GA SB573 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-09 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures to protect patients and health care workers from the hazards of surgical smoke; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities;hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures to protect patients and health care workers from the hazards of surgical smoke; require

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Roll Calls

2022-03-29 - House - Passage: House Vote #799 (Y: 149 N: 0 NV: 11 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2022-03-15 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #649 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-05-09 Effective Date 2022-07-01
2022-05-09 Act 849
2022-05-09SenateSenate Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-07SenateSenate Sent to Governor
2022-03-29HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2022-03-29HouseHouse Third Readers
2022-03-25HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2022-03-17HouseHouse Second Readers
2022-03-16HouseHouse First Readers
2022-03-15SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-03-15SenateSenate Third Read
2022-03-15SenateSenate Taken from Table
2022-03-15SenateSenate Tabled
2022-03-11SenateSenate Read Second Time
2022-03-09SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-03-01SenateSenate Read and Referred
2022-02-28SenateSenate Hopper

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