Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights
Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; and prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child unless the State or political subdivision can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence certain factors.
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Testimony (75)
MGA witness listFAV 58FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bogley, Laura | Maryland Right to Life | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Culberson, Donna | Moms For Liberty | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Tara | Moms For Liberty | Oral |
| FAV | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lolley, Rebecca | Moms for Liberty | Position only |
| FAV | Mckone, alexandria | Moms for Liberty | Oral |
| FAV | Smith, Lindsey | Moms for Liberty - Montgomery County MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Harford County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abrahamovich, Angela | N/A | Oral |
| FAV | Hartman, Laura | N/A | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Villamar, Maria Nenutzka | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Estrada, Will | Parental Rights Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| FAV | McHugh, Daniel | Wicomico County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yates, Jessica | n/a | Position only |
| FAV | Adams, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benhoff, Patrick | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Blackburn, Joanna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bond, Jill | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brennan, Jaime | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cannito, Jeannine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Miller, Delegate Millerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fletcher, Heather | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Goshorn, Melissa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hart, Andrew | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kuk, Justin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lolley, Andrew | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lozzi, Melinda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Gala | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moxley, Leann | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Theresa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Razzak, Sonya | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Robusto, Ron | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Simons, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sullivan, Katherine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tapahuasco, Blanca | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walters, Valerie | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wilson, Thomas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ZAVORIN, ILYA | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hartge, Janet | Assistance Attorney General and Deputy Counsel for Litigation for the Dept. of Human Services | Oral |
| UNF | Pruitt, Lauren | FreeState Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Brothers of the DMVFWA 1
FreeState JusticeUNF 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
Moms for LibertyFAV 2
Moms For LibertyFAV 2
n/aFAV 1
N/AFAV 2
Sailsbury PFlagUNF 1
Salisbury PFLAGUNF 1
Trans MarylandUNF 1
USAF VeteranFAV 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UNFElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…
