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Committee approves bill allowing schools to stock emergency inhalers
Summary
House Bill 760 would permit schools to maintain an emergency stock of inhalers for students suffering asthma attacks; the committee approved the bill and sent it to the Finance, Ways and Means Committee.
House Bill 760, sponsored by Representative Darby, would allow public schools to keep an emergency stock of inhalers for children who experience an asthma attack. The House Government Operations Committee gave the bill a positive recommendation on March 10; the vote was recorded as 13 ayes.
Darby told the committee the legislation simply permits schools to maintain life‑saving medication on site for quick relief during asthma events. Committee members raised no substantive questions and the measure was advanced to Finance, Ways and Means.
Votes and next steps: HB 760 passed the committee 13–0 and will proceed to Finance, Ways and Means.
