue medication,' potentially allowing for lower-cost delivery methods like vials and syringes.

Utah School Stock Medication Reauthorization

Amends and refines provisions under Utah Code Title 26B regarding standing orders and distribution of epinephrine auto-injectors and stock albuterol by healthcare providers to qualified adults and school personnel across public and private schools.

Updates school self-administration laws to explicitly include newly FDA-approved epinephrine delivery systems, such as nasal sprays.

Allows students to self-administer asthma or anaphylaxis medication under certain conditions.

Epinephrine Nasal Spray Update

A technical correction bill to update existing school medication laws to explicitly include newly FDA-approved epinephrine nasal sprays in the definition of emergency medications students are permitted to self-carry and administer.

Mississippi Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act

Allows public, private, and parochial schools to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors. Requires training for staff who administer the medication and provides civil immunity for those acting in good faith. Students are permitted to possess and self-administer their own prescribed asthma and anaphylaxis medication.

Authorizes California school districts to stock albuterol and trained personnel to administer it to students suffering an asthma or respiratory emergency.

New York bill S8587A requiring child day care centers to have epinephrine devices and staff trained to use them on site in case of anaphylaxis or other severe allergic reaction.

Federal bill to add alpha-gal to the definition of 'major food allergen' under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, requiring labeling of alpha-gal in food products.

SponsorRep. Jefferson Van Drew [R-NJ-2] (Republican)

Federal bill to cap the cost of life-saving epinephrine injectors by establishing cost-sharing requirements under group health plans and health insurance coverage.

Safe Step Act

The Safe Step Act requires group health plans to implement a clear and transparent process for patients to request an exception to a step therapy (fail-first) protocol, ensuring quicker access to medically necessary treatments for chronic conditions like asthma.

SponsorRep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (Democratic)

Ensures that all payments made by or on behalf of a patient, including copay assistance from manufacturers, count toward a patient's deductible and out-of-pocket maximum.

SponsorRoger Marshall