08RS Senate Bill 50

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Last Action	to Judiciary (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to inmates.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	864
Sponsor	D. Seum
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 197.055 to require that the Department of Corrections administer an HIV/AIDS test to all penitentiary inmates no less than 30 days prior to release; require that a copy of the results be sent to the inmate, the warden of the penitentiary, the secretary of the cabinet, and the legal spouse of the inmate by registered mail within five days of the department receiving the results; require that the results not be public record but be a part of the inmate's medical file.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections Impact - Penitentiary inmates, HIV/AIDS testing Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Penitentiary inmates, HIV/AIDS testing Crimes and Punishments - Penitentiary inmates, HIV/AIDS testing Diseases - Penitentiary inmates, HIV/AIDS testing Health and Medical Services - Penitentiary inmates, HIV/AIDS testing Jails and Jailers - Penitentiary inmates, HIV/AIDS testing Public Health - Penitentiary inmates, HIV/AIDS testing
Votes	Vote History

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01/08/08	introduced in Senate
01/09/08	to Judiciary (S)
02/21/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/25/08	2nd reading, to Rules
02/26/08	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2008
02/27/08	3rd reading, passed 32-1
02/28/08	received in House
03/03/08	to Judiciary (H)