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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Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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)



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