HB1389 — Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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29 sponsors
1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (27 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Altering the definition of "abuse" to include female genital mutilation for the purposes of a provision of law requiring certain persons to provide notice of suspected abuse or neglect of a child or make a written report of suspected abuse or neglect of a child; altering the actions regarding female genital mutilation in which a person is prohibited from engaging; increasing the penalties for a violation of certain provisions related to female genital mutilation; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1389 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Primary
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Emily Shetty · Cosponsor
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- Delegate Courtney Watson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jones, D.
Co-sponsors (28)
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel Democrat
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
- Delegate Courtney Watson Democrat
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1389 do?
- Altering the definition of "abuse" to include female genital mutilation for the purposes of a provision of law requiring certain persons to provide notice of suspected abuse or neglect of a child or make a written report of suspected abuse or neglect of a child; altering the actions regarding female genital mutilation in which a person is prohibited from engaging; increasing the penalties for a violation of certain provisions related to female genital mutilation; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1389?
- HB1389 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), Delegate Courtney Watson (Democrat), Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1389?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
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