SB 356

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

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 652 (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 27FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jones, Ricarra	1199 SEIU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pride, Annapolis	Annapolis Pride	Written (PDF)
FAV	Webb, Mike	Equality Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Taylor, Ronnie	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fair, Kris	LGBTQ+ Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krievs, Jan	Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Suttle, Robert	Robert Suttle Consulting	Position only
FAV	Epps, Kytara	The Center for HIV Law and Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Suttle, Robert	The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) ouncil of Justice Leaders	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Calhoun, Kate	UMB	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	self	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reese, Melanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

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…

FWAJackson, SamiraLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandRegistered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…

SB 356

What this bill does

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