Schools; creating the Emerson Kate Cole Act; requiring a school employee to call 911 if Epinephrine is administered to a student; requiring certain training. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 331, the Emerson Kate Cole Act, requires Oklahoma school employees to call 911 immediately after administering epinephrine to a student experiencing an allergic reaction. It also mandates that schools notify a student’s parent or legal guardian if a possible allergic reaction occurs and requires annual training for staff on recognizing allergic reactions and using epinephrine. The bill updates existing school medication policies (70 O.S. 2021, Section 1-116.3) to include these specific protocols for epinephrine use and allergic reaction response. These provisions directly affect all Oklahoma public school districts, employees handling medication, and students with known allergies requiring epinephrine.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 12, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was revised from House to Senate floor versions, primarily changing formatting and page headers while maintaining the same substantive policy. The core provisions regarding school medication policies, Epinephrine administration, and liability protections remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Page headers and version labels changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date to February 11, 2025
Bill authorship line adjusted to show 'By: Hines' instead of listing both Senate and House sponsors
Section numbering and line formatting adjusted to match Senate floor markup conventions
POLICY
All substantive policy provisions regarding school medication policies, Epinephrine administration requirements, and liability protections remain identical to House version
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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