Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights
Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
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 (63)
MGA witness listFAV 52FavorableUNF 11Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Munshi, Sameerah | Coalition of Virtue | Oral |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Lombardo, Darren | Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geraghty, Lisa | Moms for Liberty | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Collins, Francis | None | Position only |
| FAV | aichenbaum, Yaakov | PAS-Intervention MD Chapter | Position only |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Position only |
| FAV | Royer, Ismail | Religious Freedom Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Barnett, Kathleen | retired | Position only |
| FAV | Adams, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brennan, Jaime | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Burns, Melissa | Individual | Position only |
| 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 | Elkoshairi, Wael | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gillespie, Kerry | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hanson, Rosalind | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harvey, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hinkhaus, Shannon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Loewen, Ethan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Neumark, Tom | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parish, M | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Prokic, Roger | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ray, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rockwood, Penny | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schwab, Jessica | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sechler, Anne | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sengstock, Kelly | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Thompson, Tara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tier OKeefe, Natalie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wenstrup, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Parvis, Lindsay | Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hausner, Deena | House of Ruth Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Position only |
| UNF | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Position only |
| UNF | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Coalition of VirtueFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
Moms for LibertyFAV 1
NoneFAV 1
PrivateFAV 1
retiredFAV 1
Trans MarylandUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
