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CS/SB 1886: Grandparent Visitation Rights

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book

Grandparent Visitation Rights; Authorizing a grandparent of a minor child whose parent was the victim of a murder to petition the court for court-ordered visitation with the child under certain circumstances; removing the requirement that a grandparent petitioning the court for court-ordered visitation with a minor child make a prima facie showing of significant harm to the child in a preliminary hearing on such petition and instead requiring the grandparent to make a prima facie showing of other specified conditions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/13/2020 Senate • Filed
1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 184
1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 183
1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 240
2/5/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/6/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 251
2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary