Indiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Indiana SB143: Parental rights.
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2025
Parental rights. Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest. Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) advising, directing, or coercing a child to withhold certain information from the child's parent; or (2) denying a child's parent access to certain information. Allows a parent to bring an action against a governmental entity for certain violations and provides for certain relief. Specifies that the parent of a child does not have a right to access certain medical care on behalf of the child if the child does not have an affirmative right of access to the medical care.
Sponsors
- Brown, Liz (R) · primary sponsor
- Scott Alexander (R, SD-026) · primary sponsor
- Brett Clark (R, SD-024) · primary sponsor
- Gary Byrne (R, SD-047)
- Mike Gaskill (R, SD-025)
- Tyler Johnson (R, SD-014)
- Stacey Donato (R, SD-018)
- Blake Doriot (R, SD-012)
- Brian Buchanan (R, SD-007)
- James Tomes (R, SD-049)
- Greg Goode (R, SD-038)
- Lonnie Randolph (D, SD-002)
Votes
- Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments (April 8, 2025): 43 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House - Third reading (April 1, 2025): 69 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Senate - Third reading (January 27, 2025): 44 yea, 5 nay, passed