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H1223 · Sexually Transmissible Diseases

2026 Session
Last action March 13, 2026
Sponsor: Young, RaShon Companion: S764 (Identical)

Sexually Transmissible Diseases; Citing act as “HIV Prevention Justice Act”; reduces degree of criminal penalty for certain persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) & who donate blood, plasma, organs, skin, or other human tissue for use in another person; revises prohibitions relating to intentional transmission of certain diseases through sexual conduct; provides that person’s failure to comply with behavioral recommendations does not de facto establish intent to transmit a disease; revises requirements for HIV testing in cases involving criminal transmission of HIV.

Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Effective July 1, 2026 View original ↗