Requires general hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke
Summary
Requires general hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to by-products generated from the use of an energy generating surgical device, including, but not limited to, surgical plume, smoke plume, bio-aerosols, laser-generated airborne contaminants, and lung damaging dust through use of an airborne contaminant evacuation system.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced Apr 27, 2022
Signed Dec 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2022 · Assembly May 17, 2022
How they voted
59–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
May 25, 2022
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Dec 16, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.701
lower
May 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 17, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
May 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 10, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard N. Gottfried
DDemocratic
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