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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION."
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description: "AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 259"
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citation: "Connecticut SB 259 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Children", "Civil actions", "Medical care", "Women"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Aimee Berger-girvalo", "Amy Morrin Bello", "Aundre Bumgardner", "Craig C. Fishbein", "Devin R. Carney", "Dominique Johnson", "Donna Veach", "Eleni Kavros Degraw", "Gary A. Turco", "Heather S. Somers", "Hector Arzeno", "Iris N Sanchez", "Jennifer Leeper", "John A. Kissel", "Josh Elliott", "Julie Kushner", "Kate Farrar", "Kathy Kennedy", "Kenneth Gucker", "Kurt Vail", "Larry Pemberton", "Laurie Sweet", "Martha Marx", "Mary M. Mushinsky", "Michael D. Quinn", "Nicholas Menapace", "Nicole Klarides-ditria", "Patricia Billie Miller", "Paul Cicarella", "Sarah Keitt", "Steven J. Stafstrom", "Steven Winter", "Tammy Nuccio", "Tina Courpas", "Tony Hwang"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-19"
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last_action: "2026-05-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0413d3d0-db92-4d52-86be-b9acb8141d4c"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "5071037d2b37cde6fd9a06f0f2457077698c82d0de68d2b5c46e907b2eca5399"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut SB 259 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **File No. 586** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00259-R000586-FC.PDF)
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2. **Public Act No. 26-5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00005-R00SB-00259-PA.PDF)
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3. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00259-R00-SB.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Senate Roll Call Vote — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Roll Call Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Aimee Berger-girvalo — primary (person)
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- Amy Morrin Bello — primary (person)
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- Aundre Bumgardner — primary (person)
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- Craig C. Fishbein — primary (person)
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- Devin R. Carney — primary (person)
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- Dominique Johnson — primary (person)
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- Donna Veach — primary (person)
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- Eleni Kavros Degraw — primary (person)
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- Gary A. Turco — primary (person)
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- Heather S. Somers — primary (person)
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- Hector Arzeno — primary (person)
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- Iris N Sanchez — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Leeper — primary (person)
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- John A. Kissel — primary (person)
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- Josh Elliott — primary (person)
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- Julie Kushner — primary (person)
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- Kate Farrar — primary (person)
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- Kathy Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kenneth Gucker — primary (person)
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- Kurt Vail — primary (person)
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- Larry Pemberton — primary (person)
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- Laurie Sweet — primary (person)
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- Martha Marx — primary (person)
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- Mary M. Mushinsky — primary (person)
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- Michael D. Quinn — primary (person)
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- Nicholas Menapace — primary (person)
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- Nicole Klarides-ditria — primary (person)
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- Patricia Billie Miller — primary (person)
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- Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
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- Sarah Keitt — primary (person)
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- Steven J. Stafstrom — primary (person)
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- Steven Winter — primary (person)
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- Tammy Nuccio — primary (person)
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- Tina Courpas — primary (person)
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- Tony Hwang — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-19** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** PUBLIC HEARING 0302
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- **2026-03-24** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
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- **2026-04-06** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/26 `referral`
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- **2026-04-13** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2026-04-13** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-13** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 379
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- **2026-04-13** FILE NO. 586
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- **2026-04-21** SENATE PASSED `passage`
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- **2026-04-22** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-22** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 482
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- **2026-04-28** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
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- **2026-04-28** IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2026-04-30** PUBLIC ACT 26-5
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- **2026-05-04** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2026-05-04** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-07** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0413d3d0-db92-4d52-86be-b9acb8141d4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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