An Act establishing civil and criminal penalties for the female genital mutilation of minors
By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1116) of William N. Brownsberger, Sarah K. Peake, Chris Walsh, Harriette L. Chandler and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish civil and criminal penalties for the female genital mutilation of minors. Public Health.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/15/2015 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Public Health |
| 4/15/2015 | House | House concurred |
| 6/18/2015 | Senate | Discharged to the committee on The Judiciary |
| 6/22/2015 | House | House concurred |
| 9/21/2015 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/28/2015 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Western New England School of Law |
| 11/24/2015 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 12/01/2015 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 3/16/2016 | Senate | Reporting date extended to Monday May 2, 2016, pending concurrence |
| 3/16/2016 | House | House concurred |
| 5/5/2016 | Senate | Accompanied a new draft, see S2279 |
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