---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain health care facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke via use of smoke evacuation system.*"
description: "Requires certain health care facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke via use of smoke evacuation system.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 256"
citation: "New Jersey A 256 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeFuccio, DeAnne C.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af24bcdd-8828-4ed4-aaf9-692aea6c06c1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a0273b996195a7e45ddc6a5d15a1f105ff6a8bb5596f4f11a5299ad9ca48d244"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 256 (220) — Requires certain health care facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke via use of smoke evacuation system.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/256_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHE 6/2/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/256_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint ALA 10/17/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/256_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint Senate 11/21/22 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/256_R3.HTM)

## Sponsors

- DeFuccio, DeAnne C. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Sarlo) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S732 (2R)
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.24. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af24bcdd-8828-4ed4-aaf9-692aea6c06c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).