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SM 954: Parental Rights Amendment

MEMORIAL by Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Wise ; Bennett ; Norman ; Dockery ; Storms ; Evers ; Diaz de la Portilla

Parental Rights Amendment; Urges the Congress of the United States to propose to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution relating to parental rights.

Last Action: 5/5/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HM 557 (Adopted) -SJ 969
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 74
    3/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    3/9/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
    • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Not Received
    3/15/2011 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 226
    3/17/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/22/11, 8:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    3/22/2011 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 270
    3/23/2011 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 270
    3/25/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/30/11, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/30/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
    3/31/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 323
    4/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11
    4/6/2011 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    4/26/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/11
    4/28/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 556
    • Adopted; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 557
    4/29/2011 House • In Messages
    5/4/2011 Senate • Requested House to return -SJ 838
    • In returning messages
    5/5/2011 Senate • Reconsidered -SJ 969
    • Substituted HM 557 -SJ 969
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HM 557 (Adopted) -SJ 969

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  • SM 954, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2011 at 7:56 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2011 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2011 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2011 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2011 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 557 (er) Parental Rights Amendment Coley Identical Last Action: 6/9/2011 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
    Location: Filed with Secretary of State

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2011 1:00 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/22/2011 8:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/30/2011 3:45 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2011 10:42 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

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