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Parental Rights
Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12Identical -
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Bill History
S = Senate, H = House
10/15/2025 H • Filed
10/21/2025 H • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
1/13/2026 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/23/2026 H • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
1/27/2026 H • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
1/28/2026 H • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/6/2026 H • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/10/2026 H • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
2/13/2026 H • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2/17/2026 H • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/13/2026 H • Died on Second Reading Calendar
HB 173: Parental Rights
GENERAL BILL by Kendall; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott, Benarroch, Brackett, Miller, Partington, Plakon, Steele, Yeager
Parental Rights; Requires parental consent for minor's treatment for certain diseases; revises informed consent requirements; requires consent from parent or guardian for certain services provided by mobile response team; revises responsibility for cost of substance abuse services, confidentiality requirements, & requirements for voluntary admission for substance abuse impairment services; requires school district to provide parents with specified information before district administers certain questionnaires or forms to students; requires school district to give parent opportunity to opt his or her student out of such questionnaire or form; revises exceptions for certain parental rights; creates parental right to review, inspect, & consent to survey or questionnaire provided to parent's minor child; creates parental right to know certain information about survey or questionnaire at time of consent; creates parental right to consent in writing to use of biofeedback device on parent's minor child; defines "biofeedback device"; requires that results from use of such device be provided to parent; requires that such results be held as confidential medical record; revises exceptions for specified requirements of parental consent.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/13/2026 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Current Bill Version Posted: 10/15/2025 10:11 AM