Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 994

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Title

Description: HIV/AIDS testing; offer to inmates upon admission to Department of Corrections and before release.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Corrections
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Dickson

Additional Authors: Ellis, Fredericks, Holloway, Myers, Perkins

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, TO DEVELOP AN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS AND OTHERS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO OFFER HIV/AIDS TESTING OF PERSONS UPON ADMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT AND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE RELEASE OF SUCH PERSON; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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