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HB 173 Enacted

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

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

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.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jun 24, 2025
Last action
Aug 25, 2025 — Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Bryan Townsend D
Session
153
Momentum
87 · Very high