As part of an effort to educate policymakers and the public about STD and HIV policy, our state policy team tracks and analyzes STD and sexual health-related bills as they move through state legislatures across the country and compose an annual report.
As part of an effort to educate policymakers and the public about STD and HIV policy, our state policy team tracks and analyzes STD and sexual health-related bills as they move through state legislatures across the country and compose an annual report.
In 2015, there were approximately 169 STD, HIV, and sexual health-related bills introduced in state legislatures across the country. Of the bills introduced, 42 state STD and HIV-related bills, about 25% of those proposed, were adopted in 2015. A full list of all STD-related legislation introduced in 2015 can be found at the end of this document. Among these bills and resolutions, five legislative trends were identified. The 2015 Legislative trends include HPV vaccination regulation, expedited partner therapy (EPT), comprehensive sexual health education, third trimester syphilis and HIV screening/testing, and HIV testing regulations.
The full 2015 STD and HIV Legislative Highlights and Analyais report contains:
1) Analysis of several trends from the 2015 state legislative sessions. These are bills that were particularly interesting, controversial, or examples of trending policy;
2) A complete list of STD and HIV legislation from 2015 and a brief description of the bills.