Legislation

Title: Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights
Sponsored by: Senators Ready, Bailey, Carozza, Corderman, Folden, Gallion, Hershey, Jennings, Mautz, McKay, and Salling
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; and prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child unless the State or political subdivision can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence certain factors.

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Cross-filed with: HB0666

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1242 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2023 Legislative Date 2/06/2023 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/14/2023 Legislative Date 2/14/2023 Action Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/06/2023	2/06/2023	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights
Senate	2/14/2023	2/14/2023	Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

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