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SB 1159 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Family life education; female genital mutilation.

Summary
Requires any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the harmful physical and emotional effects of female genital mutilation, associated criminal penalties, and the rights of the victim including any civil action.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2019 Last action Mar 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2019

How they voted

32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Jan 18, 2019
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (76-Y 16-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1159H1
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106845D-H1
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 2, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100431D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RH
Richard H. Black
RRepublican
VA
13