Florida HB 93: Exception to the Waiting Period for Purchasing and Delivering Handguns

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CS/HB 93 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to protection from surgical smoke; 2
creating s. 395.1013, F.S.; defining the terms "smoke 3
evacuation system" and "surgical smoke"; requiring 4
hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to, by a 5
specified date, adopt and implement policies requiring 6
the use of smoke evacuation systems or any other 7
appropriate measure under certain circumstances; 8
providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Section 395.1013, Florida Statutes, is created 13
to read: 14
395.1013 Smoke evacuation systems required.— 15
(1) As used in this section, the term: 16
(a) "Smoke evacuation system" means equipment that 17
effectively captures and filters surgical smoke before the smoke 18
makes contact with the eyes or respiratory tracts of occupants 19
in the room. 20
(b) "Surgical smoke" means the gaseous byproduct produced 21
by energy-generating devices such as lasers and electrosurgical 22
devices. The term includes, but is not limited to, surgical 23
plume, smoke plume, bio-aerosols, laser-generated airborne 24
contaminants, and lung-damaging dust. 25

CS/HB 93 2026

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(2) By January 1, 2027, each licensed facility shall adopt 26
and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke, 27
where there is a substantial likelihood of risk to patients and 28
personnel, by using a smoke evacuation system or any other 29
appropriate measure. 30
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 31