91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HSB 504: Relating to the elimination of surgical smoke by hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill requires the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing (DIAL) to adopt rules that require each hospital, critical access hospital, and ambulatory surgical center in H.F. _____ the state to adopt policies to ensure the elimination of surgical smoke through the use of a smoke evacuation system for each procedure that generates surgical smoke through the use of energy-based devices including but not limited to electrosurgical devices and lasers. The bill defines “ambulatory surgical center”, “critical access hospital”, “smoke evacuation system”, and “surgical smoke” for the purposes of the bill.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 12, 2026
- Rep. Michael R. Bergan (R) · michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Rob Johnson (D) · rob.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Hans C. Wilz (R) · hans.wilz@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against
For: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN); Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Physician Assistant Society
Against: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Independent Physician Group
In plain words
- January 12, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- January 12, 2026House subcommittee named: Bergan, Johnson, R., Wilz and H
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HSB504