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Ohio authorizes schools and camps to procure nasal epinephrine sprays and expands emergency allergy treatment rules
Original title: Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device
Last action · August 26, 2026: EffectiveSponsors: Tracy Richardson and 70 others
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What This Bill Does
Ohio law now allows schools, school districts, and residential or day camps to procure and stock additional types of epinephrine delivery systems, including nasal sprays, alongside traditional s for treating severe allergic reactions. The measure establishes storage and usage policies, grants civil immunity for school staff and health professionals acting in good faith, and sets reporting rules for emergency administrations.
Why it matters
Expands emergency medical response options for students and campers experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions by permitting non- delivery devices, while shielding schools, camps, and medical professionals from civil liability except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
Students
Students with severe allergies may receive emergency epinephrine via newly authorized delivery routes such as nasal sprays at school or camp.
Directly affected
School Districts and Schools
Schools are authorized to procure, store, and report on emergency supplies of alternative epinephrine delivery systems and must adopt administrative policies.
Directly affected
Camps
Residential and child day camps gain the option to procure emergency epinephrine supplies, establish storage policies, and report usage to state agencies.
Directly affected
Licensed Health Professionals Authorized to Prescribe Drugs
Prescribers are permitted to personally furnish or issue prescriptions for epinephrine delivery systems directly to schools and camps without prior individual examinations.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new types of allergy treatment devices can schools now stock?
In addition to traditional s, schools can now stock intranasal sprays and any other devices or products designated by the state board of pharmacy that deliver a premeasured dose of epinephrine.
Are schools required to keep emergency epinephrine on hand?
The law authorizes districts and schools to procure these systems and encourages them to maintain at least two epinephrine delivery systems at each school, but it does not strictly mandate procurement.
Who is protected from civil lawsuits under this legislation?
Schools, school boards, employees, contractors, governing authorities, and prescribing health professionals are protected from civil liability for damages arising from the procurement, maintenance, or use of epinephrine delivery systems, unless their actions constitute willful or wanton misconduct.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
12 actions- Aug 26, 2026EnrolledEffective
- May 27, 2026EnrolledSigned By The Governor
- May 21, 2026EnrolledSent To The Governor
- May 13, 2026HouseFloorConcurred in Senate amendments
- Apr 15, 2026SenateFloorPassed
- Mar 25, 2026SenateCommitteeReported - Substitute (Education)
Show 6 earlier actions
- Nov 19, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Education
- Nov 18, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Nov 12, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- Nov 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReported (Health)
- Oct 1, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Health
- Sep 23, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history & redline
6 versions on fileComparing As Passed by the Senate → As Enrolled
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As Passed by the Senate
136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session Sub. H. B. No. 462
2025-2026
Representative Richardson
Cosponsors: Representatives
Schmidt, Deeter, Somani, Baker, Barhorst, Brownlee, Gross, King,
Miller, M., Abrams, Bird, Brennan, Bryant Bailey, Cockley, Daniels,
Dovilla, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Grim, Hall, D., Hall, T., Lawson-Rowe,
Lear, Lett, Manning, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., Mohamed, Odioso,
Oelslager, Plummer, Rader, Ray, Robb Blasdel, Robinson, Russo, Salvo,
Sigrist, Sims, Stephens, Tims, Upchurch, White, A., White, E.,
Williams, Willis
Senators Huffman, Brenner, Ingram,
Antonio, Blackshear, Chavez, Cirino, Craig, DeMora, Gavarone,
Hicks-Hudson, Johnson, Koehler, Landis, Liston, Manning, Patton,
Reineke, Roegner, Romanchuk, Smith, Timken, Weinstein, Wilkin
To
amend sections 3301.135,
3313.718,
3313.719,
3313.7110, 3313.7111,
3314.141,
3314.143, 3326.28, 3328.24, 3328.29, 3728.01, 4723.483, 4729.01,
4729.51, 4729.513, 4729.541, 4729.88, 4730.433, 4731.96, 4731.961,
and 5180.26 and to enact section 4729.262
of the Revised Code to
authorize the procurement and emergency use of additional types of
epinephrine delivery systems by schools, school districts, and camps.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section
1. That
sections 3301.135,
3313.718,
3313.719,
3313.7110, 3313.7111,
3314.141,
3314.143, 3326.28, 3328.24, 3328.29, 3728.01, 4723.483, 4729.01,
4729.51, 4729.513, 4729.541, 4729.88, 4730.433, 4731.96, 4731.961,
and 5180.26 be amended and section 4729.262
of the Revised Code be enacted
to
read as follows:
Sec.
3301.135. (A)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Epinephrine delivery system" has the same meaning as in
section 3313.718 of the Revised Code.
(2)
"Other public school" has the same meaning as in section
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.
