Current Legislation
Learn more about legislation relating to HIV/AIDS in the Commonwealth.
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- An Act Relative to the Health Care of Minors (H2120)
- An Act To Establish Community Based Grants Programs to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (S811)
- An Act To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (S810)
- An Act Relative to Health Care Providers and First Responders Education (H2101, S886, S831)
- An Act To Clarify and Enhance Privacy Protections in Electronic Medical Records (S200)
- An Act to Clarify Privacy Protections for Electronic Medical Records (H3535)
- An Act Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes (H1728)
- An Act Relative to Providing Health Education in Public Schools (H434)
- An Act to Regulate the Medical Use of Marijuana by Patients Approved by Physicians and Certified By DPH (H2160)
- An Act To Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths (S1843)
- An Act Relating to Controlled Substances and Medical Treatment (H1653)
- An Act to reform CORI, restore economic opportunity, and improve public safety (H3523, S1608)
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- An Act Relative to the Sale of Hypodermic Needles (H2187)
- An Act Relative to Retracting Hypodermic Needles (H2130)
- An Act Relative to Prescription Drug Coverage (H1106, S526, S542, S591)
- An Act Relative to the Exposure of Public Safety Officials to the AIDS Virus (H1375)
- An Act Protecting Victims of Sexual Assault (H2056)
- An Act Relative to HIV and AIDS Testing (H1412)
- An Act Relative to the Exposure of Public Safety Officials to the AIDS Virus and Infectious Hepatitis (H2183)
- An Act Relative to the Health of Public Safety Officers (1463)
- An Act Relative to HTLV 111 Tests (H2043)
- An Act Relative to Parental Notification and Consent (H437)
- An Act Relative to Parental Notification and Consent (H485)
- An Act Regarding Parental Notification and Consent (H406)
- An Act Regarding Parental Notification and Consent (H421)
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Supported bills introduced in the 2009-2010 legislative session:
- An Act Relative to the Health Care of Minors
Bill Number: H2120
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Representative Liz Malia
This bill removes significant obstacles to obtaining primary medical care and treatment for homeless youth.
- An Act to Establish Communited Based Grants Programs to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Bill Number: S811
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Senator Fargo
This bill codifies the establishment of a grants program to permit community based organizations to implement strategies to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.
- An Act to Eliminate Racial adn Ethnic Health Disparities
Bill Number: S810
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Senator Fargo
This bill codifies the Establishment of an Office of Health Equity.
AAC is a member of the Disparities Action Network, a statewide coalition that supports S811 and S810 and other efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Go to the Disparities Action Network for more information about work to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.
- Act Relative to Health Care Providers and First Responders Education
Bill Number: H 2101, S886, S831
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health.
Sponsor(s): Representative Peter Koutoujian, Senator Robert O'Leary, Senator Thomas McGee
This bill requires the inclusion of HIV/AIDS education and infection control procedures in the training of First Responders (EMT's, paramedics, etc.).
- An Act Providing Health Education in Schools
Bill Number: H434
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Education.
Sponsor(s): Representative Alice Wolf
This bill requires comprehensive health education to be part of the core curriculum for Massachusetts public schools. Schools would be required to teach age-appropriate, medically accurate health education in grades K-12.
- An Act To Clarify and Enhance Privacy Protections in Electronic Medical Records
Bill Number: S200
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Sponsor(s): Senator Marc Pacheco
This bill enhances privacy protections for consumers in the emerging interoperable electronic medical records system in the Commonwealth. AIDS Action Committee joins ACLU of Massachusetts and Health Care For All in working on this issue.
- An Act To Clarify Privacy Protections for Electronic Medical Records
Bill Number: H3535
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Sponsor(s): Representative Byron Rushing
This bill enhances privacy protections for consumers in the emerging interoperable electronic medical records system in the Commonwealth. AIDS Action Committee joins ACLU of Massachusetts and Health Care For All in working on this issue.
- An Act To Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes
Bill Number: 1728
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary
Sponsor(s): Representative Carl Sciortino
This bill establishes hate crime penalties for gender-identity and gender-expression based crimes and codifies a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression.
- An Act to Regulate the Medical Use of Marijuana by Patients Approved by Physicians and Certified by the Department of Public Health
Bill Number: H2150
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Representative Frank Smizik
This bill provides expanded legal protection for patients using and doctors recommending marijuana for medical purposes, create a more effective procurement and law enforcement system regarding medical use of marijuana, and substantially expands the list of valid medical conditions for which medical marijuana may be recommended by a doctor, including among others, HIV/AIDS.
