HB 173 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.

Summary

This Act requires health care employers to implement a smoke evacuation system for surgical procedures that generate surgical smoke. This Substitute for House Bill No. 173 clarifies that the Division of Health Care Quality is responsible for enforcement of this chapter.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced Jun 24, 2025 Signed Aug 25, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

21–0

Passed

Total votes 21

Jun 30, 2025

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican6

6 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Aug 25, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

Jun 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

upper

Jun 26, 2025

Introduced

Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

upper

Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

lower

Jun 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits

lower

Jun 24, 2025

Introduced

Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 173, and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors