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Requires restaurants to display a notice informing consumers to communicate food allergies to employees and mandates staff communication of such information to management.

Permits public venues to stock undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use.

Provides guidance for Illinois schools on maintaining and administering stock asthma medication and epinephrine under standing protocols.

Amends various Acts to update references from epinephrine auto-injectors to FDA-approved epinephrine delivery devices or products.

A bill concerning the reporting requirements for Alpha-gal syndrome in Illinois.

Illinois House Bill 4686 (104th General Assembly), introduced by Rep. Maurice A. West, II, would amend the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act to require restaurants, beginning January 1, 2028, to include clear and conspicuous notices on all menus and online menus identifying each menu item that contains a major food allergen, with penalties.

This bill broadens the mechanisms permitted for the emergency administration of epinephrine in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.

Elijah's Law (Massachusetts version)

This bill would require the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) to establish a policy for childcare providers regarding the management of food allergies. It aims to authorize childcare centers to maintain stock epinephrine and requires staff training on recognizing anaphylaxis and administering auto-injectors.

Mandatory Stock Epinephrine Bill

This pending legislation would shift the current 'permissive' stock epinephrine policy to a 'mandatory' one, requiring all school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and charter schools to maintain epinephrine auto-injectors on site.

School Epinephrine Mandate Bill

Proposed legislation to mandate that every school district require each educational building within every school to maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors, require licensed medical personnel or trained school personnel to administer them in emergencies, and amend Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-71 to convert permissive stocking into a statewide mandate.

Emerson Kate Cole Act

Proposed legislation to mandate specific emergency protocols, including mandatory 911 calls following the administration of epinephrine, and enhanced training requirements for school employees.

Mandatory School Epinephrine Act

A pending legislative proposal that would mandate every school in every school district to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors in every educational building.

School Asthma and Allergy Medication Act

Expands the types of medications schools can stock and administer to include short-acting asthma medications (inhalers) and epinephrine delivery systems for students without individual prescriptions.

Nasal Epinephrine Update

Updates statutory language to allow all FDA-approved epinephrine delivery systems, including recently approved nasal sprays, to be used in schools and other settings.

Nasal Epinephrine Access Bill

Updates the legal definition of 'epinephrine auto-injector' to 'epinephrine delivery system' to ensure that new FDA-approved formulations, such as nasal sprays, can be legally stocked and administered in schools and other public entities.

This bill broadens the mechanisms permitted for the emergency administration of epinephrine in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.

Stock Albuterol in Schools

This bill would amend the Public School Code to allow schools to stock albuterol inhalers and spacers for students who experience respiratory distress. It mirrors the structure of the stock epinephrine law.

Epinephrine Nasal Spray and Stock Mandate Bill

Proposed legislation to require schools to stock epinephrine, including newly approved nasal spray delivery systems, and to ensure school bus drivers and monitors are trained in their administration.

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.

California SB 1347 authorizing schools to provide emergency stock albuterol inhalers and explicitly authorizing pharmacies to furnish them to local educational agencies.

Gio's Law

Establishes a federal grant program for first responder agencies to obtain epinephrine auto-injectors and train police, firefighters, and emergency personnel to recognize and treat anaphylaxis.

SponsorRep. Laura Gillen (NY-04) (Bipartisan)

EPIPEN Act

This bill establishes requirements with respect to cost-sharing for epinephrine injectors under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage, effectively capping out-of-pocket costs at $60 for a two-pack of epinephrine auto-injectors.

SponsorMaxwell Frost (Democratic)

While primarily a transportation funding bill, it includes safety mandates for public transportation vehicles to carry emergency medical kits that include contents for the treatment of anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest, and requires training for frontline transit employees on the use of these kits.

This law reauthorizes the FAA and includes specific requirements for the agency to update protocols and contents of airplane medical kits to better address anaphylaxis emergencies, including medications that can be used by flight crews.

SponsorRep. Sam Graves