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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0485* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 485 | |
| 11 | 8 | J1 4lr2224 | |
| 12 | - | HB 287/23 – JUD | |
| 9 | + | HB 287/23 – JUD | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Fair, Acevero, Allen, Bouchat, Ebersole, Edelson, Embry, Grossman, | |
| 14 | 11 | Martinez, Pasteur, Shetty, Simmons, Simpson, and Vogel | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2024 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Judiciary | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 18 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: March 3, 2024 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Public Health – Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | – Repeal 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | ||
| 28 | 22 | FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition on an individual from knowingly transferring 4 | |
| 29 | 23 | or attempting to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual; 5 | |
| 30 | 24 | and generally relating to transfer of human immunodeficiency virus. 6 | |
| 31 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 26 | BY repealing 7 | |
| 33 | 27 | Article – Health – General 8 | |
| 34 | 28 | Section 18–601.1 9 | |
| 35 | 29 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 36 | 30 | (2023 Replacement Volume) 11 | |
| 37 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 32 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 | |
| 39 | 33 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 | |
| 40 | 34 | ||
| 41 | 35 | Article – Health – General 14 | |
| 42 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 37 | [18–601.1. 15 | |
| 44 | 38 | ||
| 45 | 39 | (a) An individual who has the human immunodeficiency virus may not knowingly 16 | |
| 46 | 40 | transfer or attempt to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual. 17 | |
| 47 | 41 | ||
| 48 | - | (b) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor 18 2 HOUSE BILL 485 | |
| 42 | + | (b) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor 18 | |
| 43 | + | and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 19 | |
| 44 | + | 3 years or both.] 20 | |
| 49 | 45 | ||
| 50 | - | ||
| 51 | - | and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 | |
| 52 | - | 3 years or both.] 2 | |
| 53 | - | ||
| 54 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take eff ect 3 | |
| 55 | - | October 1, 2024. 4 | |
| 46 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21 | |
| 47 | + | October 1, 2024. 22 2 HOUSE BILL 485 | |
| 56 | 48 | ||
| 57 | 49 | ||
| 58 | 50 | ||
| 59 | - | ||
| 60 | - | Approved: | |
| 61 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 62 | - | Governor. | |
| 63 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 64 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 65 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 66 | - | President of the Senate. |