2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 442

Relating to: requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke in operating rooms. (FE)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 1

Prime sponsor

Cabral-Guevara

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Senate Health (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 9

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
November 6, 2025	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
October 28, 2025	Senate	Available for scheduling
October 28, 2025	Senate	Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
October 28, 2025	Senate	Executive action taken
October 22, 2025	Senate	Public hearing held
October 17, 2025	Senate	Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
September 29, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
September 29, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Goeben, Gundrum, Mursau and Sinicki

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.