Parental rights.
Parental rights. Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest. Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) advising, directing, or coercing a child to withhold certain information from the child's parent; or (2) denying a child's parent access to certain information. Allows a parent to bring an action against a governmental entity for certain violations and provides for certain relief. Specifies that the parent of a child does not have a right to access certain medical care on behalf of the child if the child does not have an affirmative right of access to the medical care.
2025 Regular Session
A governmental entity may not: (1) advise, direct, or coerce a child to withhold information from the child's parent; or (2) deny a child's parent access to information that: (A) is in the control of the governmental entity; (B) is requested by the child's parent; and (C) relates to the child's health care or social, emotional, and behavioral well-being.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | 13:30 | Hearing | Room 130 | Senate Judiciary Hearing |
| 2025-01-08 | 00:00 | Hearing | Room 130 | Senate Judiciary Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-28 | Referred to the House |
| 2025-01-27 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 23: yeas 44, nays 5 |
| 2025-01-27 | House sponsor: Representative Lindauer |
| 2025-01-27 | Senator Buck added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-23 | Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2025-01-23 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| 2025-01-23 | Senator Bohacek added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-23 | Senator Raatz added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-21 | Senator Alexander added as second author |
| 2025-01-21 | Senator Clark B added as third author |
| 2025-01-21 | Senators Gaskill, Johnson T, Donato, Doriot, Buchanan, Tomes, Goode, Randolph, Maxwell added as coauthors |
| 2025-01-21 | Senator Garten added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-21 | Senator Rogers added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-16 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2025-01-13 | Senator Byrne added as coauthor |
| 2025-01-08 | Authored by Senator Brown L |
| 2025-01-08 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |