VA HB95 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on December 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty. Increases from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for any person to knowingly circumcise, excise, or infibulate the labia major, labia minora, or clitoris of a minor; for any parent or guardian charged with the care of a minor to consent to such circumcision, excision, or infibulation; or for any parent or guardian charged with the care of a minor to knowingly remove or cause of permit the removal of such minor from the Commonwealth for the purposes of performing such circumcision, excision, or infibulation.
Title
Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2017-12-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2017-12-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101485D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB95 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB95+hil |