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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 list
FAV 52FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVThioye Sall, MameCitizens for Mame Abibatou Thioye SallPosition only
FAVMunshi, SameerahCoalition of VirtuePosition only
FAVPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVTareen, MohammadFRRFPosition only
FAVAlexandre, JonathanlobbyistMaryland Family InstituteOral
FAVReady, JustinMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, LindseyMoms for Liberty - Montgomery County MDPosition only
FAVScott, SuzieMoms for Liberty MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVCollins, FrancisNonePosition only
FAVMULLICAN, BrigittaPrivatePosition only
FAVBarnett, KathleenretiredPosition only
FAVArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
FAVAtkins, RobertIndividualPosition only
FAVBenjaminson, HeatherIndividualPosition only
FAVBurns, MelissaIndividualPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVElkoshairi, WaelIndividualPosition only
FAVEnnis, EllaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGillespie, KerryIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHart, KitIndividualPosition only
FAVHarvey, VictoriaIndividualPosition only
FAVHinkhaus, ShannonIndividualPosition only
FAVInsaaf, WaisIndividualPosition only
FAVKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
FAVKhan, ZoyaIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLee, MickeyIndividualPosition only
FAVLoewen, EthanIndividualOral
FAVManoubi, KaisIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVNeumark, TomIndividualPosition only
FAVPalko, JoniIndividualPosition only
FAVParish, MIndividualPosition only
FAVPratta, KimIndividualPosition only
FAVProkic, RogerIndividualPosition only
FAVRay, CynthiaIndividualPosition only
FAVRockwood, PennyIndividualPosition only
FAVSchwab, JessicaIndividualPosition only
FAVSechler, AnneIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Ready, Senator ReadylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTier OKeefe, NatalieIndividualPosition only
FAVVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVWaychoff, AmyIndividualPosition only
FAVWenstrup, MichelleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVZentz, KimIndividualPosition 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
UNFBrowning, JeremyMaryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMiller, LindaMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolencePosition only
UNFSpangler, AdamOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
UNFBlinder , LeeTrans MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
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Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAlexandre, JonathanMaryland Family InstituteRegistered for: Maryland Family Institute
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