Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Under present law, prostitution is generally a Class B misdemeanor offense. A person commits the Class C felony offense of aggravated prostitution when, knowing that such person is infected with HIV, the person engages in sexual activity as a business or is an inmate in a house of prostitution or loiters in a public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual activity. Also, under present law, a person commits the Class C felony offense of criminal exposure to HIV when, knowing that the person is infected with HIV, the person knowingly: (1) Engages in intimate contact with another; (2) Transfers, donates, or provides blood, tissue, semen, organs, or other potentially infectious body fluids or parts for transfusion, transplantation, insemination, or other administration to another in any manner that presents a significant risk of HIV transmission; or (3) Dispenses, delivers, exchanges, sells, or in any other way transfers to another any nonsterile intravenous or intramuscular drug paraphernalia. This bill deletes the Class C felony offense of aggravated prostitution and makes past convictions for such offense eligible for expunction. ON JANUARY 31, 2024, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND RESET SENATE BILL 181, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes to the bill: (1) Retains the offense of aggravated prostitution in law; (2) Adds that convictions for such offense are eligible for expunction if certain requirements listed in present law are met; (3) Removes such offense as a sexual offense for which a person is required to register on the sexual offender registry pursuant to present law; (4) Removes such offense as a violent sexual offense for which a person is required to register on the violent sexual offender registry pursuant to present law; (5) Authorizes an offender who is required to register pursuant to present law because the offender was convicted of such offense and the offense was committed prior to July 1, 2024, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with the Tennessee bureau of investigation headquarters in Nashville; and (6) Changes the effective date of the bill to July 1, 2024. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2024, THE SENATE FURTHER CONSIDERED AND PASSED SENATE BILL 181, AS AMENDED.