(B)
The
department of education and workforce annually shall compile a list
of organizations and companies that offer free and reduced cost
epinephrine 76,966 more removed characters - read the previous versionadded: hb462_05_EN
(136th General Assembly)
(Substitute
House Bill Number 462)
AN
ACT
To amend sections 3301.135,
3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7110, 3313.7111, 3314.141, 3314.143,
3326.28, 3328.24, 3328.29, 3728.01, 4723.483, 4729.01, 4729.51,
4729.513, 4729.541, 4729.88, 4730.433, 4731.96, 4731.961, and 5180.26
and to enact section 4729.262 of the Revised Code to authorize the
procurement and emergency use of additional types of epinephrine
delivery systems by schools, school districts, and camps.
Be
it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
Section
1. That
sections 3301.135,
3313.718,
3313.719,
3313.7110, 3313.7111,
3314.141,
3314.143, 3326.28, 3328.24, 3328.29, 3728.01, 4723.483, 4729.01,
4729.51, 4729.513, 4729.541, 4729.88, 4730.433, 4731.96, 4731.961,
and 5180.26 be amended and section 4729.262
of the Revised Code be enacted
to
read as follows:
Sec.
3301.135. (A)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Epinephrine delivery system" has the same meaning as in
section 3313.718 of the Revised Code.
(2)
"Other public school" has the same meaning as in section
3301.0711 of the Revised Code.
(B)
The
department of education and workforce annually shall compile a list
of organizations and companies that offer free and reduced cost
epinephrine autoinjectors
delivery
systems to
qualifying school districts, other public schools, and chartered
nonpublic schools. The department shall make this information readily
available on their
its
web
site and send a copy of the list by mail or electronically to each
school district, other public school, and chartered nonpublic school.
As
used in this section, "other public school" has the same
meaning as in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code.
Sec.
3313.718. (A)
As used in this section,
"prescriber":
(1)
"Epinephrine delivery system" means any device or other
product that contains a premeasured dose of epinephrine and enables
the dose to be administered through any route of administration into
the human body to prevent or 76,784 more added characters - read this version
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Voting Record
Adopted
Total
92
- Yes
- 91
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (92)
Ashley Bryant BaileyParty not recordedyes
Sean BrennanParty not recordedyes
Sarah Fowler ArthurParty not recordedyes
Adam MathewsParty not recordedyes
Marilyn JohnParty not recordedyes
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Scott OelslagerParty not recordedyes
Bill RoemerParty not recordedyes
Jack DanielsParty not recordedyes
Jeff LaReParty not recordedyes
Cecil ThomasParty not recordedyes
Beth LearParty not recordedyes
Gayle ManningParty not recordedyes
Bob PetersonParty not recordedyes
Kevin MillerParty not recordedyes
Matthew KishmanParty not recordedyes
Michael D. DovillaParty not recordedyes
Brian LorenzParty not recordedyes
Steve DemetriouParty not recordedyes
Mark JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Brian LamptonParty not recordedyes
Lauren McNallyParty not recordedyes
Phil PlummerParty not recordedyes
Crystal LettParty not recordedyes
68 more members
Anita SomaniParty not recordedyes
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Mark HinerParty not recordedyes
Kevin RitterParty not recordedyes
Roy KlopfensteinParty not recordedyes
Tracy RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Derrick HallParty not recordedyes
Gary ClickParty not recordedyes
D.J. SwearingenParty not recordedyes
Ismail MohamedParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Christine CockleyParty not recordedyes
Jamie CallenderParty not recordedyes
Haraz GhanbariParty not recordedyes
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedyes
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Johnathan NewmanParty not recordedyes
Heidi WorkmanParty not recordedyes
Allison RussoParty not recordedyes
Jim ThomasParty not recordedyes
Beryl PiccolantonioParty not recordedyes
Thomas HallParty not recordedyes
Ron FergusonParty not recordedyes
Chris GlassburnParty not recordedyes
Nick SantucciParty not recordedyes
Dontavius JarrellsParty not recordedyes
Justin PizzulliParty not recordedyes
Eric SynenbergParty not recordedyes
Diane MullinsParty not recordedyes
Mark SigristParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
Michelle TeskaParty not recordedyes
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Monica Robb BlasdelParty not recordedyes
Adam HolmesParty not recordedyes
Veronica SimsParty not recordedyes
Tristan RaderParty not recordedyes
Ty MooreParty not recordedyes
Desireè TimsParty not recordedyes
Dani IsaacsohnParty not recordedyes
Thaddeus J. ClaggettParty not recordedyes
Ty MathewsParty not recordedyes
Rachel BakerParty not recordedyes
Levi DeanParty not recordedyes
Mike OdiosoParty not recordedyes
Bride Rose SweeneyParty not recordedyes
Rodney CreechParty not recordedyes
Tex FischerParty not recordedyes
Joseph A. Miller, IIIParty not recordedyes
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.Party not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Adam BirdParty not recordedyes
Terrence UpchurchParty not recordedyes
Josh WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedyes
Jason StephensParty not recordedyes
Riordan McClainParty not recordedyes
