Virginia House Bill 1998 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on February 15 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-15 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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.

HIV or hepatitis B or C viruses; exposure to bodily fluids, infection, hearing on petition.

Del. Marcia Price [D]

Del. Jeion Ward [D]

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]

Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]

2019-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-15		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)
2019-02-15		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 19, 2019
2019-02-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 12, 2019
2019-02-11	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-11	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER)
2019-02-11	House	Enrolled
2019-02-07	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
2019-02-07	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
2019-02-06	House	Passed by for the day
2019-02-06	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2019-02-04	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-04	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-01-25	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-01-24	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1998H1
2019-01-24	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19104845D-H1
2019-01-24	House	Read second time
2019-01-23	House	Read first time
2019-01-21	House	Committee substitute printed 19104845D-H1
2019-01-21	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2019-01-14	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102574D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	241	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	45.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1998
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1998+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1998H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1998ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0027+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0801V0009+HB1998
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0014+HB1998
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV1860+HB1998
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0188+HB1998
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0310HB1998+HB1998
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0317HB1998+HB1998
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2566+HB1998