AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
To (1) establish the crime of female genital mutilation, (2) allow for testimony outside of the courtroom for victims twelve years of age or younger, (3) prohibit a witness who is a victim of female genital mutilation from being automatically adjudged incompetent due to age, (4) authorize a civil action by a victim, (5) abrogate immunity between a parent and child if the action is brought by the child against the parent, and (6) allow such actions within thirty years from the victim attaining the age of eighteen years.
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| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2026 | Public Hearing 03/02 | ||
| 2/19/2026 | Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary |
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