Rep. Matt Marshall sounds alarm over asthma drug bill moving through Education Committee
House Bill 2360 is about albuterol — a fast-acting asthma rescue drug used during breathing emergencies. On the House floor, Rep. Matt Marshall, R-Eatonville, who serves on both the House Education and Health Care & Wellness committees, stood up and asked a basic question: why is a bill expanding who can give a prescription asthma medication to kids moving through the Education Committee instead of Health Care?
Marshall tried to send it to the Health Care & Wellness Committee, arguing this is medical scope of practice and pharmaceutical policy — not curriculum. His motion was rejected. He made clear he wants kids in respiratory distress to get help. But he raised red flags about giving albuterol to children without a prior diagnosis, what training schools have — especially those without RNs — what happens after the drug is used, and why major medical voices and parents weren’t fully part of the discussion.
Marshall said the bill’s good intentions aren’t the issue. Proper medical vetting is.
