H.B. No. 0138

Grandparent visitation rights.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Cohee, Gentile, Hinckley and Martin and Senator(s) Barrasso and Scott

 

AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation rights; authorizing grandparents to bring an action to establish visitation rights when their grandchild has been adopted as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

02/09/2004             Bill Number Assigned

02/10/2004             H Received for Introduction

02/11/2004             H Introduced and Referred to H10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2004               H10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Gilmore, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Miller and Osborn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Robinson

Excused:  Representative(s) McMurtrey

Ayes 7    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/17/2004             H Placed on General File

02/20/2004             H Passed CoW

 

HB0138H2001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 1                            Delete "blood relative" insert "biological parent or biological grandparent".  ROBINSON

 

02/23/2004             H Passed 2nd Reading

02/24/2004             H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gilmore, Hageman, Hastert, Hinckley, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Berger, Brechtel, Gentile, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Jansen, Meuli, Reese, Robinson, Tipton and Warren.

Ayes 48    Nays 0    Excused 12    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/25/2004             S Received for Introduction

02/25/2004             S Introduced and Referred to S01

03/05/2004             Died In Committee