2025 House Bill 5053

Health: pharmaceuticals; administration of epinephrine; modify.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 20919 (MCL 333.20919), as amended by 2019 PA 37.

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House Bills 5049 through 5054 modernize Michigan’s health and safety laws regarding anaphylaxis and asthma response by requiring trained school staff and stocked epinephrine delivery systems, expanding authorized devices and eligible entities for emergency use, updating EMS and law enforcement protocols, allowing broader medication access for students and campers, and strengthening liability protections and training standards across educational, medical, and emergency settings, all contingent on the enactment of related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 24, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Nancy DeBoer (R-86) and 19 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Will Snyder (D-87), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Regina Weiss (D-5), Mai Xiong (D-13), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Brian BeGole (R-71), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Thomas Kuhn (R-57), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), Luke Meerman (R-89), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Brenda Carter (D-53), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Karl Bohnak (R-109), David Prestin (R-108), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62) and Mark Tisdel (R-55)

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Nov. 5, 2025

Reported without amendment

Dec. 17, 2025

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Jan. 14, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy