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CS/HB 1059: Parental Rights

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Grall ; Sullivan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Buchanan ; Bush ; Byrd ; Daniels ; Donalds ; Eagle ; Fine ; Fischer ; McClain ; Perez ; Plakon ; Roth ; Sabatini ; Santiago ; Stone ; Yarborough ; Zika

Parental Rights; Provides parental rights relating to a minor child's education, upbringing, & health care; provides school district, health care practitioner, hospital requirements & specified penalties.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Education (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/30/2019 House • Filed
1/7/2020 House • Referred to Education Committee; Health and Human Services Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 92
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 92
1/21/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 01/23/20, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
1/23/2020 House • Favorable by Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -HJ 434
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 434
2/4/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
2/6/2020 House • Favorable by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 5 -HJ 527
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 527
2/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/18/20, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/18/2020 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 5 -HJ 607
2/19/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 602
2/20/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 627
3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 865
• Amendment(s) adopted (193191, 524171) -HJ 865, 866
• Amendment(s) failed (455883, 741543, 967535) -HJ 865
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 956
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 77 NAYS 41 -HJ 956
3/9/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Education; Rules -SJ 559
• Received -SJ 558
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary