WV HB4420 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Senior, Children, and Family Issues
Pending: House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Senior, Children, and Family Issues
Pending: House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to redefining neglect to allow a parenting style that focuses on allowing children a certain amount of independence, referred to as "free range parenting," and establishing that activity is not considered neglect.
Title
Free range parenting is not classified as abuse and neglect
Sponsors
| Del. Chris Pritt [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-10 | House | To House Senior, Children, and Family Issues |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-10 | House | To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Judiciary |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | 201 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
