Posts Tagged ‘Legislation’
Calls Needed to Advance Parental Rights Bill in North Dakota
On January 16, six North Dakota state representatives and five state senators introduced House Bill 1403 “relating to prohibiting governmental entities from interfering with parental rights.” The bill guarantees the “fundamental right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of the parent’s child” and prohibits any government entity from…
Read MoreCalls Needed to Advance Parental Rights Amendment in Minnesota
On January 23, Representatives Ron Kresha and Josh Heintzeman introduced HF682 to propose an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution protecting parental rights in their child’s education. The bill guarantees “the liberty of a parent to direct the education of their child [as] a fundamental right to choose, as an alternative to public education, a private,…
Read MoreCalls Needed to Advance Parental Rights Bill in Hawai’i
On January 25, Representatives Pierick, Garcia, and Matsumoto introduced HB1393, an act Relating to Parental Rights. The bill guarantees the right of parents “to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent’s child” and prohibits the state or any agency or subdivision of the state from enacting “any rule, regulation, or law that…
Read MoreMaryland SB 378 Threatens Children, Parental Rights
We need your help today to halt a dangerous bill that threatens the health of children and the fundamental right of parents to make decisions for them. Maryland Senate Bill 387, introduced by Senator Kagan and assigned to the Finance Committee, would essentially do away with any age of consent for vaccination, depending solely on…
Read MoreParental Rights Amendment Introduced in Congress
I am excited to announce the introduction of the Parental Rights Amendment to the US Constitution in Congress! In addition to our work across the nation to defend families and parental rights through litigation, state legislation, and other advocacy, we are pulling the Amendment off the back burner and ramping up a new effort in…
Read MoreCalls Needed as Key Committee Considers Fundamental Parental Rights Bill Next Tuesday!
We’re excited to announce that S.B. 996, the Parental Rights Protection Act, will receive a committee hearing in the Senate State Government Committee on Tuesday, October 18, at 10:30 a.m.! S.B. 996 was introduced earlier this year by Pennsylvania Senators Doug Mastriano, Kristin Phillips-Hill, Judy Ward, and Michele Brooks. S.B. 996 will protect parental rights…
Read MoreUrgent: Action Needed to Protect Religious and Medical Vaccine Exemptions in Massachusetts
Urgent action is needed to protect religious and medical vaccine exemptions in Massachusetts. An amendment has been snuck into an economic development bill that would severely curtail the ability of a family’s trusted pediatrician to issue medical exemptions and would allow public and private schools to ignore a family’s religious exemption. This amendment could be…
Read MoreHere’s What We’re Up Against
As you read this email, parents in California are in the fight of their life to protect their children and to defend parental rights. You see, a dangerous bill, Senate Bill 866, may come up for a vote at any time in the California Assembly—its final hurdle in the legislature, as it already passed the…
Read MoreSenate Committee Postpones Vote on Fundamental Parental Rights Bill
We wanted to let you know that the Senate State Government Committee has postponed today’s 12:30 PM vote on S.B. 996, the Parental Rights Protection Act. While we are disappointed about this development, we are hopeful that this is just a temporary pause. We continue to talk with senators and their staff. We will let…
Read MoreNew Hampshire: One More Push Needed!
Last week, your calls made the difference. After the Committee of Conference initially killed H.B. 1431, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, the same committee reversed itself and approved the bill! This is unprecedented – and it is because you and so many parents like you stepped up and called your legislators and made your voices…
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