A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Proposed Bills to Reform Missouri’s HIV Criminal Laws

On March 1, 2018, Missouri State Representatives Tracy McCreery (D-88) and Holly Rehder (R-148) both filed bills proposing changes to Missouri’s HIV criminal laws. While both bills attempt to modernize problematic features of Missouri’s laws, they differ in their approach and specific terms. A close examination of each bill is useful to advocates considering different approaches to modernizing HIV criminal exposure statutes in their states.

View the pdf of this blog for our side-by-side comparison. (File updated January 2019 to reflect names changes in the bills.)