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HB1033

Testing of bodily fluids; deemed consent.

Status:
In Senate

Chief Patron:
Cia Price (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Deemed consent to testing of bodily fluids.

Allows a magistrate or a general district court to issue an order requiring a person to provide a blood specimen for testing for human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis B or C virus 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. Currently, only the general district court may issue such order. The bill allows a testing order to be issued based on a finding that there is probable cause to believe that exposure has occurred. Currently, there must be a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that exposure has occurred. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102791D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/18/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18106577D-H1
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106577D-H1
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1033H1
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Continued to 2019 in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)