SB 162: Protection from Surgical Smoke
GENERAL BILL by Davis
Protection from Surgical Smoke; Defining the terms “smoke evacuation system” and “surgical smoke”; requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, by a specified date, to adopt and implement policies requiring the use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/21/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/21/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/10/2025 Senate • Filed
10/21/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
1/21/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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SB 162, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/10/2025 at 10:00 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 93 Protection from Surgical Smoke Woodson Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 395.1013 Page 1 (pdf)