ACTION ALERT: Please Ask Members of the Judiciary Committee and Judicial Proceedings Committee to SUPPORT HB666/SB566 Which Ensures Legal Protection and Public Recognition of Fundamental Parental Rights
Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent’s child; and prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent’s fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent’s child unless the State or political subdivision can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence certain factors.
why icm SUPPORTS HB666/SB566
- This bill upholds the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of their children, which have been under attack this session in certain proposed legislation.
- Parents are tax-paying citizens and have the right to engage in civic participation in the development and implementation of public school programs and curricula.
- Parents have the fundamental right to direct and to refuse any medical treatments or interventions which might be administered to students in school settings.
- Parents must retain the fundamental right to discover and direct the care of their children while those children are attending school, including the full content of information to which the children are exposed, and any medical treatment or intervention, including mental healthcare, administered.
- Parents demonstrably have the highest vested interest in their children’s welfare and are best equipped to make important decisions for their children regarding their care.
- The state provides remedies for rare cases in which children are living in circumstances of abuse and neglect. There is no context in which it’s necessary or appropriate for the state legislature to pass laws that undermine or usurp the authority of all parents, the vast majority of whom provide much better care and decision-making for their children than the state is capable of providing.
- The Supreme Court ruled in 1979: “Most children, even in adolescence, simply are not able to make sound judgements concerning many decisions, including their need for medical care or treatment. Parents can and must make those judgements.”
Who to contact about HB666/SB566
There was a hearing for HB666 before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, 2/22/23 at 1:00 PM. You can watch it here. You may have already contacted the committee members and sponsors of HB666 last month. Now we need the same effort for the Senate companion bill, SB566. If you did not contact the sponsors and Judiciary committee regarding HB666, please do so now in addition to acting on SB566.
There will be a hearing for SB566 before the Judicial Proceedings Committee on Wednesday, 3/15/23 at 1:00 PM.
URGENT: We’re asking all members to contact bill sponsors, Senators: Justin Ready, Jack Bailey, Mary Beth Carozza, Paul Corderman, William Holden, Jason Gallion, Stephen Hershey, J.B. Jennings, Johnny Mautz, Mike McKay, and Johnny Ray Salling, and Delegates: April Miller, Christopher Adams, Steven Arentz, Terry Baker, Christopher Bouchat, Jason Buckel, Brian Chisholm, Barrie Ciliberti, Jeff Ghrist, Robin Grammer, Mike Griffith, Wayne Hartman, Jim Hinebaugh, Kevin Hornberger, Tom Hutchinson, Jay Jacobs, Robert Long, Nino Mangione, Susan McComas, Ric Metzgar, Todd Morgan, Ryan Nawrocki, Charles Otto, Jesse Pippy, Teresa Reilly, April Rose, Stuart Schmidt, Joshua Stonko, Kathy Szeliga, Chris Tomlinson, William Valentine, William Wivell, and to call and email the members of the Judicial Proceedings committee and the members of the Judiciary Committee to let them know, in your own words, why you support HB666/SB566!
Please contact the following SB566 sponsors to express your support:
Phone 410-841-3683 | 301-858-3683
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3683
e-mail: justin.ready@senate.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3673 | 301-858-3673
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3673
e-mail: jack.bailey@senate.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3645 | 301-858-3645
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3645
Phone 410-841-3903 | 301-858-3903
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3903
Phone 410-841-3704 | 301-858-3704
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3704
Phone 410-841-3603 | 301-858-3603
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3603
e-mail: jason.gallion@senate.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3639 | 301-858-3639
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3639
e-mail: steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3706 | 301-858-3706
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3706
e-mail: jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3590 | 301-858-3590
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3590
e-mail: johnny.mautz@senate.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3565 | 301-858-3565
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3565
e-mail: mike.mckay@senate.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3587 | 301-858-3587
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3587
Please contact the following HB666 sponsors to express your support, if you have not previously done so:
Phone 410-841-3288 | 301-858-3288
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3288
e-mail: april.miller@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3343 | 301-858-3343
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3343
Phone 410-841-3543 | 301-858-3543
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3543
e-mail: steven.arentz@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3321 | 301-858-3321
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3321
e-mail: terry.baker@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3200 | 301-858-3200
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3200
Phone 410-841-3404 | 301-858-3404
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3404
e-mail: Jason.Buckel@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3206 | 301-858-3206
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3206
e-mail: brian.chisholm@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3080 | 301-858-3080
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3080
Phone 410-841-3555 | 301-858-3555
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3555
e-mail: Jeff.Ghrist@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3298 | 301-858-3298
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3298
e-mail: Robin.Grammer@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3444 | 301-858-3444
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3444
e-mail: mike.griffith@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3356 | 301-858-3356
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3356
e-mail: wayne.hartman@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3435 | 301-858-3435
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3435
