ESSB 5181 — Amending the parents rights initiative to bring it into alignment with existing law.
Did not pass — the 2025–26 session has ended
- Sponsor
- Wilson, C.
- Introduced
- January 23, 2025
- Status
- S Rules X
- Last action
- Senate Rules "X" file. (January 12, 2026)
What this bill does
Makes changes to the delineated rights of parents and legal guardians of public school children, including specifying additional rights and removing rights related to notification requirements for medical services and treatments. Specifies that the delineated rights do not create a private right of action.
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Floor votes
- House — Postpone Indefinitely · April 14, 202538 yea · 58 nay · 2 not voting
- House — 1153 Volz Pg 4 Ln 14 · April 14, 202538 yea · 58 nay · 2 not voting
- House — COM Education Striker · April 14, 202592 yea · 3 nay · 3 not voting
- House — Motion to Place Measure on Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 202557 yea · 38 nay · 3 not voting
- House — Demand the Previous Question · April 14, 202557 yea · 38 nay · 3 not voting
- House — Demand the Previous Question · April 14, 202557 yea · 38 nay · 3 not voting
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 202556 yea · 39 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 5, 202530 yea · 19 nay
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