HB 1198 Indiana House · 2023 Regular Session

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

7219
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 94
Jan 31, 2023
D Democratic26
26 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican67
45 Yea 19 Nay 3
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