SB 573

  • Georgia Senate Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Mar 15, 2022
  • Passed House Mar 29, 2022
  • Signed by Governor May 09, 2022

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

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Jul 01, 2022

Georgia General Assembly

Effective Date

May 09, 2022

Senate

Act 849

Senate

Senate Date Signed by Governor

Apr 07, 2022

Senate

Senate Sent to Governor

Mar 29, 2022

House

House Third Readers

House

House Passed/Adopted

Mar 25, 2022

House

House Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Health & Human Services

Mar 17, 2022

House

House Second Readers

Mar 16, 2022

House

House First Readers

Mar 15, 2022

Senate

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Senate

Senate Third Read

Senate

Senate Taken from Table

Senate

Senate Tabled

Mar 11, 2022

Senate

Senate Read Second Time

Mar 09, 2022

Senate

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Health and Human Services

Mar 01, 2022

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Health and Human Services

Feb 28, 2022

Senate

Senate Hopper

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB 573/AP* PDF
As passed Senate PDF
Committee sub LC 33 9092S PDF
As introduced LC 33 9055 PDF

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