Requires certain health care facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke via use of smoke evacuation system.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Oct 2022
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Mar 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Dec 19, 2022 · General Assembly Jan 26, 2023
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Dec 19, 2022
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2023
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.24.
executive
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0)
lower
Dec 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-0)
upper
Nov 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Sarlo)
upper
Oct 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Oct 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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