Louisiana took a significant step toward ending HIV criminalization after Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 808 (HB808) into law on May 15, 2026. The legislation narrows the state's HIV exposure law by limiting prosecutions to conduct that poses a substantial likelihood of transmission and creates new protections for people living with HIV (PLHIV).

For more than four decades, the United States has waged a battle against one of the most consequential public health fights in modern history: the HIV epidemic. Through bipartisan commitment, sustained investment, and scientific innovation, we turned what was once a death sentence into a manageable, and increasingly preventable, condition.

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The Partnership to End HIV, STDs, and Hepatitis is deeply concerned about recent reports that the Trump Administration is planning to unlawfully prevent the disbursement of already Congressionally appropriated Fiscal Year 2025 funding to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F grantees.

Just last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. plans to fire every single member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) — the independent panel of experts whose recommendations have helped secure free access to PrEP, cancer screenings, and other critical services for more than a decade.

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