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CS/SB 162: Protection from Surgical Smoke

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; 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 to prevent patients and personnel from being exposed to harmful surgical smoke, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/27/2026 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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
    2/20/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/25/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    2/27/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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  • CS/SB 162, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2026 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 93 (c1) Protection from Surgical Smoke Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 3/2/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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  • SB 162, Original Filed 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)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 93 (c1) Protection from Surgical Smoke Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 3/2/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    771398 - Amendment
    Delete lines 18 - 28 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Davis)     		2/24/2026
    6:03 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/20/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 1 Nays
    2/25/2026 10:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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