OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT

What it does

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

Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2027 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an individual from performing surgical technology services if the individual is acting within the scope of the individual's license or registration or is a student or intern under the direct supervision of a licensed health care provider.

Every action

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

1. Feb 11, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2. Feb 18, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
3. Mar 21, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
4. Apr 4, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
5. Apr 11, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
6. May 9, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
7. May 23, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
8. Jun 2, 2025CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

• Cristina CastroD Primary sponsor · District 22