SB 162
  • Introduced
    Oct 10, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 162
Florida Senate Bill
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Protection from Surgical Smoke; Defining the terms “smoke evacuation system” and “surgical smoke”; requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, by a specified date, to adopt and implement policies to prevent patients and personnel from being exposed to harmful surgical smoke, etc.
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Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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S 162 c1

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Jan 20, 2026, Senate
Favorable
YES: 10
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 10

NO: 1

OTHER: 0
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Feb 25, 2026, Senate
Favorable with Committee Substitute
YES: 8
NO: 0
OTHER: 1
YES: 8

NO: 0

    NOT VOTING: 1

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    • Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
      • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
      • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
      • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    • Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
      • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
      • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
    • Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
      • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
      • Introduced
    • Oct 21, 2025 | Senate
      • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    • Oct 10, 2025 | Senate
      • Filed
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