Florida · Senate Bill 162 · 2026 Regular Session

Protection from Surgical Smoke

SB 162 Sponsored by Tracie Davis Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 10, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 21, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 · Senate Health Policy10–1 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services8–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 20, 2026 Senate Health Policy Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 10–1
Feb 25, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Tracie DavisD Primary sponsor · District 5
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.