Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB259: AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
Status: Signed into law, May 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning female genital mutilation. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person is guilty of performing female genital mutilation when such person knowingly circumcises, excises or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of a person under eighteen years of age. (b) A surgical operation is not a violation of subsection (a) of this section if such operation is (1) necessary to the health of the person on whom it is performed and is performed by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes; or (2) performed on a person in labor or who has just given birth for a medical purpose related to such labor or birth by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes, a nurse-midwife licensed pursuant to chapter of the general statutes or a person in training to become such a physician or nurse-midwife. For purposes of this subsection, a surgical operation is not (A) necessary to the health of the person on whom it is performed, or (B) for a medical purpose, if the basis for such necessity or purpose is LCO No. 1402 1 of Raised Bill No. based on the belief of the …
Sponsors
- Kurt Vail (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Somers, Heather S. (R, 18)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Gary Turco (D, 27)
- Kate Farrar (D, 20)
- Dominique Johnson (D, 143)
- Mary Mushinsky (D, 85)
- Steven Winter (D, 94)
- Michael Quinn (D, 82)
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-5
- : In Concurrence
- : House Passed
- : House Calendar Number 482
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Senate Passed
- : File Number 586
Votes
- House Roll Call 121 (April 28, 2026): 145 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 130 (April 21, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 24, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Women, Violations, Crime victims, Damages, Children, Civil actions
Common questions
- What is SB259?
- SB259 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
- What does SB259 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning female genital mutilation. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB259?
- Signed into law as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB259?
- Kurt Vail (R, 52), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB259?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00259&which_year=2026
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