Illinois House Bill 5817 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that when the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, a prosecution for female genital mutilation may be commenced at any time. Provides that a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child who knowingly facilitates or permits the circumcision, excision, or infibulation, in whole or in part, of the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of the child commits female genital mutilation. Provides that a violation is a Class X felony.

CRIM CD-FEMALE GEN MUTILATION

Rep. Natalie Manley [D]	Rep. Barbara Wheeler [R]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Sen. Terri Bryant [R]
Sen. John Connor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
2018-04-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
2018-04-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2018-04-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-34	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	3-6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5817&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5817.htm