Martha Deuter supports HB3454, epinephrine device bill, in 116-0 House vote

Martha Deuter, representing the 45th District as a Democrat, voted in favor of HB3454—an epinephrine delivery device policy bill—on May 31, 2026, during the 104th General Assembly. The measure was approved in the Illinois House with a 116-0 vote, according to the Illinois House.

A summary of the bill text described the focus as: "EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY DEVICE."

The following analysis draws from the bill’s official language and includes explanatory interpretation for clarity.

This legislation updates multiple Illinois statutes to replace mentions of "epinephrine auto-injector" or "epinephrine injector" with "FDA approved epinephrine delivery device or product." It changes the name of the Epinephrine Injector Act to the FDA Approved Epinephrine Delivery Device or Product Act. The bill introduces policies requiring law enforcement and schools to implement training and authorization for carrying and administering these devices to address anaphylaxis. It provides liability protection for individuals administering devices in good faith, instructs establishments to keep procedures for acquiring, storing, and using these devices, and requires incident reports to be submitted to the State Board of Education. The bill addresses cost and training obligations, mandates insurance coverage of these devices for minors, and contains amendments affecting public health and emergency response rules.

The House concurred with Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 for HB3454.

Deuter earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Ohio University in 1995.

First elected in 2025, Deuter succeeded Jenn Ladisch Douglass as the representative for Illinois’s 45th House District.

The legislative process in Illinois is multi-phased, starting with bill introduction, then moving through committee hearings, debate and votes in both legislative chambers, and finally the governor’s decision to sign or veto. The General Assembly meets biennially, with only a portion of the thousands of proposed bills each session ultimately becoming law.