Parental Rights
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 15, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
12
Committee
15
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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