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CS/SB 288: Grandparents' Visitation Rights

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Holzendorf ; Cowin ; Klein

Grandparents' Visitation Rights; provides for court-ordered grandparent visitation under certain circumstances; provides for appointment of guardian ad litem & family mediation if court makes preliminary finding that minor is threatened with demonstrable significant mental or emotional harm without visitation; repeals specific provision re grandparental visitation; includes references to great-grandparents, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/25/1999 Senate • Prefiled
11/18/1999 Senate • Referred to Judiciary
11/30/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/08/99, 1:00 pm, 110-S
12/8/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
12/16/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00026; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/08/99, 1:00 pm, 110-S; Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00010; CS read first time on 03/07/00 -SJ 00116; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00010
3/21/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00235
3/22/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00251; Read second time -SJ 00270; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00271; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00273
3/29/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00287; CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 00287; Immediately certified -SJ 00287
3/29/2000 House • In Messages
5/5/2000 House • Died in Messages