Juanita BrentParty not recordedyes
David ThomasParty not recordedyes
Latyna HumphreyParty not recordedyes
Tom YoungParty not recordedno
James M. HoopsParty not recordedyes
Matt HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Meredith R. Lawson-RoweParty not recordedyes
Michele GrimParty not recordedyes
Bernard WillisParty not recordedyes
Erika WhiteParty not recordedyes
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Favorable Passage
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Favorable Passage
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Passed
Total
94
- Yes
- 94
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (94)
Ismail MohamedParty not recordedyes
Rodney CreechParty not recordedyes
Gary ClickParty not recordedyes
Cindy AbramsParty not recordedyes
Jason StephensParty not recordedyes
Jodi SalvoParty not recordedyes
Latyna HumphreyParty not recordedyes
Adam BirdParty not recordedyes
Terrence UpchurchParty not recordedyes
Haraz GhanbariParty not recordedyes
Jack DanielsParty not recordedyes
Tristan RaderParty not recordedyes
Melanie MillerParty not recordedyes
Dani IsaacsohnParty not recordedyes
Desireè TimsParty not recordedyes
Ty MathewsParty not recordedyes
Michele GrimParty not recordedyes
Michael D. DovillaParty not recordedyes
Justin PizzulliParty not recordedyes
Ron FergusonParty not recordedyes
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.Party not recordedyes
David ThomasParty not recordedyes
Tex FischerParty not recordedyes
Gayle ManningParty not recordedyes
70 more members
James M. HoopsParty not recordedyes
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Adam MathewsParty not recordedyes
Erika WhiteParty not recordedyes
Mark HinerParty not recordedyes
Thomas HallParty not recordedyes
Marilyn JohnParty not recordedyes
Jeff LaReParty not recordedyes
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Monica Robb BlasdelParty not recordedyes
Johnathan NewmanParty not recordedyes
Steve DemetriouParty not recordedyes
Bride Rose SweeneyParty not recordedyes
Josh WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Mark JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Kevin MillerParty not recordedyes
Beth LearParty not recordedyes
Juanita BrentParty not recordedyes
Bob PetersonParty not recordedyes
Mark SigristParty not recordedyes
Ashley Bryant BaileyParty not recordedyes
D.J. SwearingenParty not recordedyes
Bernard WillisParty not recordedyes
Crystal LettParty not recordedyes
Mike OdiosoParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
Phil PlummerParty not recordedyes
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Tracy RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedyes
Elgin RogersParty not recordedyes
Joseph A. Miller, IIIParty not recordedyes
Jamie CallenderParty not recordedyes
Rachel BakerParty not recordedyes
Sharon A. RayParty not recordedyes
Cecil ThomasParty not recordedyes
Munira AbdullahiParty not recordedyes
Darnell BrewerParty not recordedyes
Christine CockleyParty not recordedyes
Eric SynenbergParty not recordedyes
Derrick HallParty not recordedyes
Beryl PiccolantonioParty not recordedyes
Riordan McClainParty not recordedyes
Allison RussoParty not recordedyes
Tom YoungParty not recordedyes
Anita SomaniParty not recordedyes
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedyes
Roy KlopfensteinParty not recordedyes
Sarah Fowler ArthurParty not recordedyes
Veronica SimsParty not recordedyes
Levi DeanParty not recordedyes
Bill RoemerParty not recordedyes
Ty MooreParty not recordedyes
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Nick SantucciParty not recordedyes
Heidi WorkmanParty not recordedyes
Thaddeus J. ClaggettParty not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Matt HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Michelle TeskaParty not recordedyes
Jim ThomasParty not recordedyes
Matthew KishmanParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Meredith R. Lawson-RoweParty not recordedyes
Dontavius JarrellsParty not recordedyes
Chris GlassburnParty not recordedyes
Sean BrennanParty not recordedyes
Brian LorenzParty not recordedyes
Scott OelslagerParty not recordedyes
Favorable Passage
Total
13
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (13)
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Rachel BakerParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Anita SomaniParty not recordedyes
Michele GrimParty not recordedyes
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Melanie MillerParty not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
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policy shift100% confidence
Broadening Emergency Allergy Treatment Beyond Autoinjectors
The legislation modernizes statutory definitions from strictly 'autoinjectors' to broader 'epinephrine delivery systems,' allowing nasal sprays and alternative FDA-approved devices to be stocked in educational and recreational facilities.
Connected Entities
OrganizationState Board of Pharmacy“State board adopting rules designating approved epinephrine devices”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Education and Workforce“State agency receiving procurement reports and publishing lists of free or reduc”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Children and Youth“State agency receiving emergency use reports from camps”Map →
Sources
Open source document
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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