5599-S.E AMH COUT WICM 618

ESSB 5599 - H AMD TO HSEL COMM AMD (H-1742.1/23) 671

By Representative Couture

NOT ADOPTED 04/12/2023

On page 1, line 3 of the striking amendment, after "Sec. 1." insert "(1)"

On page 1, after line 14 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"(2) The legislature finds that, based on the United States Supreme Court ruling in Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000), the Constitution permits a State to interfere with the right of parents to rear their children only to prevent harm or potential harm to a child. Any legislation that goes further fails that standard because it requires no threshold showing of harm."

EFFECT: Adds language to the intent section stating that "The legislature finds that, based on the United States Supreme Court ruling in Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000), the Constitution permits a State to interfere with the right of parents to rear their children only to prevent harm or potential harm to a child. Any legislation that goes further fails that standard because it requires no threshold showing of harm."

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