Indiana Senate Bill 240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 15 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-15 - Public Law 51
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Female genital mutilation. Requires the office of women's health to perform certain actions relating to female genital mutilation. Provides that a child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes 18 years of age the child is a victim of female genital mutilation. Provides that a person who: (1) knowingly or intentionally performs the act of female genital mutilation on a child who is less than 18 years of age; (2) is a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child and consents to, permits, or facilitates the act of female genital mutilation to be performed on the child; or (3) knowingly transports or facilitates the transportation of a child for the purpose of having the act of female genital mutilation performed on the child; commits the offense of female genital mutilation, a Level 3 felony. Provides a defense to prosecution of female genital mutilation. Provides certain circumstances where a defense to prosecution of female genital mutilation does not apply. Defines "female genital mutilation". Provides that the license of a physician or a licensed health care professional shall be permanently revoked if the physician or licensed health care professional commits the offense of female genital mutilation. Provides that a person who has reason to believe that a child may be a victim of female genital mutilation has a duty to report the child abuse or neglect. Provides that an action for civil female genital mutilation must be commenced not later than 10 years after the eighteenth birthday of the child. Provides that a victim may seek certain remedies in an action against the defendant for civil female genital mutilation.

Female genital mutilation.

Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]	Sen. Jean Breaux [D]	Sen. Karen Tallian [D]	Rep. Peggy Mayfield [R]
Rep. Robin Shackleford [D]	Rep. Karen Engleman [R]	Rep. Rita Fleming [D]

2021-03-30 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-24 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-15	Senate	Public Law 51
2021-04-15	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-14	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-07	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-04-05	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-03-31	House	Returned to the Senate without amendments
2021-03-30	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 331: yeas 94, nays 0
2021-03-29	House	Amendment #1 (Jacob) ruled out of order
2021-03-29	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-03-25	House	Representatives Engleman and Fleming added as cosponsors
2021-03-25	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2021-03-02	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2021-02-10	Senate	Referred to the House
2021-02-09	Senate	Senator Tallian added as third author
2021-02-09	Senate	Senator Breaux added as second author
2021-02-09	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Shackleford
2021-02-09	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Mayfield
2021-02-09	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 47, nays 0
2021-02-08	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2021-01-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2021-01-11	Senate	Authored by Senator Brown L

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/240/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/5/c/7/95c70104/SB0240.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/b/0/5eb04660/SB0240.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/4/b/4/44b48065/SB0240.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/1/6/e/516e4ebb/SB0240.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/c/8/8/4c88f064/SB0240.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/e/6/a/3e6a783e/SB0240.04.ENRH.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/2/7/e/627e260f/SB0240.03.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/e/a/e/7eaed251/SB0240.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/d/6/e/cd6e825b/SB0240.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/3/9/a/c39aae20/SB0240.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/3/c/0/e3c0ef54/SB0240.02.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/5/0/d/d50d36bb/SB0240.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/5/a/e/15ae6a5e/SB0240.02.COMS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/7/c/e/d7cebd3e/SB0240.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/b/4/b/6b4b2433/SB0240.03.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/2/6/4/52640a6b/SB0240.03.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/b/e/5/7be55348/SB0240.04.ENRH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/c/9/d/ac9da7ff/SB0240.01.INTR.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/b/3/8/7b3881e8/SB0240.86_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/e/1/5/fe150853/SB0240.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/6/2/3/f623917d/SB0240.331_H.pdf