by Colleen Enos
Section 2 of SB26-018, Legal Protections for the Dignity of Minors, concerning “Best Interests of the Child” with all the problematic parental custody, parenting time, and decision-making responsibilities language, was struck and amended out of the bill before testimony began in the committee hearing on February 18, 2026.
The remainder of the bill, Section 1, concerning a minor requesting a name change and the court suppressing the record of the old and new name to anyone who is not a party to the case, was passed out of committee.
This is still problematic for a non-custodial parent who believes in the biblical and biological design of two genders and is not in agreement with a name change due to gender identity. They would have no say in the process and may not even be aware of the change if the custodial parent agreed with the gender identity name change of the child.
However, this is less of an issue than the overall problems of Section 2.
CHEC was there to testify against this attack on parental rights. Thank you for praying!
In Him,
Colleen Enos
CHEC Director of Government Relations
Colleen@CHEC.org
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