EPPiC Broadcast Launches Seventh Season, Highlights Texas Parental Rights Law

Tuesday, August 8, the Parental Rights Foundation launched the seventh season of our EPPiC Broadcast with an episode featuring Andrew Brown of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. And I couldn’t be more excited. Texas, as you may have heard, passed some spectacular parental rights legislation this year. And I’m not just talking about one good…

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North Carolina Parents’ Bill of Rights Vetoed

On Wednesday, July 5, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” for North Carolina schools and families. That’s the bad news. The good news is that, in order for him to veto it, the legislature had to pass it, which they did on June 29. (Sadly, both the vote and the…

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Texas-Sized Wins for Families

This legislative season, while we were supporting and encouraging fundamental parental rights legislation in more than a dozen states, including the ones passed in North Dakota, Iowa, and Alabama, allies were at work promoting some of our other models in the big state of Texas. And they came away with some real Texas-sized wins for…

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Parental Rights Fundamental in 18 States

On June 16, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 6, a bill championed by State Representative Kenneth Paschal to codify parental rights as fundamental in the state’s code. The bill was based closely on the model bill that we drafted and recently presented to the American Legislative Exchange Council, so we were…

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A Momentous Step Forward in Louisiana and for the Nation

On Monday, the Louisiana State House of Representatives’ Civil Law Committee unanimously approved a proposed parental rights amendment to the Louisiana State Constitution. I was privileged to attend the hearing and present testimony in support, along with parents and allied organizations. Constitutional law professor and Parental Rights Foundation board member William Wagner provided written testimony,…

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Teamwork Sees Virginia Governor Sign “Reasonable Independence” Law

We’re celebrating another victory!  On Tuesday, March 28, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law Senate Bill 1367, Reasonable Independence for Kids. This law will take effect on July 1, protecting innocent parents and their ability to make age-appropriate decisions for their children from Virginia child protective services. It is not “neglect” to let mature…

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Parental Rights are on the move on Capitol Hill – please call Congress now!

It’s an exciting time in our nation’s Capital. It seems that, after several years of inaction, your passion and commitment to your children is paying off as Congress is finally taking action to protect children by empowering parents. First up, as we told you last week, is the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.…

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Watch: Why Pass Parental Rights State Laws?

Today fifteen states protect parental rights as fundamental rights in state law. So, it’s very exciting that almost fifteen more states (currently 12) have introduced or are expected to introduce similar measures this legislative session. If every one of those were to pass—a longshot, I know—we would nearly double the number of states protecting our…

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