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House File 819 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 819 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HF 714) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 25, 2021) A BILL FOR An Act relating to fundamental parental rights.
House File 819 H-1287 Amend House File 819 as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
HF 819 (2) 89 pf/rh/md H.F.
819 Section 1.
NEW SECTION.
597A.1 Fundamental parental rights.
The right to direct the care and custody of a parent’s child is a parent’s fundamental right.
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State action infringing on this fundamental right shall be subject to strict scrutiny and shall be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest.
The right to direct the care and custody of a> 2.
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Marital status shall not diminish this fundamental right, render a parent unfit, or establish a compelling state interest.
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______________________________ LOHSE of Polk HF819.1597 (1) 89 -1- pf/rh 1/1
A parent is presumed to be a fit parent.
This presumption may be overcome only by clear and convincing evidence.
HF 819 (2) 89 -1- pf/rh/md 1/1