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SB 1060 Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action.
Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly circumcise, excise, or infibulate the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of a minor. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a minor to consent to such circumcision, excision, or infibulation. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a minor to knowingly remove or cause or permit the removal of such minor from the Commonwealth for the purposes of performing such circumcision, excision, or infibulation. The bill also provides a civil cause of action for any person injured by such circumcision, excision, or infibulation. The bill provides that any of these offenses shall be a separate and distinct offense and shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100724D pdf | impact statement
- 01/16/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104299D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 01/31/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104752D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105498D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1060ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100724D
- 01/06/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104299D-S1
- 01/16/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/17/17 Senate: Incorporates SB1241 (Dunnavant)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104752D-S2
- 01/31/17 Senate: Incorporates SB1241 (Dunnavant)
- 02/01/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 17104299D-S1
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17104752D-S2
- 02/02/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1060S2
- 02/02/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/15/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105498D-H1
- 02/20/17 House: Incorporates SB1241 (Dunnavant)
- 02/21/17 House: Read second time
- 02/22/17 House: Read third time
- 02/22/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105498D-H1
- 02/22/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1060H1
- 02/22/17 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
- 02/23/17 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 Senate: Title replaced 17105498D-H1
- 03/07/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1060ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/20/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667)