e-mail: jim.hinebaugh@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3284 | 301-858-3284
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3284
Phone 410-841-3288 | 301-858-3288
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3288
e-mail: tom.hutchinson@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3449 | 301-858-3449
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3449
e-mail: jay.jacobs@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3458 | 301-858-3458
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3458
e-mail: Bob.Long@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3258 | 301-858-3258
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3258
e-mail: nino.mangione@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3272 | 301-858-3272
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3272
e-mail: susan.mccomas@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3332 | 301-858-3332
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3332
e-mail: Ric.Metzgar@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3319 | 301-858-3319
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3319
e-mail: todd.morgan@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3289 | 301-858-3289
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3289
e-mail: ryan.nawrocki@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3433 | 301-858-3433
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3433
e-mail: charles.otto@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3118 | 301-858-3118
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3118
e-mail: jesse.pippy@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3278 | 301-858-3278
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3278
e-mail: Teresa.Reilly@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3070 | 301-858-3070
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3070
e-mail: April.Rose@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3110 | 301-858-3110
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3110
e-mail: stuart.schmidt@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3833 | 301-858-3833
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3833
e-mail: joshua.stonko@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3698 | 301-858-3698
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3698
e-mail: kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us
Phone 410-841-3359 | 301-858-3359
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3359
Phone 410-841-3636 | 301-858-3636
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3636
Phone 410-841-3447 | 301-858-3447
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3447
e-mail: william.wivell@house.state.md.us
Please copy and paste the following email addresses of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee members into the BCC section of your email in support of HB666/SB566:
will.smith@senate.state.md.us , jeff.waldstreicher@senate.state.md.us , jill.carter@senate.state.md.us , marydulany.james@senate.state.md.us , anthony.muse@senate.state.md.us , charles.sydnor@senate.state.md.us , alonzo.washington@senate.state.md.us , chris.west@senate.state.md.us
Please copy and paste the following email addresses of the Judiciary Committee members into the BCC section of your email in support of HB666/SB566:
luke.clippinger@house.state.md.us , David.Moon@house.state.md.us , lauren.arikan@house.state.md.us , sandy.bartlett@house.state.md.us , jon.cardin@house.state.md.us , frank.conaway@house.state.md.us , charlotte.crutchfield@house.state.md.us , elizabeth.embry@house.state.md.us , aaron.kaufman@house.state.md.us, rachel.munoz@house.state.md.us , cheryl.pasteur@house.state.md.us , n.scott.phillips@house.state.md.us , gary.simmons@house.state.md.us , karen.simpson@house.state.md.us , kym.taylor@house.state.md.us , karen.toles@house.state.md.us , nicole.williams@house.state.md.us , caylin.young@house.state.md.us
Please call the offices of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee members in support of HB666/SB566:
Phone 410-841-3634 | 301-858-3634
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3634
Phone 410-841-3137 | 301-858-3137
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3137
Phone 410-841-3697 | 301-858-3697
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3697
Phone 410-841-3158 | 301-858-3158
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3158
Phone 410-841-3092 | 301-858-3092
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3092
Phone 410-841-3612 | 301-858-3612
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3612
Please call the offices of the Judiciary Committee members in support of HB666/SB566, if you have not previously done so:
Phone 410-841-3488 | 301-858-3488
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3488
Phone 410-841-3474 | 301-858-3474
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3474
Phone 410-841-3334 | 301-858-3334
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3334
Phone 410-841-3370 | 301-858-3370
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3370
Phone 410-841-3054 | 301-858-3054
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3054
Phone 410-841-3189 | 301-858-3189
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3189
Phone 410-841-3485 | 301-858-3485
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3485
Phone 410-841-3638 | 301-858-3683
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3638
Phone 410-841-3314 | 301-858-3314
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3314
Phone 410-841-3510 | 301-858-3510
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3510
Phone 410-841-3448 | 301-858-3448
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3448
Phone 410-841-3358 | 301-858-3358
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3358
Phone 410-841-3581 | 301-858-3581
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3581
Phone 410-841-3436 | 301-858-3436
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3436
Phone 410-841-3331 | 301-858-3331
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3331
Phone 301-858-3524 | 410-841-3524
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3524
Phone 410-841-3058 | 301-858-3058
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3058
Phone 410-841-3429 | 301-858-3429
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3429
There are three ways to submit testimony: written, in-person, and virtual. You can find instructions on how to proceed with giving testimony on on SB566 here. Please note: You must register to give testimony for SB566 between 8 AM and 3 PM on Tuesday, March 14th.
Please spread the word! Let’s flood the offices of HB666/SB566 sponsors and the Judiciary Committee and Judicial Proceedings Committee members with polite, respectful, forceful emails and phone calls. They need to hear our voices!
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