Vol. 2026 · Bill Detail · Special Edition
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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
- · 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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