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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. 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