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HI SB 393

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HOSPITALS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 393 pass?

No. HI SB 393 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 393 about?

Requires any hospital with an operating room licensed by the Department of Health to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke.

Who sponsors HI SB 393?

ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 393, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires any hospital with an operating room licensed by the Department of Health to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • Richardscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HHS, CPN.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=393&year=2026

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