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 amendment updated the bill's internal section numbering from 26.713.9 to 26.713.10 and added "SENATE JUDICIARY ENGROSSED" to the bill header, reflecting standard legislative processing as the bill moved through the Senate Judiciary Committee. These are purely technical and procedural changes that do not alter the bill's substantive provisions protecting parental rights.
The amendment narrows the parental consent requirements in Section 5 by limiting the exception to licensed physicians and health professionals acting within their scope of practice, rather than allowing any person or entity to perform medical actions without parental consent in emergencies. This change STRENGTHENS parental rights protections by restricting who can bypass parental consent and ensuring only qualified medical professionals can do so.
The amendment changed the bill's language from "provide for" to "codify" parent rights and added the word "fundamental" to strengthen the legal standing of those rights, while also clarifying that governmental burdens must meet a "compelling interest" standard "as applied to the parent and the parent's minor child" specifically—STRENGTHENING the bill's protections for parental authority by making the legal standard more protective and precise.
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
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Reconsidered
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended
Reconsidered
Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended