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 schools to notify parents or guardians when a student has a possible allergic reaction and to provide annual training for teachers and staff on recognizing anaphylaxis and using Epinephrine. The law amends existing school medication policies to clarify procedures for handling allergic emergencies and ensures staff are trained on emergency response. This directly affects students with severe allergies, school employees, and school districts across Oklahoma.
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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The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate version with minor formatting changes. The substantive policy content regarding school medication policies, epinephrine administration, and emergency procedures remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting, page numbering, and header information rather than policy modifications.
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Header information changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date to February 11, 2025
Page numbering and footer information updated to reflect Senate floor version formatting
Minor spacing and formatting adjustments throughout the document text
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025 · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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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