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 made a minor technical correction, changing the bill section reference from "26.713.9" to "26.713.10" throughout the document—this appears to be a housekeeping change to properly codify the new chapter rather than a substantive alteration to the bill's purpose of codifying parental rights.
The amendment significantly NARROWS the bill's parental rights protections by adding a new Section 5 that creates a substantial exception: licensed physicians and other health professionals can now perform medical examinations and treatments on minors without parental consent if they determine emergency medical care is needed, fundamentally limiting the absolute consent requirements established in Section 4.
The amendment strengthens parental rights by explicitly designating them as "fundamental" rights and adding specific procedural protections—including requiring parental consent before biometric scans, DNA records, and audio/video recordings of children, and prohibiting state employees from encouraging children to withhold information from parents. The changes shift the bill from generally "providing for" parental rights to more comprehensively "codifying" them with detailed enumerated protections and enforcement mechanisms.
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