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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 list
FAV 52FavorableUNF 11Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMunshi, SameerahCoalition of VirtueOral
FAVPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVLombardo, DarrenDelmarva Parent Teacher CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVGeraghty, LisaMoms for LibertyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVScott, SuzieMoms for Liberty MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCollins, FrancisNonePosition only
FAVaichenbaum, YaakovPAS-Intervention MD ChapterPosition only
FAVMULLICAN, BrigittaPrivatePosition only
FAVRoyer, IsmailReligious Freedom InstituteOral
FAVBarnett, KathleenretiredPosition only
FAVAdams, JenniferIndividualPosition only
FAVArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
FAVAtkins, RobertIndividualPosition only
FAVBenjaminson, HeatherIndividualPosition only
FAVBrennan, JaimeIndividualPosition only
FAVBurns, MelissaIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Miller, Delegate MillerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVElkoshairi, WaelIndividualOral
FAVGillespie, KerryIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHanson, RosalindIndividualPosition only
FAVHart, KitIndividualOral
FAVHarvey, VictoriaIndividualPosition only
FAVHinkhaus, ShannonIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLoewen, EthanIndividualPosition only
FAVMcShane, JolieIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVNeumark, TomIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVParish, MIndividualPosition only
FAVPratta, KimIndividualPosition only
FAVProkic, RogerIndividualPosition only
FAVRay, CynthiaIndividualPosition only
FAVRockwood, PennyIndividualPosition only
FAVSchwab, JessicaIndividualPosition only
FAVSechler, AnneIndividualPosition only
FAVSengstock, KellyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
FAVThompson, TaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTier OKeefe, NatalieIndividualPosition only
FAVVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVVolkmar, LeslieIndividualPosition only
FAVWaychoff, AmyIndividualPosition only
FAVWenstrup, MichelleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVZentz, KimIndividualPosition only
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FAVsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
UNFParvis, LindsayFamily & Juvenile Law Section - MSBAWritten (PDF)
UNFHausner, DeenaHouse of Ruth MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Position only
UNFMiller, LindaMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolencePosition only
UNFSpangler, AdamOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
UNFBlinder , LeeTrans MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
UNFRuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Written (PDF)
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Organizations on record

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