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Relating to the elimination of surgical smoke by hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Hospitals and surgical centers in Iowa would be required to use special equipment to clear away smoke created during certain medical procedures. These new rules would make sure that smoke from tools like lasers is removed during surgery. This change affects medical facilities and the people working in them.1
Read the official explanation
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.
House subcommittee
Named January 12, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HSB 59 HSB 5989th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 783 · similarCleared committee
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