HB 39

Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act)

Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 651 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

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 (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pride, Annapolis	Annapolis Pride	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Ronnie	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kress, Williamlobbyist	Kress Hammen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vogel, Joe	LGBTQ+ Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	MD Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + 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	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blinder , Lee	Trans Maryland	Oral
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Calhoun, Kate	UMB	Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	self	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reese, Melanie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Taccheri, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tarsel, Emily	Health Choice Maryland.org	Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, LaShella	Zen Corp Federation of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FWA	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing & Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Health Choice Maryland.orgUNF 1

Kress HammenFAV 1

LGBTQ+ CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 2

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

selfFAV 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandFWA 1

Trans MarylandFAV 2

UMBFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Zen Corp Federation of MarylandUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…

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

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…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FWAMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…