PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A measure advancing in the South Dakota Legislature would require that people convicted of prostitution or soliciting prostitutes be tested for AIDS.

The House Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously Thursday to send the measure to the full House for further debate.

The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Bob Deelstra of Hartford, says anyone convicted of prostitution or solicitation of a prostitute should have to be tested to see if they have AIDS or the virus that causes the disease.

The measure also says anyone who has had sex with someone convicted in a prostitution case could see the results of those tests.

Deelstra says an estimated 365 people in South Dakota have AIDS or are infected with HIV.

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