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CS/CS/HB 1505: Parental Rights

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Plakon ; Kendall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Bankson ; Benarroch ; Black ; Botana ; Brackett ; Kincart Jonsson ; Miller ; Owen ; Steele ; Yarkosky

Parental Rights; Requires parental consent for minor's treatment for certain diseases; revises informed consent requirements; requires consent from parent or guardian for certain services provided by mobile response team; revises responsibility for cost of substance abuse services, confidentiality requirements, & requirements for voluntary admission for substance abuse impairment services; requires school district to provide parents with specified information before district administers certain questionnaires or forms to students; requires school district to give parent opportunity to opt his or her student out of such questionnaire or form; revises exceptions for certain parental rights; creates parental right to review, inspect, & consent to survey or questionnaire provided to parent's minor child; creates parental right to know certain information about survey or questionnaire at time of consent; creates parental right to consent in writing to use of biofeedback device on parent's minor child; defines "biofeedback device"; requires that results from use of such device be provided to parent; requires that such results be held as confidential medical record; revises exceptions for specified requirements of parental consent.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    3/27/2025 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    3/31/2025 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    4/4/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    4/8/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    4/9/2025 House • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Education & Employment Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/21/2025 House • PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
    4/22/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
    • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/25/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 603753 Failed
    • Amendment 614407 Failed
    • Amendment 681773 Failed
    • Amendment 176699 Failed
    • Amendment 984087 Failed
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 28
    4/25/2025 Senate • In Messages
    4/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Rules
    • Received
    5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

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  • CS/CS/HB 1505, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2025 at 4:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1288 (c2) Parental Rights Grall Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    603753 - Amendment
    Remove lines 49-64
    Harris 4/23/2025
    3:37 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2025
    PDF
    614407 - Amendment
    Remove lines 74-85 and insert:
    Bartleman 4/23/2025
    3:34 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2025
    PDF
    681773 - Amendment
    Remove line 80 and insert:
    Harris 4/23/2025
    3:38 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2025
    PDF
    176699 - Amendment
    Remove lines 87-220
    Bartleman 4/23/2025
    3:56 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2025
    PDF
    984087 - Amendment
    Remove line 339 and insert:
    Woodson 4/23/2025
    3:39 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2025
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2025 4:12 PM House 80 Yeas - 28 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0051 Family planning. Page 3 (pdf)
    384.30 Minors’ consent to treatment. Page 3 (pdf)
    394.459 Rights of patients. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.4784 Minors; access to outpatient crisis intervention services and treatment. Page 5 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 6 (pdf)
    397.431 Individual responsibility for cost of substance abuse impairment services. Page 7 (pdf)
    397.501 Rights of individuals. Page 8 (pdf)
    397.601 Voluntary admissions. Page 9 (pdf)
    408.813 Administrative fines; violations. Page 17 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 18 (pdf)
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 9 (pdf)
    1014.04 Parental rights. Page 14 (pdf)
    1014.06 Parental consent for health care services. Page 17 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1505, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/8/2025 at 4:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1288 (c1) Parental Rights Grall Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    384.30 Minors’ consent to treatment. Page 2 (pdf)
    408.813 Administrative fines; violations. Page 6 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 6 (pdf)
    1014.04 Parental rights. Page 3 (pdf)
    1014.06 Parental consent for health care services. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 1505, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 2:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1288 (c1) Parental Rights Grall Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    453123 - Amendment
    Remove lines 25-66 and insert:
    Plakon 4/7/2025
    4:51 PM
    Adopted
    4/8/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    408.813 Administrative fines; violations. Page 4 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 4 (pdf)
    1014.04 Parental rights. Page 2 (pdf)
    1014.06 Parental consent for health care services. Page 3 (pdf)

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