Prohibit female genital mutilation

Sponsors

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Primary Sponsors

Sarah LaTourette

District	76
Party	Republican
Chamber	House of Representatives

Peggy Lehner

District	6
Party	Republican
Chamber	Senate

Lou Terhar

District	8
Party	Republican
Chamber	Senate

Co-Sponsors

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Related Committees

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Status Changes

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House	Senate	Governor
Introduced Dec 06 2018 Referred to committee Dec 11 2018 Reported - Amended Dec 12 2018 Vote Result Favorable Passage Passed - Amended Dec 13 2018 Speaker Signed Dec 27 2018	Introduced Oct 05 2017 Referred to committee Oct 18 2017 Reported - Amended Dec 03 2018 Vote Result Favorable Passage Passed Dec 05 2018 Vote Result Passed Concurred in House amendments Dec 19 2018 Vote Result Passed	Sent To The Governor Dec 28 2018 Effective Apr 05 2019

Documents

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