Bill Text: MS HB1478 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Parental rights; establish fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education and care of their children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee [HB1478 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2023-HB1478-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2023 Regular Session
To: Judiciary B
By: Representatives Brown (20th), Hopkins
House Bill 1478
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF PARENTS TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION AND CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education and care of their children is a fundamental right.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.