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Due to the overwhelming support, a rewrite of the original bill for Virginia schools to stock non-student specific Epipens, HB1107, has passed the House Committee on Education in a 20:1 vote! LAN received this update from Richmond Food Allergy Support Group's (RFASG) Advocacy Co-Leader, Stephanie Hiss. The original bill requiring schools to stock Epipens, HB1156, was tabled. However, the idea was resurrected in a re-write, HB1107. HB1107 was sponsored by Loudoun County's own Rep. Greason! Loudoun families have much to be proud of. Let's keep this going. Additionally, a similar bill is being introduced, SB656, on the Senate floor for vote!
RFASG has a great article on who to contact and a sample letter: http://www.richmondfoodallergy.org/2012/02/advocacy-now-instructions-and-advice.html. Please continue to write in support of HB1107. No child or school staff member should suffer the agonizing experience of a reaction, just because they did not have an Epipen assigned to them. Support the Stock Eipen bill, HB1107.
Text of the House bill (HB1107) that will be going to the House floor vote: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB1107H1
Text of the Senate bill (SB656) that will be going to the Senate floor vote: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB656S1
RFASG has a great article on who to contact and a sample letter: http://www.richmondfoodallergy.org/2012/02/advocacy-now-instructions-and-advice.html. Please continue to write in support of HB1107. No child or school staff member should suffer the agonizing experience of a reaction, just because they did not have an Epipen assigned to them. Support the Stock Eipen bill, HB1107.
Text of the House bill (HB1107) that will be going to the House floor vote: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB1107H1
Text of the Senate bill (SB656) that will be going to the Senate floor vote: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB656S1
UPDATE: 2/13/2012
We are happy to announce that the HB1107 passed the House Floor vote 95:1, and SB656 passed the Senate floor vote unanimously! That much closer to a Virginia Stock Epinephrine bill! The bill will go to the Governor for approval. We will post an update as soon as the information becomes available.
We are happy to announce that the HB1107 passed the House Floor vote 95:1, and SB656 passed the Senate floor vote unanimously! That much closer to a Virginia Stock Epinephrine bill! The bill will go to the Governor for approval. We will post an update as soon as the information becomes available.
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