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HB 1642 Parental rights; fundamental right to make decisions concerning upbringing, etc., of their child.

Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Rights of parents. Provides that a parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent's child. The bill further provides that the provisions of the bill codify the opinion of the Supreme Court of Virginia in L.F. v. Breit, issued on January 10, 2013, as it relates to parental rights. This bill is identical to SB 908. 

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Rights of parents. Provides that a parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of the parent's child. The bill further provides that the provisions of the bill are declarative of existing law. 

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Rights of parents. Provides that parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children and such right shall not be infringed by the government unless the governmental interest as applied to the parents is of the highest order and not otherwise served.