2011 Regular Session

House Bill 6281

AN ACT CONCERNING VISITATION RIGHTS FOR GRANDPARENTS WHEN A PARENT IS DECEASED.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on February 15, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require courts to grant an order for visitation to a grandparent when: (1) Visitation is in the best interests of the child; (2) the parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased; (3) the grandparent's relationship with the child has been parental in nature for a substantial period of time; and (4) the child will suffer real and substantial harm if visitation is not granted.

Its course

February 3 to February 23, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Feb 15 · stopped12 days

Committee on ChildrenFeb 3 to Feb 22 · moved on19 days

Judiciary CommitteeFeb 22 to Feb 15-7 days

Judiciary CommitteeFeb 15 to Feb 15 · stopped0 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 Feb 3 – Feb 15

Feb 3Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
Feb 4Heard in Committee on Children
Feb 22Sent to Judiciary Committee
Feb 15Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Judiciary Committee

All 7 actions, as published

Feb 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Feb 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Feb 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Feb 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
Feb 22FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
Feb 23FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
Feb 15Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses