Female genital mutilation crime expanded, requirements for education and outreach updated, definition of egregious harm expanded, child in need of protection or services expanded to include a victim of female genital mutilation, and maltreatment definition provided for reporting maltreatment of minors.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 27, 2017
Last action May 17, 2017
Floor votes · House May 15, 2017
How they voted
98–4
Passed
Total votes 102
May 15, 2017
D
Democratic40
90% Yea
R
Republican62
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Received from House
upper
May 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed as amended
lower
May 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Health and Human Services Reform
lower
May 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance
lower
May 4, 2017
Committee
Joint rule 2.03, Deadlines, re-referred to Rules and Legislative Administration
lower
May 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Reform
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Franson
RRepublican
Co
Abigail Whelan
RRepublican
Co
Anne Neu Brindley
RRepublican
Co
Barb Haley
RRepublican
Co
Bob Dettmer
RRepublican
Co
Bud Nornes
RRepublican
Co
Chris Swedzinski
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Pugh
RRepublican
Co
Dan Fabian
RRepublican
Co
Eric Lucero
RRepublican
Co
Jenifer Loon
RRepublican
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