2025 House Bill 4779 / 2026 Public Act 47

Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require.

An act to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20187.

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House Bill No. 4779 requires Michigan health facilities to implement policies mandating the use of surgical smoke plume evacuation systems during procedures involving heat-producing equipment to protect staff and patient health.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 20, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Pauline Wendzel (R-39)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

March 4, 2026

Reported with substitute H-1

May 13, 2026

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

May 14, 2026

Passed in the House 96 to 8 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Brian BeGole (R-71)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 19, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 10, 2026

Reported without amendment

June 11, 2026

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

July 2, 2026

Reported without amendment

July 3, 2026

Amendment offered by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-20)

1. Amend page 2, following line 14, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 5425.

(b) House Bill No. 5426.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Amendment offered by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-20)

1. Amend page 2, following line 14, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5079 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Amendment offered by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-20)

1. Amend page 2, following line 14, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) Senate Bill No. 460.

(b) Senate Bill No. 461.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Amendment offered by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-20)

1. Amend page 2, following line 14, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 9 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Passed in the Senate 29 to 7 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 23, 2026