Legislative Advocacy
The Beyond AIDS Foundation, as a 501(c)3 charitable organization, does not devote substantial resources to legislative advocacy, although it does educate public officials about optimal public health approaches to HIV prevention and management. From 1998 through 2019, the former separate corporation, Beyond AIDS, did support laws and regulations, at the federal and state level in the United States, that helped to reduce HIV transmission, and that led to detection and treatment of more infections, and opposed laws and regulations that had the opposite effect. The following are a few examples of positions and actions that were taken during that period. Several earlier examples can be found in the Articles and Letters and in the Historic Newsletters, under the Archives tab. Press escape to close a PowerPoint slide show before completion.
Past Legislative and Regulatory Issues
- California HIV-Related Legislative Action, 2016 December 10, 2016
- Sex and Safety: Beyond AIDS Weighs In on Condoms for Porn Film Actors August 5, 2010, updated December 1, 2016
- Letter to California Governor Brown, successfully urging Him to sign AB 2439, for a study of HIV screening in ERs September 1, 2016
- Legislative Activities Across the U.S., 2015, and the Controversial Issue of 'Decriminalization October 29, 2015
- California HIV-Related Legislative Action, 2014 May 15, 2014, updated November 1, 2014
- Letter to California Governor Brown, successfully urging him to sign AB 336, to restrict use of condoms as evidence of prostitution September 8, 2014
- Letter to California Governor Brown, successfully urging him to sign AB 1898, to report HIV coinfections August 31, 2014
- Letter to California Governor Brown, successfully urging him to sign AB 966, to provide condoms in prisons August 31, 2014
- Letter to California Assembly Member Mitchell, supporting her unsuccessful bill AB 1576, to require condom use by adult film industry June 23, 2014
Older Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Federal
State
- Beyond AIDS and HIV Legislation in California, 1998-2013 (Slide presentation) December 2013
- California HIV-Related Legislative Action, 2013 October 31, 2013
- Letter to California Governor Brown, successfully urging him to sign AB 446, to promote universal HIV testing September 29, 2013
- Letter to California Governor Brown, unsuccessfully urging him to sign AB 999, to permit condoms in prisons September 29, 2013
- Beyond AIDS-Sponsored Bill to Aid HIV Partner Notification Becomes Law Effective January 1, 2012
- Letter to Gov. Brown, (Successfully) Urging Signature of SB 41 (Permitting Sale of Syringes and Needles by Pharmacies Without Prescription) August 28, 2011
- Working In Three States For Routine HIV Testing August 8, 2010
- Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger (Successfully) Urging Signing of AB 682 (Allowing HIV Testing Without Written Consent) September 22, 2007
- Support for California SB 1471: Sex Education in Schools September 19, 2006
- Third Try is the Charm as California Implements Name-Based HIV Reporting September 17, 2006
- Support for California AB 1677: Condoms for Inmates September 15, 2006
