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Committee advances HB148 to restate parental rights in constitutional language with technical sub changes
Judiciary Committee · March 19, 2026
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Summary
A sub for HB148 that changes 'each parent' to 'parents' and removes 'custody' in one clause was adopted to mirror language from a 2023 bill; sponsors said the measure reflects current case law and preserves government authority to act on abuse, neglect or termination of parental rights.
Representative Pasquale explained a sub for HB148 that makes two technical changes to mirror prior language adopted in 2023: replacing "each parent" with "parents" in one clause and removing the word "custody" from a list describing parental rights.
"We changed the word…
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