Bill Summary

SB 162 Protection from Surgical Smoke (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Davis  CS Sponsors: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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Summary
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 to prevent patients and personnel from being exposed to harmful surgical smoke, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Health Policy
   S Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
» S Rules
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Actions
10/10/25
SENATE
Filed
10/21/25
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
01/15/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 K
01/20/26
SENATE
Favorable by Health Policy; 10 Yeas, 1 Nay
01/21/26
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
02/20/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 K
02/25/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/27/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/06/26
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Now in Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
0162
Filed on 10/10/25
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Amendment 771398
Davis
Filed on 02/24/26
Replaced by CS
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0162C1
Filed on 02/27/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
395.1013
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