Parental Rights in Florida

Resolution Supporting the PRA



We did it! Thanks in part to your support, Florida adopted a resolution calling on Congress to pass the Parental Rights Amendment. In 2011, Rep. Coley and Sen. Flores introduced HM 557/SM 954. The memorial passed both houses by an overwhelming majority. (Learn more about state resolutions.)

Florida Parental Rights News

Parental Rights Returning to Congress

By Parental Rights Foundation • June 4, 2025
This week, the Parental Rights Foundation team is on Capitol Hill, working to reintroduce the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (PRA). We’re visiting congressional offices representing Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia, and pointing key congress members to our new lead sponsor in the U.S. House, Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL). Please note that we… The post Parental Rights Returning to Congress appeared first on Parental Rights Foundation.

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Florida State Law

Protected!

We did it! Thanks in part to your support, as of July 1, 2021, parental rights are protected as a fundamental right in the Florida Parents Bill of Rights.  This law provides (in part):

1014.03 Infringement of parental rights.—The state, any of its political subdivisions, any other governmental entity, or any other institution may not infringe on the fundamental rights of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of his or her minor child without demonstrating that such action is reasonable and necessary to achieve a compelling state interest and that such action is narrowly tailored and is not otherwise served by a less restrictive means.

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Florida Courts

"Strict Scrutiny" Applied to Parental Rights



N.B. v. Florida Department of Children and Families (Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal, 2016):

"When a statute impinges on a fundamental liberty interest, such as parenting ones child, we must analyze the constitutionality of the statute under a strict scrutiny standard. Fla. Dep’t of Children & Families v. F.L., , 607 (Fla. 2004) 'To withstand strict scrutiny, a law must be necessary to promote a compelling governmental interest and must be narrowly tailored to advance that interest.' State v. J.P., 907 So. 2d1101, 1109 (Fla. 2004)."

However, this precedent is subject to change.