A new bill authored by State Rep. Deuter in the Illinois House aims to update school health law by broadening definitions and improving training requirements for managing allergic reactions, according to the Illinois State House.
The bill, introduced as HB4219 on Dec. 4, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, was summarized by the state legislature as follows: “Amends the School Code. Changes the term “epinephrine injector” to “epinephrine delivery system” in a provision regarding the self-administration, self-carry, and administration of epinephrine delivery systems. Defines “epinephrine delivery system” as any form of epinephrine that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and that is used to administer epinephrine into the human body to prevent or treat a life-threatening allergic reaction. Requires the entity or individual conducting the training curriculum to recognize and respond to anaphylaxis to issue a certificate to each person who successfully completes the anaphylaxis training program. Allows the anaphylaxis training to include the proper techniques for administering non-injector epinephrine options. Effective July 30, 2026.”
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill updates Illinois school health law to replace references to “epinephrine injector” with the broader term “epinephrine delivery system,” defined as any FDA-approved form of epinephrine used to prevent or treat life-threatening allergic reactions. It requires the provider of an anaphylaxis training curriculum for school nurses and trained personnel to issue a certificate to each person who successfully completes the program. The bill also allows anaphylaxis training to cover proper techniques for administering non-injector epinephrine options. The bill takes effect July 30, 2026.
Deuter has proposed another nine bills since the beginning of the 104th session, with one of them being adopted.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
You can read more about bills and other measures here.
Deuter graduated from Ohio University in 1995 with a BSW.
Deuter, a Democrat, was elected to the Illinois State House in 2025 to represent the state’s 45th House District, replacing previous state representative Jenn Ladisch Douglass.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB4219 | 12/04/2025 | Amends the School Code. Changes the term “epinephrine injector” to “epinephrine delivery system” in a provision regarding the self-administration, self-carry, and administration of epinephrine delivery systems. Defines “epinephrine delivery system” as any form of epinephrine that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and that is used to administer epinephrine into the human body to prevent or treat a life-threatening allergic reaction. Requires the entity or individual conducting the training curriculum to recognize and respond to anaphylaxis to issue a certificate to each person who successfully completes the anaphylaxis training program. Allows the anaphylaxis training to include the proper techniques for administering non-injector epinephrine options. Effective July 30, 2026. |
| HB4218 | 12/04/2025 | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that if a municipality (rather than any municipality located within DuPage County) belongs to a not-for-profit organization headquartered in the county in which the municipality is located and if that not-for-profit organization is recognized by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as a certified local tourism and convention bureau entitled to receive State tourism grant funds, then not less than 50% (rather than 75%) of the amounts collected pursuant to the municipal hotel operators’ occupation tax and municipal hotel use tax shall be expended by the municipality to promote tourism and conventions within that municipality or otherwise to attract nonresident overnight visitors to the municipality, and the remainder of the amounts collected by the municipality pursuant to the municipal hotel operators’ occupation tax and municipal hotel use tax may be expended by the municipality for economic development or capital infrastructure. Removes provisions repealing the municipal hotel operators’ occupation tax and the municipal hotel use tax on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately. |
| HB4177 | 10/22/2025 | Amends the Workers’ Compensation Act. Provides that the sum of $10,000 (rather than $8,000) for burial expenses shall be paid by the employer to the widow or widower, other dependent, next of kin, or person or persons incurring the expense of burial. |
| HB3326 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that all Commuter Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid antagonist in case of an emergency. Provides that the opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible places throughout the train cars. Provides that train conductors or others trained in the use of opioid antagonists are the only people authorized to administer the medication. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a Commuter Rail Board train conductor or other individual trained in the use and administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist under the provisions in the Regional Transportation Authority Act is not liable for civil damages as a result of the conductor’s or other individual’s acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the conductor or other individual, in dispensing or administering the opioid antagonist. Effective January 1, 2027. |
| HB3590 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that the use of open space for temporary stormwater storage is allowed and does not constitute a change in use. Provides that temporary stormwater storage does not interfere with a requirement that the property must be open to the public for recreation use. Defines “temporary stormwater storage”. |
| HB3696 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the appointing authorities of the Legislative Ethics Commission shall (rather than may) appoint at least one commissioner from the general public. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to issue subpoenas without the advance approval of the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics Commission’s receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head regarding a potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Provides that the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) may make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission’s advance approval before publishing summary reports. Provides for the redaction of summary reports by the Legislative Inspector General and related requirements. Makes conforming and other changes. |
| HB3757 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, at any time during the 6 months following the effective date of the amendatory Act, an active member of a downstate police pension fund may apply for transfer to that fund of up to 8 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in a downstate firefighter pension fund that is administered by a unit of local government if that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he or she terminated employment with that employer. Provides that the creditable service shall be transferred upon payment of a specified amount. Provides that, at the time of applying for a transfer of creditable service, an active member of a downstate police pension fund may, for the purpose of that transfer, reinstate creditable service that was terminated by receipt of a refund, by payment to the downstate police pension fund of a specified amount. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. |
| HB3192 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Nursing in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employee who has been denied any rights under the Act may bring an action to enjoin future denials of those rights. Provides that, if the employee prevails in that action, the employee shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. |
| HB3306 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles shall be inspected every 2 years on a schedule that begins either in the fifth, seventh, or later calendar year (rather than second, fourth, or later calendar year) after the vehicle model year. |
| HB2775 | 02/05/2025 | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an issuer of a Medicare supplement policy shall not deny coverage to an applicant who voluntarily switches from a Medicare Advantage plan to a Medicare plan under Parts A, B, or D, or any combination of those plans, so long as the application for a Medicare supplement policy is submitted within 30 calendar days after the first effective day of the new plan. Provides that when such an application for a Medicare supplement policy is submitted, the issuer of the Medicare supplement policy may not charge a higher cost than what is normally offered to applicants who have become newly eligible for Medicare, nor raise costs or deny coverage for a preexisting condition. |
| HB2874 | 02/05/2025 | Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the law concerning limitations on the over-the-counter sale of ephedrine without a prescription does not apply to the sale of any product dispensed or delivered by a practitioner or pharmacy according to a prescription issued by a prescriber authorized by the State or another state for a valid medical purpose and in the course of professional practice. |
