FloridaProtection from Surgical Smoke
What it does
Protection from Surgical Smoke; Defines "smoke evacuation system" & "surgical smoke"; requires hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to, by specified date, adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems or any other appropriate measure under certain circumstances.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in RulesDied
- Mar 5ReceivedMinor
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Referred to RulesMinor
- Mar 5In Messages
- Mar 5CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 2Passed House
- Mar 5Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 5Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 5Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 2Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
- Mar 2Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Mar 2Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 261st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health & Human Services Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26CS FiledMinor
- Feb 26Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 26Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- Feb 26Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 24Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- 2025
- Dec 3Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- Dec 3Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- Dec 2Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable (Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Nov 21Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
- Oct 14Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- Oct 14Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Oct 14Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteeMinor
- Oct 7FiledIntroduced