SB 380 (2023) -  Protection from Surgical Smoke

General Bill by Garcia (CO-SPONSORS) Rouson; Osgood
Protection from Surgical Smoke: Defining the terms “smoke evacuation system” and “surgical smoke”; requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to, by a specified date, adopt and implement policies requiring the use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Rules on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/06/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/15/23 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 587 Subject: Protection from Surgical Smoke Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/15/2023 4:35:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/14/2023 11:22:07 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/6/2023 7:13:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/3/2023 3:06:35 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/16/2023 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 03/15/2023 - 3:06 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Building Time: 03/10/2023 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 03/07/2023 - 8:27 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Time: 03/06/2023 - 6:09 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/27/2023 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Community Affairs; Rules Time: 02/09/2023 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/25/2023 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
395.1013 HB 377, HB 587