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SB2940 - 104th General Assembly
OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2028 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that health care facilities located in a Health Professional Shortage Area or Medically Underserved Area, as determined by the federal government, shall be exempt as provided but shall have a hiring preference for surgical technologists who graduated from nationally accredited surgical technology programs and are certified through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or the National Center for Competency Testing. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a person licensed in the State under any other Act from engaging in the practice for which the person is licensed, including, but not limited to, a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a nurse performing surgery-related tasks within the scope of the nurse's license or registration; or a student or intern from performing surgical technology services under direct supervision, as defined in the Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 1/27/2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/27/2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/03/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
| 2/03/2026 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 2/03/2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 2/04/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2/04/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| 2/05/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2/19/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate | Postponed - Licensed Activities |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 2/26/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| 2/26/2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 3/03/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 3/03/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/03/2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 3/03/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 3/03/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 3/04/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 3/04/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities |
| 3/04/2026 | Senate | Postponed - Licensed Activities |
| 3/04/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities |
| 3/04/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |