HB6BAXKJQ-1 ENROLLED11/02/2022 G3BU6C-3GP By(L) RepresentativesGP Paschal,2022-5068 WoodHouse (D),Judiciary Carns,Engrossed StringerSubstitute RFD:for HB6 2 SYNOPSIS:

Judiciary5 FirstA Read:BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 9 Relating to parental rights;

07-Mar-23 2023 Regular Session Page 0 HB6 Enrolled Enrolled, An Act, Relating to parental rights;

(1) The Alabama Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court have recognized that fit parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children.

(2) The liberty protected by the due process clause includes the fundamental right of fit parents to direct the education, upbringing, care, custody, and control of their children.

(b) The government may not burden the fundamental right of parentsa parent to direct the education, upbringing, education, care, and controlcustody of theirhis or her child unless the government demonstrates that the application of the burden is narrowly tailored to a compelling state interest and the government uses the least restrictive means possible to further that interest.

Page 1 House Judiciary Engrossed Substitute for HB6 (c) This section may not be construed as authorizing or allowing a parent to engage in child abuse or neglect.neglect, as defined in Chapters 15 and 16 of Title 26, Code of Alabama 1975.

(d) This section shall only be construed as applying to disputes between parents and the government or third parties and does not modify the law as to disputes between parents.

Page 12 HB6 Enrolled ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 24-May-23, as amended.

John Treadwell Clerk Senate 31-May-23 Passed Page 2