Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to epinephrine delivery systems in schools, food establishments, carnivals, recreational camps, youth sports facilities, and sports arenas
Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee, Rep. Brett Barker (R)
Topics:K–12 educationHealth care
Same legislation: HF 2055
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
- Done: House committeeJanuary 21, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Places like schools, camps, and sports arenas would be allowed to use epinephrine nasal sprays instead of just auto-injectors to treat severe allergic reactions. This change means students and visitors can use these nasal sprays in the same way they currently use injection devices.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to epinephrine delivery systems in schools, food establishments, carnivals, recreational camps, youth sports facilities, and sports arenas. Current law permits food establishments, carnivals, recreational camps, youth sports facilities, and sports arenas to obtain and maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use. Current law also requires the board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school to permit the self-administration of medication or the use of an epinephrine auto-injector by a student with a risk of anaphylaxis if certain conditions are met. Current law further authorizes the board of directors in charge of each school district and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school to obtain a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors and to maintain a supply of such devices in a secure location at each school. The bill replaces the defined term “epinephrine auto-injector” with “epinephrine delivery system”, which includes both epinephrine auto-injectors and epinephrine nasal sprays. As a result, under the bill, epinephrine nasal sprays would be permitted and available in the same manner as epinephrine auto-injectors.
Why it matters. Students at public and accredited nonpublic schools, as well as people at food establishments, carnivals, recreational camps, youth sports facilities, and sports arenas, would have access to epinephrine nasal sprays for emergency use. This change allows these locations and school districts to use both epinephrine auto-injectors and nasal sprays to treat risks of anaphylaxis.2
Iowa Code it changes
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