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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)



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