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Indiana SB0143

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Parental rights.

Parental rights. Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest. Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) advising, directing, or coercing a child to withhold certain information from the child's parent; or (2) denying a child's parent access to certain information. Allows a parent to bring an action against a governmental entity for certain violations and provides for certain relief. Specifies that the parent of a child does not have a right to access certain medical care on behalf of the child if the child does not have an affirmative right of access to the medical care.

Legislative Session

active

2025 Regular Session

Selected quotes

A governmental entity may not: (1) advise, direct, or coerce a child to withhold information from the child's parent; or (2) deny a child's parent access to information that: (A) is in the control of the governmental entity; (B) is requested by the child's parent; and (C) relates to the child's health care or social, emotional, and behavioral well-being.

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Calendar

datetimetypelocationdescription
2025-03-2410:30HearingRoom 156-BHouse Judiciary Hearing
2025-01-1513:30HearingRoom 130Senate Judiciary Hearing
2025-01-0800:00HearingRoom 130Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-04-02Returned to the Senate with amendments
2025-04-01Third reading: passed; Roll Call 344: yeas 69, nays 24
2025-03-31Representative Wesco added as cosponsor
2025-03-27Second reading: ordered engrossed
2025-03-24Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-03-13Representative Commons added as cosponsor
2025-03-13Representative Prescott added as cosponsor
2025-03-03First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-28Referred to the House
2025-01-27Third reading: passed; Roll Call 23: yeas 44, nays 5
2025-01-27House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
2025-01-27Senator Buck added as coauthor
2025-01-23Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
2025-01-23Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2025-01-23Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
2025-01-23Senator Raatz added as coauthor
2025-01-21Senator Alexander added as second author
2025-01-21Senator Clark B added as third author
2025-01-21Senators Gaskill, Johnson T, Donato, Doriot, Buchanan, Tomes, Goode, Randolph, Maxwell added as coauthors
2025-01-21Senator Garten added as coauthor
2025-01-21Senator Rogers added as coauthor
2025-01-16Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-13Senator Byrne added as coauthor
2025-01-08Authored by Senator Brown L
2025-01-08First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary