HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2418        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1398

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the deliberate spread of contagious diseases.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/15/2015

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

1/29/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/16/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

9/19/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

9/19/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

9/19/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

9/19/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

9/19/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

9/19/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

9/19/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

9/19/2019

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

9/19/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2418        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1398

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1398) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the deliberate spread of contagious diseases.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1398 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the deliberate spread of contagious diseases.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 58 the following new section:—

Section 59. (a) No person who is or has been afflicted with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS related complexities (ARC), or other manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, so called, shall engage in one or more of the following activities:

(1) Knowingly engaging in sexual intercourse without first informing the partner of his infection;

(2) Knowingly committing an act of prostitution with another person;

(3) Knowingly selling or donating blood, blood products, semen, tissue, organs, and other bodily fluids;

(4) Knowingly sharing with another person a hypodermic needle or syringe without first informing the person that the syringe has been used by a person infected with HIV.

A violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in state prison for a period of no less than five years and no more than 15 years, or by a fine of no less than $5,000 and no more than $15,000, or both.

(b) Any person who is convicted of violating section 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, or 23 of this chapter and is afflicted with AIDS, ARC, or other manifestations of HIV infection at the time of the crime may be subject to an increase of five years to the term of imprisonment.