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I sponsored SB65 so that parents wouldn't be punished for letting their kids experience childhood.

Utah state Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, who is behind the nation's first "free-range parenting" law, which redefines negligence so that a parent can't be charged for letting their children do things like go to the store alone.

Utah state Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, who is behind the nation's first "free-range parenting" law, which redefines negligence so that a parent can't be charged for letting their children do things like go to the store alone.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.