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KY HB 55

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AN ACT relating to the rights of parents.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to define "child" and "parent"; establish specific fundamental rights of parents relating to care, custody, and control of their children, including the right and duty to make decisions regarding a child's use of cellular phones; provide a cause of action against the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions for violations of a parent's fundamental rights.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-14 — to Families & Children (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • D. Fisterprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    introduced in House

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-07

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-14

    to Families & Children (H)

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb55.html

Attribution

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