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CS/SB 284: Children/Great-grandparents' Rights

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Carlton

Children/Great-grandparents' Rights; includes references to great-grandparents in definitions re dependent children; provides for great-grandparents visitation rights & right to adopt; provides for great-grandparents visitation rights & standing re evaluating custody arrangements; conforms references re such visitation rights under Grandparental Visitation Rights Law. Amends 39.01,.509,.801, 61.13, 63.0425,.172.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/18/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/20/1999 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Judiciary
1/26/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S
2/3/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children and Families
2/4/1999 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judiciary -SJ 00032; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S; Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children and Families -SJ 00014; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00014
3/18/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/23/99, 3:30 pm, Room-110S
3/23/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary -SJ 00353; CS read first time on 03/25/99 -SJ 00362
3/25/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00353
4/8/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00481
4/13/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00481, -SJ 00512
4/15/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00512, -SJ 00575
4/16/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00575
4/21/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00637
4/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00637, -SJ 00707; Read second time -SJ 00668
4/23/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00769; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00769; Immediately certified -SJ 00769
4/23/1999 House • In Messages
4/30/1999 House • Died in Messages