Indiana House Bill 1198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-23 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Serious communicable diseases. Removes certain sentencing enhancements for battery and malicious mischief that relate to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Repeals certain offenses concerning the donation, sale, or transfer of blood or semen that contains HIV. Defines "responding safety officer" and makes battery by body waste a Level 5 felony if committed against a responding safety officer and certain other circumstances apply. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person with a serious communicable disease who is not in compliance with a treatment plan to engage in a high risk activity with another person and not inform the other person of the disease.. Makes conforming amendments.

Serious communicable diseases.

Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Sharon Negele [R]	Rep. Ann Vermilion [R]
Sen. Susan Glick [R]

2023-01-31 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 78 N: 19 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-23	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2023-02-01	House	Referred to the Senate
2023-01-31	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 51: yeas 78, nays 19
2023-01-31	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Glick
2023-01-30	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-01-26	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2023-01-10	House	Coauthored by Representatives Clere, Negele, Vermilion
2023-01-10	House	Authored by Representative McNamara

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1198/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1198/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1198/#2.COMH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1198/#H51