HB 485

Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal

Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing canceled (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the prohibition on an individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual.

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Testimony (51)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 16UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Farris, Jaden	Annapolis Pride	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Carlton	Blaq Equity Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wirtz, Andrea	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ingelhart, Kara	Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	MD State Bar Assn	Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dhir, Amit "Mickey"	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Oral
FAV	Fair, Kris	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Ward, Lindsay	Natl Assoc of Pediatric Nurse Pracitioners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reese, Melanie	Older Women Embracing Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilder, Terri	SAGE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Haught, Tami	Sero Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Epps, Kytara	The Center for HIV Law and Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Biggus, Alex	The Frederick HIV Coalition, The Frederick Center, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blinder , Lee	Trans Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Jamie Gracelobbyist	Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Whitman-Walker Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holloway, Bernard	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jones, Joyce	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Benjaminson, Heather	Individual	Position only
UNF	Cirone, Christine	Individual	Position only
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	D’Orazio , Daniela	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Katz, Janet	Individual	Position only
UNF	Kolakoski, Virginia	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pratta, Kim	Individual	Position only
UNF	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Vernon, Michael	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
UNF	sirkel, jess	Individual	Position only
FWA	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cisneros, Nathan	Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Blaq Equity BaltimoreFAV 1

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsFWA 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthFAV 1

Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 2

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

MD State Bar AssnFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Natl Assoc of Pediatric Nurse PracitionersFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Older Women Embracing LifeFAV 1

SAGEFAV 1

Sero ProjectFAV 1

The Center for HIV Law and PolicyFAV 1

The Frederick HIV Coalition, The Frederick Center, IncFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Trans Rights Advocacy CoalitionFAV 1

Whitman-Walker HealthFAV 1

Williams Institute at UCLA School of LawINFO 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVKatana, ShaoliMD State Bar AssnRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVAlexander, Jamie GraceTrans Rights Advocacy CoalitionRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FWAMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FWAKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association