SB 907 — Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
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.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 28
Sponsors (10)
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Pamela Beidle (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Antonio Hayes (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stephen S. Hershey (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Carl Jackson (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Benjamin F. Kramer (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Johnny Mautz (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (9)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Antonio Hayes (D, state_upper MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin F. Kramer (D, state_upper MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carl Jackson (D, state_upper MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Mautz (R, state_upper MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pamela Beidle (D, state_upper MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Stephen S. Hershey (R, state_upper MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg