CHAPTER NUMBER: 128
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Branch, Fulton, Opara, Harrison, C. Davis,
Marriott, Watson, Klausmeier,
Owings, Stull, Frush, Hubbard, Elliott, Weir, Nathan-Pulliam, Stup,
McHale, Hammen, Redmer, Ciliberti, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Oaks, and
Billings
- Entitled:
-
Health - Female Genital Mutilation
Prohibiting female genital mutilation under specified circumstances;
providing that a person who is convicted of female genital mutilation
is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment for not more than
5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both; providing for a
specified exception; etc.
House Action
- 1/19
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/4
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 2/17
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/10
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 4/4
- Return Passed
- 4/28
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 128
Senate Action
- 3/11
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/31
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/7
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti, District 39
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Clay C. Opara, District 41
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
- Delegate Carmena F. Watson, District 44
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- MIDWIVES
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- PENALTIES
- PHYSICIANS
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- WOMEN
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
20-601 ,
20-602 ,
20-603
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 589982/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 6, 1998 at:
11:28 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Senate
- April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
