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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1262: HIV in criminal justice

Eliminating the disparate treatment of HIV in the criminal justice system.

Summary

  • Amends the statutory definition of Assault in the first degree to remove the specific mention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • Expands the statutory definition of Assault in the first degree to include the administering, exposing, transmitting, or causing to be taken of any fluid infected with a disease, the normal course of which if untreated is death or serious bodily injury or harm.
  • Expands the statutory definitions of Assault in the second degree to include the administering or causing to be taken of any fluid infected with a disease, the normal course of which if untreated is death or serious bodily injury or harm.
  • Removes the specific exclusion of HIV from the statutory definition of Sexual Intercourse without Notification so that any sexually transmitted disease can form the basis for criminal liability under the statute.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (HB 1262), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Moeller (D-49)
Introduced
January 22, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to eliminating the disparate treatment of HIV in the criminal justice system;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Moeller (D-49)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Cindy Ryu D-32Mary Helen Roberts D-21Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1262 in other sessions

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