HB 719 amends Code Section 15-11-471, Title 16, and Code Section 31-22-9.1 of the OCGA to redefine HIV crimes and treatment. In Title 16, the imprisonment term for an individual who does not disclose his or her status as a person living with HIV prior to sexual acts is changed from 10 to 5 years. The sexual acts must have a significant risk of transmission based on current scientifically supported levels of transmission risk. An HIV-positive person who is forced into a sexual act against his or her volition will not be charged for not disclosing his or her status. The bill further excludes hypodermic needles or syringes from numerous code sections in accordance to HB 217, a bill passed in 2019 legalizing needle exchange programs.