Archive #23422

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Bill Number: SB26-018
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-02-23 09:07:09 MST
Created At: 2026-02-23 09:07:09 MST

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  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Children & Domestic Matters",
    "Courts & Judicial"
  ],
  "bill_num": "SB26-018",
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      "full_name": "Meg Froelich",
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      "id": "LG003",
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    },
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      "id": "KW001",
      "title": "Senator",
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      "full_name": "Katie Wallace",
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      "full_name": "Chris Kolker",
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      "date": "01/14/2026",
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  "long_title": "Concerning legal protections for the dignity of a minor, and, in connection therewith, suppressing a court record associated with changing a minor's name and requiring the court to consider as a relevant factor when determining parenting time and allocation of decision-making responsibility whether the minor's parent recognizes the child's identity as it relates to a protected class.",
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  "short_title": "Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p><t></t></p><p>The bill requires the court to suppress a record associated with a petition seeking to change the name of a petitioner who is less than 18 years of age unless the petitioner was previously convicted of a felony. The bill authorizes the court to use the suppressed court record for administrative purposes, but the court is prohibited from publishing the petitioner's name or the petitioner's new name online. The bill authorizes an individual to access a suppressed court record without a court order if the individual obtains verbal consent from a party to the case and submits an affidavit to the court, upon penalty of perjury, that the individual has obtained the verbal consent.</p><p><t></t></p><p>In determining parenting time and the allocation of decision-making responsibility, the bill requires the court to consider whether the parties recognize the child's identity as it relates to a protected class.</p><p><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
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  "allow_testimony": "F",
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      "date": "02/18/2026 05:01:36 PM",
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      "date": "02/18/2026 04:59:49 PM",
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Raw Response

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