AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Requires all hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities to adopt policies to use a smoke evacuation system for surgical procedures that generate surgical smoke.)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Last action Jun 15, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 15, 2017
Committee
06/15/2017 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Jun 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/15/2017 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
May 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
02/06/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/08/2017)
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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