SB 190 creates a new law that establishes parental rights as a fundamental protection, preventing state agencies and local governments from restricting parents' ability to direct their children's upbringing, education, health care, and moral or religious training unless the government can prove it has a compelling reason to do so. The bill specifically lists parental rights including decisions about health care, access to medical and school records, choice of education, religious excuses from school, and participation in school organizations.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The bill's section numbering changed from 26.713.9 to 26.713.10, and "SENATE JUDICIARY ENGROSSED" was added to the bill header during the engrossment process.
The amendment narrows Section 5's parental consent exemption to only licensed physicians and health professionals acting within their scope of practice, removing the blanket exemption for any person, entity, state agency, or political subdivision.
The amendment added "fundamental" to describe parental rights, specified that compelling governmental interests must be "as applied to the parent and the parent's minor child," and restructured provisions on employee conduct into numbered subsections.
Other amendments
House of Representatives Reconsidered Failed, YEAS 30, NAYS 36. H.J. 484
House of Representatives Intent to reconsider H.J. 475
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Failed, YEAS 30, NAYS 35. H.J. 474
House of Representatives Motion to amend H.J. 474
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5.
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 356
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 15. S.J. 271
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 270
Senate Reconsidered Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 15. S.J. 270
Senate Intent to reconsider S.J. 263
Senate Do Pass Amended Failed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16. S.J. 263
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 21
Judiciary Motion to amend S.J. 20
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 140
Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Reconsidered
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended
Reconsidered
Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended