Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights
Sponsor: Justin Ready (District 5)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/14 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 (66)
MGA witness listFAV 52FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Thioye Sall, Mame | Citizens for Mame Abibatou Thioye Sall | Position only |
| FAV | Munshi, Sameerah | Coalition of Virtue | Position only |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Tareen, Mohammad | FRRF | Position only |
| FAV | Alexandre, Jonathanlobbyist | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Ready, Justin | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Lindsey | Moms for Liberty - Montgomery County MD | Position only |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Collins, Francis | None | Position only |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Position only |
| FAV | Barnett, Kathleen | retired | Position only |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Burns, Melissa | Individual | Position only |
| 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 | Position only |
| FAV | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gillespie, Kerry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Harvey, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hinkhaus, Shannon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Insaaf, Wais | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Khan, Zoya | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Loewen, Ethan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Manoubi, Kais | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Neumark, Tom | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Palko, Joni | Individual | Position only |
| 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 | Senator Ready, Senator Readylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tier OKeefe, Natalie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | 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 | 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 | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| 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) |
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Organizations on record
Coalition of VirtueFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
FRRFFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 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
