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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    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/SB 1886, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2020 at 1:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    752.011 Petition for grandparent visitation with a minor child. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 1886, Original Filed Version Posted 1/13/2020 at 5:33 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    229474 - Amendment
    Delete lines 72 - 73 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Brandes)     		2/3/2020
    12:38 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2020     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2020 12:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    752.011 Petition for grandparent visitation with a minor child. Page 2 (pdf)

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