State lawmakers vote to decriminalize HIV in North Dakota

North Dakota Senate passes 'long overdue' changes to state HIV law

BISMARCK — A bill to downgrade the crime of knowingly infecting someone with HIV passed in the North Dakota Senate on Thursday, March 13, as an attempt to align the criminal charge with that of all other transmittable diseases. House Bill 1217 moves the act of purposely giving someone HIV from a felony to a misdemeanor. If a person is convicted of doing so, they would be subject to a fine up to $1,000 instead of facing the current penalty, which…

State lawmakers vote to decriminalize HIV in North Dakota

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — It took years of effort, but one new bill that passed the senate on Thursday will head to Governor Kelly Armstrong's desk. House Bill 1217 removes the criminal penalty for people living with HIV in North Dakota. For years under North Dakota law, people could be charged with a felony if they knowingly gave someone else HIV. Fargo democrat Gretchen Dobervich spent the last three legislative sessions trying to get the bill pa…

Vermont Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Personal Drug Use and Fund Harm Reduction Services

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A bill introduced today in Vermont’s Senate would eliminate criminal penalties for possessing and dispensing small amounts of drugs while directing cannabis tax revenue toward harm reduction services. Vermont flag. Senate Bill 120, filed by Senators Anya Vyhovsky (D), Martine Gulick (D), and Rebecca White (D), was read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary today…