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MO HB557

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

4/16/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Bahr

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes parental liberty to direct the upbringing, education, and care of children as a fundamental right under Missouri law (new Section 1.250)
  • Prohibits the state of Missouri or any political subdivision from infringing on parental rights without demonstrating a compelling governmental interest
  • Requires any law or policy affecting parental rights to be narrowly tailored and use the least restrictive means to achieve the governmental interest
  • Applies retroactively to all existing state laws and their implementation, whether statutory or otherwise
  • Future laws enacted after this section takes effect are automatically subject to these protections unless they explicitly exclude application by referencing this section

Legislative Description

Specifies that parental liberty to direct the upbringing, education, and care of his or her children is a fundamental right not subject to infringement without demonstrating a compelling governmental interest

Last Action

Executive Session Held (S) - voted do pass

4/30/2015

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on Judiciary2/26/2015
Civil and Criminal Proceedings1/27/2015

Full Bill Text

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