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CT · SB00259FINAL · 35 COSPONSORS

An Act Concerning Female Genital Mutilation.

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To (1) establish the crime of female genital mutilation, (2) allow for testimony outside of the courtroom for victims twelve years of age or younger, (3) prohibit a witness who is a victim of female genital mutilation from being automatically adjudged incompetent due to age, (4) authorize a civil action by a victim, (5) abrogate immunity between a parent and child if the action is brought by the child against the parent, and (6) allow such actions within thirty years from the victim attaining th…

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 7, 2026

Votes
Sponsorship · 36 Sponsors
Democrat23Republican12Independent0Other1
  • · PrimeJudiciary Committee
  • R · CoKurt Vail
  • D · CoEleni Kavros DeGraw
  • D · CoNick Menapace
  • R · CoHeather Bond Somers
  • D · CoJoshua Elliott
  • D · CoGary Turco
  • D · CoKate Farrar
  • D · CoDominique Johnson
  • D · CoMary Mushinsky
  • D · CoSteven Winter
  • D · CoMichael Quinn
  • D · CoSarah Keitt
  • D · CoJulie Kushner
  • R · CoNicole Klarides-Ditria
  • R · CoDevin Carney
  • D · CoMartha Marx
  • D · CoLaurie Sweet
  • D · CoAmy Morrin Bello
  • D · CoAimee Berger-Girvalo
  • D · CoJennifer Leeper
  • R · CoTony Hwang
  • D · CoPatricia Miller
  • R · CoKathy Kennedy
  • D · CoIris Sanchez
  • D · CoAundre Bumgardner
  • D · CoKenneth Gucker
  • R · CoCraig Fishbein
  • D · CoLarry Pemberton
  • D · CoHector Arzeno
  • R · CoJohn Kissel
  • R · CoTammy Nuccio
  • R · CoTina Courpas
  • R · CoPaul Cicarella
  • R · CoDonna Veach
  • D · CoSteven Stafstrom
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