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House unanimously OKs bill to let students carry epinephrine auto‑injectors and permit non‑school supervisors to be trained
Summary
House Bill 56 passed unanimously after an amendment clarified that students may carry epinephrine auto‑injectors without violating school policy and that the health department may use 'permitted' rather than 'certified' language to lower fiscal impact. The PTA endorsed the change.
The Utah House unanimously approved House Bill 56, which allows students to carry epinephrine auto‑injectors at school and expands permissible administration by trained, permitted non‑school supervisors on outings.
Representative Todd Kaiser, the sponsor, explained Amendment No. 2 that the House adopted before final passage. The amendment makes two primary changes: it explicitly allows students to carry epinephrine without violating school policy, and it changes the implementing language from "certified" to "permitted" at the health department’s request to avoid creating a new certification process and increasing the fiscal note.
Kaiser said the PTA has endorsed the change and that the amendment mirrors prior action the House took permitting students to carry inhalers. He framed the bill as a public‑safety measure responding to rising rates of food and sting allergies among children and said the measure permits a trained scout leader or counselor who receives department training to administer epinephrine without fear of liability.
The House voted and the Clerk recorded 74 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. HB56 passed and was referred to the Senate.
