Kentucky Senate Bill 72 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Passed on April 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-02 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 74)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to define "female genital mutilation" and create the Class B felony of female genital mutilation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials related to female genital mutilation; amend KRS 15.334 to require law enforcement training on female genital mutilation; amend KRS 311.595 to require a conviction of female genital mutilation to result in mandatory revocation of a physician's license; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to permit civil action for female genital mutilation for ten years; amend KRS 620.020 to include female genital mutilation in the definition of "abused or neglected child"; amend KRS 620.030 to provide that if a person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a child is a victim of female genital mutilation, then that person shall immediately make an oral or written report to the appropriate authorities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to require a report on female genital mutilation reports to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to female genital mutilation and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]	Sen. Whitney Westerfield [R]	Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]	Sen. Tom Buford [R]
Sen. Danny Carroll [R]	Sen. Rick Girdler [R]	Sen. Denise Harper Angel [D]	Sen. Paul Hornback [R]
Sen. Alice Kerr [R]	Sen. Morgan McGarvey [D]	Sen. Stephen Meredith [R]	Sen. Gerald Neal [D]

2020-03-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/hcta1 FINAL PASSAGE RSN# 1414 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-03-19 - House - House: For Consent RCS# 315 (Y: 84 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1155 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-02	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 74)
2020-03-26	Senate	delivered to Governor
2020-03-26	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2020-03-26	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2020-03-26	Senate	passed 31-0
2020-03-26	Senate	Senate concurred in House committee amendment (1-title)
2020-03-26	Senate	posted for passage for concurrence in House committee amendment (1-title)
2020-03-19	Senate	received in Senate
2020-03-19	House	3rd reading, passed 84-0 with committee amendment (1-title)
2020-03-18	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020
2020-03-17	House	returned to Rules
2020-03-12	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2020
2020-03-12	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-03-11	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1-title)
2020-01-31	House	posted in committee
2020-01-24	House	to Judiciary (H)
2020-01-22	House	received in House
2020-01-22	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0
2020-01-21	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 22, 2020
2020-01-16	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-01-15	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2020-01-08	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2020-01-07	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb72.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb72/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb72/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb72/vote_history.pdf