HB611 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2011

Session

7

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Johnny Mack Morrow
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Mike Hill Mac McCutcheon Mike Ball Allen Treadaway April Weaver Allen Farley
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Law enforcement officers, firefighters, first responders, corrections officers, exposure to contagious, infectious, or communicable disease in the line of duty, blood and saliva testing of offender authorized, testing procedures, use of test results specified, notification of offender of positive results and availability of counseling and health care
Description: This bill would authorize blood and saliva testing of any person who exposes a law enforcement officer, firefighter, first responder, or corrections officer to a contagious, infectious, and communicable disease during the course and scope of the law enforcement officer's official duties.
This bill would provide the procedure for obtaining court approval for the blood and saliva testing and would specify that a test or any results may not be used in a criminal proceeding against the offender.
This bill would also provide that cost of the testing will be paid by the offender, and that the court will inform any offender testing positive for a disease of available counseling, health care, and other support services.
Subjects: Law Enforcement Officers

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security