l9n/ Connecticut

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 7244

AN ACT CONCERNING A GRANDPARENT'S RIGHT TO VISITATION WITH HIS OR HER GRANDCHILD.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on June 5, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow a grandparent the right of visitation with a minor child upon demonstrating to the court that clear and convincing circumstances support the granting of such visitation.

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

51 co-sponsors

Josh Elliott, Mike France, Minnie Gonzalez, Dorinda Borer, Kevin Ryan, Stephanie E. Cummings, Hilda E. Santiago, Angel Arce, Terry B. Adams, Steven J. Stafstrom, Anthony J. D'Amelio, Robert Sanchez, Peter A. Tercyak, Edwin Vargas, Christine Conley, Brandon L. McGee Jr., Christopher Rosario, Kim Rose, Patricia Billie Miller, Michael A. DiMassa, John K. Hampton, Linda A. Orange, Linda M. Gentile, Rosa C. Rebimbas, Robyn A. Porter, William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Lonnie Reed, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Jeffrey J. Berger, Gail Lavielle, Scott A. Storms, Holly H. Cheeseman, Kathleen M. McCarty, Whit Betts, Robin Green, Brenda L. Kupchick, Fred Wilms, Bill Buckbee, Melissa H. Ziobron, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Noreen S. Kokoruda, Michelle L. Cook, Charles J. Ferraro, Richard A. Smith, Tami Zawistowski, David A. Baram, David T. Wilson, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Brian M. Ohler, Laura M. Devlin, Themis Klarides

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Marilyn V. Moore, Tony Hwang, Kevin C. Kelly, Joan V. Hartley

    Its course

    March 7 to June 5, 2017, 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 action13 actions on 6 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Jun 590 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 7 to Apr 731 days

    In the SenateJun 5 to Jun 5 · 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 Mar 7 – Jun 5

    1. Mar 7Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 9Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Apr 7Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Jun 5Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Jun 5

    1. Jun 5Sent to the Senate
    All 13 actions, as published
    1. Mar 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 25FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 25HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 25FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Jun 5HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. Jun 5TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
    12. Jun 5FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Jun 5SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate