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HB 185: Grandparents' Visitation Rights

GENERAL BILL by Kelly ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Goodlette ; Harrington ; Wiles ; Jacobs ; Greenstein ; Bloom

Grandparents' Visitation Rights; provides additional grounds for award of visitation rights to grandparents; provides additional grounds for court to consider in determining best interest of child re award of visitation to grandparents; provides criteria for court to consider in determining whether granting visitation to grandparents will materially harm parent-child relationship. Amends 752.01.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/1998 House • Prefiled
12/18/1998 House • Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Judiciary (CJC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00031
3/26/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 03/30/99, 4:00 pm, 317C
3/30/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Family Law & Children (CJC) -HJ 00513
4/1/1999 House • Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00513
4/14/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 04/15/99, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall --Not considered
4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC)