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HB0094 • 2015

Parental rights.

AN ACT relating to parents; providing for a parental right to direct the upbringing, education and care of a child; providing applicability as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Jennings
Last action
2015-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0094H2001

2nd reading • Steinmetz

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Steinmetz

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S Did Not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2015-02-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  3. 2015-01-29 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-0-0-0

  4. 2015-01-28 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  5. 2015-01-28 House

    Amendment Adopted

  6. 2015-01-27 House

    H COW:Passed

  7. 2015-01-23 House

    H Placed on General File

  8. 2015-01-23 House

    Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  9. 2015-01-16 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  10. 2015-01-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  11. 2015-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0294
ENGROSSED
3.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0094

Parental rights.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Jennings, Allen, Berger, Blackburn, Clem, Edmonds, Edwards, Gay, Halverson, Jaggi, Kroeker, Lindholm, Miller, Piiparinen, Steinmetz and Winters and Senator(s) Christensen, Dockstader and Meier

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to parents; providing for a parental right to direct the upbringing, education and care of a child; providing applicability as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 14
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2
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206 is created to read:

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206
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Protection of parental rights.

(a)

The liberty of a parent to direct the upbringing, education and care of the parent's child is a fundamental right.

(b)

The state, or any agency or locality of the state, shall not infringe the parental right as provided under this section without demonstrating that the interest of the government as applied to the parent or child is
a compelling state interest addressed by the least restrictive means
.

(c)

This section shall apply to any state or local law or ordinance and its implementation whether that law or ordinance was adopted prior to or after the effective date of this section. Any
statute affecting the right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education and care of the parent's child
adopted after the effective date of this section is subject to
the strict scrutiny standard articulated by the United States supreme court, including requiring that the statute furthers a compelling state interest and is narrowly tailored to achieve that interest by the least restrictive means available.

(d)

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to a parent whose parental rights have been judicially terminated.

Section
2
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This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

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