HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2809        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1698

 

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

2/9/2021

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/25/2021

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/26/2021

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

3/11/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/24/2021

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

4/7/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2809        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1698

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1698) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the deliberate spread of contagious diseases.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 59 the following new section:—

Section 59A. (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.