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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 173: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 173 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on June 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SURGICAL SMOKE. Primary sponsor: Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 25, 2025): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa Minor-BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Marie PinkneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Ed OsienskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Bryan TownsendCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
  7. Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 173, and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source