A bill in the Maryland Senate would increase the penalty forknowingly transmitting HIV from a misdemeanor to a felony, Delmarva Now reports.Senate Bill 60 was proposed by State Senator Norman Stone Jr., a Democrat fromBaltimore County. The bill does not have any co-sponsors and has not beencross-filed with the House. A hearing date has yet to be scheduled.

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