Relating to surgical smoke.
Summary
Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies that require use of smoke evacuation system during surgical procedures likely to generate surgical smoke.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Jun 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 7, 2021 · House Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
20–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
Jun 7, 2021
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican8
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 23, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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