An Act to Affirm Parental Rights
What it does: Declares parents the joint natural guardians of their minor children with joint rights to their care, custody and control, and states that a parent's liberty to direct a child's upbringing, education and care is a fundamental right. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: ACCEPT MAJ ONTP REPORT — Accept Majority Ought Not to Pass Report from the Committee on Judiciary (L.D. 1974) (H.P. 1318)
The tally
Yes 18 · No 16 · Not voting 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Republicans | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Other or unknown party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Craig HickmanD14No
The full roll (35)
Yes 18
No 16
Not voting 1
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.