CS/SB 1634 (2020) -  Parental Rights

General Bill by Education and Stargel
Parental Rights: Designating the “Parents’ Bill of Rights”; providing that the state, its political subdivisions, other governmental entities, or other institutions may not infringe on parental rights without demonstrating specified information; providing that a parent of a minor child has specified rights relating to his or her minor child; requiring each district school board in consultation with parents, teachers, and administrators, to develop and adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system; prohibiting certain health care practitioners from taking specified actions without a parent’s written permission, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Rules on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/04/20 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 2
  • Education
    • On agenda for: 02/17/20 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/02/20 12:00 PM

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1059 Subject: Parental Rights Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 694008 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 102 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/03/2020 06:23 PM
    • A 957918 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 140 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/03/2020 06:23 PM
    • A 820782 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 147 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/03/2020 06:23 PM
    • A 232476 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 179 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 03/03/2020 06:23 PM
    • SA 888014 , Rules, Stargel Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 177 Senate(c): Favorable 03/03/2020 06:23 PM
    • A 396696 , Rules, Rodriguez Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 263 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/03/2020 06:23 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 155924 , Education, Stargel Date Filed: 02/14/20, Line#: 275 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 02/17/2020 04:03 PM
    • SA 825222 , Education, Stargel Date Filed: 02/17/20, Line#: 275 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/17/2020 04:03 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/24/2020 5:25:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 2/24/2020 3:43:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 2/14/2020 1:30:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/4/2020 4:49:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/3/2020 12:36:29 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/26/2020 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/21/2020 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 332 Time: 02/19/2020 - 6:59 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/19/2020 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/18/2020 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Education; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 325 Time: 02/17/2020 - 3:46 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/17/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/12/2020 - 6:03 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Now in Education Time: 02/04/2020 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 239 Time: 02/04/2020 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/30/2020 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 160 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Education; Rules -SJ 160 Time: 01/17/2020 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/09/2020 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
408.813 CS/HB 1059
456.072 CS/SB 66, HB 77, CS/CS/CS/HB 115, CS/CS/CS/HB 209, CS/CS/CS/SB 230, CS/HB 309*, CS/SB 356, SB 378, CS/CS/CS/SB 474, CS/CS/SB 500, CS/CS/HB 607*, SB 692, CS/CS/SB 698, CS/CS/CS/HB 713*, HB 771, SB 926, CS/HB 1059, SB 1084, CS/HB 1193, CS/CS/HB 1255*, CS/HB 1287, CS/CS/HB 7053
1014.01 CS/HB 1059
1014.02 CS/HB 1059
1014.03 CS/HB 1059
1014.04 CS/HB 1059
1014.05 CS/HB 1059
1014.06 CS/HB 1059

(*) Not the latest version