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2019 SESSION
HB 1998 HIV or hepatitis B or C viruses; exposure to bodily fluids, infection, hearing on petition.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Exposure to bodily fluids; infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses; expedited testing. Requires a general district court to hold a hearing within 48 hours of a petition being filed seeking to compel collection of a blood specimen for testing for human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis B or C viruses when exposure to bodily fluids occurs between a person and any health care provider, person employed by or under the direction and control of a health care provider, law-enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services personnel, person employed by a public safety agency, or school board employee and the person whose blood specimen is sought refuses to consent to providing such specimen. The bill directs the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to publish a petition form for such filing. If the court is closed during the 48-hour time period, the petition shall be heard on the next day that the court is in session. The bill allows a testing order to be issued based on a finding that there is probable cause to believe that exposure has occurred. Any person who is the subject of such order may appeal to the circuit court of the same jurisdiction within 10 days of receiving notice of the order. The bill specifies that no specimen obtained as a result of a testing order shall be tested for any purpose other than for the purpose provided for in the bill, nor shall the specimen or the results of such testing be used for any purpose in any criminal matter or investigation. Any violation shall constitute reversible error in any criminal case in which the specimen or results were used.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102574D pdf
- 01/21/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19104845D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102574D
- 01/07/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/14/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19104845D-H1
- 01/23/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Read second time
- 01/24/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19104845D-H1
- 01/24/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1998H1
- 01/25/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/04/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/04/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/04/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/04/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/19 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/19 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/11/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER)
- 02/11/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/11/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/12/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 12, 2019
- 02/12/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 19, 2019
- 02/15/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/15/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)