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HB2448HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Female Genital Mutilation.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes the offense of prohibited acts of female genital mutilation of a minor and civil remedies for victims of acts punishable under that offense. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by JHA

Decision stages

  1. House JHA committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 1 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 3 no · 1 excused

  3. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 4 no · 0 excused

House members along the path

36 more House members only counted as floor ayes

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 6

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 910-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).

  8. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  9. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 422).

  10. Passed First Reading.

  11. Referred to HHS, JDC.

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