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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 5503

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRIORITY OF GRANDPARENTS IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Committee on Children Committee on February 4, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prioritize grandparents over other adult relatives of a child when a court is appointing a guardian for the child, or the Commissioner of Children and Families provides notice that the child has been removed from the custody of the child's parent or guardian.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Linda A. Orange

Its course

January 20 to February 4, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action5 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Committee on ChildrenJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
  2. Feb 1Drafted as a bill by Committee on Children
  3. Feb 3Sent to Committee on Children
  4. Feb 4Heard in Committee on Children
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 1Vote to DraftBoth houses
  3. Feb 1DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
  4. Feb 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  5. Feb 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses