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CS/HB 423: Grandparents' Visitation Rights

GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Kelly ; Bloom ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bainter ; Wiles ; Melvin ; Casey ; Harrington ; Fasano ; Henriquez ; Jacobs ; Cantens ; Greenstein

Grandparents' Visitation Rights; provides for courtordered 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; provides for greatgrandparents' visitation rights & right to adopt, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 61, 63, 752.

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



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/5/1999 House • Prefiled
12/8/1999 House • Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00031
3/13/2000 House • On Committee agenda Family Law & Children (CJC), 03/15/00, 1:30 pm, 317C
3/15/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Family Law & Children (CJC); YEAS 5 NAYS 1 HJ 00338
3/22/2000 House • CS read first time on 03/22/00 HJ 00329; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 HJ 00338
3/27/2000 House • Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00338
4/12/2000 House • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00508; Placed on Calendar
5/5/2000 House • Died on Calendar