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NJ A656
NJ A656Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.
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Introduced
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
In Committee
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
Introduced Session
2022-2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing. Under the bill, the Commissioner of Corrections and the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of any county correctional facility are required to offer blood testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C to every inmate who is sentenced to a term of incarceration at a State or county correctional facility. The testing at State and county correctional facilities would be offered upon commencement of an inmate's period of confinement; however, an inmate is not to be required to submit to the testing.
AI Summary
This bill requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing. Under the bill, the Commissioner of Corrections and the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of any county correctional facility must offer blood testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C to every inmate upon commencement of their period of confinement, but inmates are not required to submit to the testing. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Corrections to adopt rules and regulations to implement the testing requirement, and the bill takes effect on the first day of the sixth month after enactment.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (9)
Lou Greenwald (D)*,
Shavonda Sumter (D)*,
Anthony Verrelli (D)*,
Ralph Caputo (D),
Annette Chaparro (D),
Herbert Conaway (D),
Yvonne Lopez (D),
Angela Mcknight (D),
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/11/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A656 |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/656_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/656_I1.PDF |
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