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 codification section number changed from 26.713.9 to 26.713.10, and the engrossed version added "SENATE JUDICIARY ENGROSSED" designation to the bill header.
The amendment narrows the exception to parental consent requirements in Section 5, restricting who can proceed without consent from "any person, private entity, state agency, or employee" to only "a licensed physician or other health professional acting within their professional scope of practice."
The amendment designates the parental rights as "fundamental," clarifies they apply "as applied to the parent and the parent's minor child" for judicial review, and reorganizes the bill's structure and cross-references.
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