AN ACT relating to the rights of parents.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to establish findings of the General Assembly related to rights and interests of parents; create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to establish a definition of "parent" and specific rights of parents; establish a short title of "Parents' Rights Protection Act."
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2022
Last action Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2022
How they voted
21–12
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 23, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican27
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed 23-14 with Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 8, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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