S.F. No. 0108

Grandparents visitation rights.

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Perkins and Cooper and Representative(s) Davison, Gilmore and Jaggi

AN ACT relating to grandparents visitation rights; requiring notice to grandparents and caregivers having court ordered visitation rights of a pending adoption; authorizing grandparents to bring an action to establish visitation rights when their grandchild has been adopted as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/10/2007   Bill Number Assigned

1/12/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/12/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S01

1/24/2007   S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2007   S Placed on General File

1/24/2007   S Passed CoW

1/25/2007   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/26/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/26/2007   H Received for Introduction

2/5/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/8/2007    H01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Dockstader, Gingery, Mercer, Olsen, Shepperson and Throne

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/8/2007    H Placed on General File

2/20/2007   H Passed CoW

2/21/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Lockhart

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Lubnau

Ayes 58 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 1

2/22/2007   Assigned Number SEA No. 0052

2/22/2007   S President Signed SEA No. 0052

2/23/2007   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0052

2/23/2007   Governor Signed SEA No. 0052

2/23/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0127  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.