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CS/CS/SB 582: Parental Rights

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Judiciary ; Rodrigues ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Albritton

Parental Rights; Creating the “Parents’ Bill of Rights”; prohibiting the state, its political subdivisions, other governmental entities, or other institutions from infringing on parental rights unless specified conditions are met; requiring each district school board to develop and adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system; prohibiting health care practitioners and their employees from providing health care services or prescribing medicinal drugs to a minor child without a parent’s written consent, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/21/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 241 (Ch. 2021-199) -SJ 547
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Education (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/2021 Senate • Filed
1/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Education; Rules -SJ 77
2/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 76
• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -SJ 192
3/4/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/10/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 230
3/11/2021 Senate • Now in Education
3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/23/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 325
3/25/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
3/30/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 328
4/1/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/6/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -SJ 378
4/7/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/16/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 547
• Substituted HB 241 -SJ 547
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 241 (Ch. 2021-199) -SJ 547