- An Act to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths
Bill Number: S1843
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary
Sponsor(s): Senator Steven Tolman
This bill provides some protections for overdose witnesses and overdose victims from being criminally charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance when calling 911 to seek medical help during an overdose.
- An Act Relating to Controlled Substances and Medical Treatment
Bill Number: H1653
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary
Sponsor(s): Representative Alice Peisch
This bill provides some protections for overdose witnesses and overdose victims from criminal charges when calling 911 to seek medical help during an overdose.
- An Act to Reform CORI, restore economic opportunity, and improve public safety
Bill Number: H3523, S1608
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary
Sponsor(s): Representative Liz Malia, Senator Harriette Chandler
This bill provides some protections for people with CORI records in housing and employment matters.
Opposed bills Introduced in the 2009-2010 legislative session:
- An Act Relative to the Sale of Hypodermic Needles
Bill Number: H2187
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Representative Daniel Webster
This bill would repeal the landmark pharmacy access legislation that permits pharmacies to sell, and permits adults 18 and over to puchase and possess, needles without a prescription.
- An Act Relative to Retracting Hypodermic Needles
Bill Number: H2130
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Representative Smitty Pignatelli
This bill would in large part repeal the landmark pharmacy access legislation that permits pharmacies to sell and adults 18 and over to puchase and possess needles without a prescription by permitting only retractable needles to be legally sold in pharmacies, or purchased or possessed without a prescription.
- An Act Relative to Prescription Drug Coverage
Bill Number: H2187
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health.
Sponsor(s): Representative Daniel Webster
The bill would repeal the landmark pharmacy access legislation that permits pharmacies to sell and adults 18 and over to puchase and possess needles without a prescription.
- An Act Relative to the Exposure of Public Safety Officials to the AIDS Virus
Bill Number: H1375
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor(s): Representative John Fresolo
Authorizes police officers and other public safety employees exposed to the bodily fluids of another in the course of his or her official duties to petition a court to compel the individual causing said exposure to have an HIV test.
- An Act Protecting Victims of Sexual Assault
Bill Number: H2056
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health.
Sponsor(s): Representative Colleen Garry
This bill would authorize mandatory HIV testing of anyone convicted of sexaul assault. Under this bill an individual refusing to submit to such HIV test could be held in contempt of court or have his sentence or probation revoked or revised for his/her refusal.
- An Act Relative to HIV and AIDS Testing
Bill Number: H1412
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary
Sponsor(s): Representative William Greene
This bill requires mandatory testing of prisoners, defendants or patients in the event of an occupational exposure to HIV by police personnel, firefighters, corrections officers and health care workers.
- An Act Relative to the Exposure of Public Safety Officials to the AIDS Virus and Infectious Hepatitis
Bill Number: H2183
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Representative Martin J. Walsh
Authorizes public safety officials, including police, fire fighters, and medical personnel, who are exposed to the blood or other bodily fluids of a defendant in the course of their duties, to petition the court to order HIV testing of the defendant and regulates the judicial process for that petition.
- An Act Relative to HTLV 111 Tests
Bill Number: H2043
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Representative Martin J. Walsh
Authorizes public safety officials, including police, fire fighters, and medical personnel, who are exposed to the blood or other bodily fluids of a defendant in the course of their duties, to petition the court to order HIV testing of the defendant and regulates the judicial process for that petition.
- An Act Relative to the Health of Public Safety Officers
Bill Number: H1463
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary
Sponsor(s): Representative Lou Kafka
Criminalizes possession of needles without a protective cap on and authorizes police who experience a needlestick to test an individual arrested for possession of a needle without a protective cap for HIV.
- An Act Relative to Infectious Disease Control
Bill Number: S801
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Sponsor(s): Senator Gale Candaras
Authorizes public safety officials, including police, fire fighters, and medical personnel, who are exposed to the blood or other bodily fluids of a defendant in the course of their duties, to petition the court to order HIV testing of the defendant and regulates the judicial process for that petition.
- An Act Relative to Parental Notification and Consent
Bill Number: H437
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Education.
Sponsor(s): Representative Brad Jones
Changes sex education from opt-out to opt-in process.
- An Act Relative to Parental Notification and Consent
Bill Number: H485
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Education.
Sponsor(s): Representative Michael Rush
Changes sex education from an opt-out to opt-in process.
- An Act Regarding Parental Notification and Consent
Bill Number: H406
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Education.
Sponsor(s): Representative Greene
Changes sex education from an opt-out to opt-in process.
- An Act Regarding Parental Notification and Consent
Bill Number: H421
Status: Referred to the Joint Committee on Education.
Sponsor(s): Representative Robert Hargraves
Changes sex education from an opt-out to opt-in process.
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