Serious communicable diseases.
Summary
Removes certain sentencing enhancements for battery and malicious mischief that relate to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Repeals certain offenses concerning the donation, sale, or transfer of blood or semen that contains HIV. Defines "responding safety officer" and makes battery by body waste a Level 5 felony if committed against a responding safety officer and certain other circumstances apply. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person with a serious communicable disease who is not in compliance with a treatment plan to engage in a high risk activity with another person and not inform the other person of the disease.. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Feb 23, 2023
Floor votes · House Jan 31, 2023
How they voted
72–19
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 94
Jan 31, 2023
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican67
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 51: yeas 78, nays 19
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sue Glick
RRepublican
P
Wendy McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Ann Vermilion
RRepublican
Co
Ed Clere
IIndependent
Co
Sharon Negele
RRepublican
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