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HS1FORHB173 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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Last action
2025-08-25
Official status
Signed by Governor
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.
  • This Act requires health care employers to implement a smoke evacuation system for surgical procedures that generate surgical smoke.
  • This Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 173 clarifies that the Division of Health Care Quality is responsible for enforcement of this chapter.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  4. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

  5. 2025-06-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

  6. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 173, and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

  7. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.
This Act requires health care employers to implement a smoke evacuation system for surgical procedures that generate surgical smoke.
This Substitute for House Bill No. 173 clarifies that the Division of Health Care Quality is responsible for enforcement of this chapter.