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CS/SB 128: Children & Families

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

Children & Families; provides for court-ordered visitation for grandparents & great-grandparents 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 such visitation; requires court-ordered evaluation of child if mediation fails, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 63, 752, 61.13.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 Senate - Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2002 Senate • Prefiled
12/20/2002 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00014
4/9/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/14/03, 11:00 am, 110-S --Pending reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 1 NAYS 7)
4/17/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/21/03, 1:00 pm, 110-S
4/21/2003 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 -SJ 00513
4/22/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary -SJ 00504
5/2/2003 Senate • Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58)