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HB 63: Protection from Surgical Smoke

GENERAL BILL by Woodson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Daniels ; Eskamani ; Garcia ; Gottlieb ; Harris ; Hunschofsky ; Nixon ; Robinson, F. ; Tant ; Williams

Protection from Surgical Smoke; Requiring hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/19/2023 House • Filed
    10/5/2023 House • Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
    • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/11/2024 House • Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
    1/16/2024 House • Favorable by Select Committee on Health Innovation
    1/17/2024 House • Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
    • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    1/22/2024 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    2/6/2024 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    2/8/2024 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/12/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
    2/15/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 1
    2/15/2024 Senate • In Messages
    2/16/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    2/20/2024 Senate • Received
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Fiscal Policy

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  • HB 63, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/19/2023 at 4:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Select Committee on Health Innovation (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2024 (pdf)
    Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 410 Protection from Surgical Smoke Garcia Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/15/2024 7:10 PM House 115 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1013 Page 1 (pdf)

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