Florida House Bill 19 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Authorizes grandparent of minor child to petition court for visitation; requires preliminary hearing; provides for payment of attorney fees & costs by petitioner who fails to make prima facie showing of harm; provides for application of Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act; provides conditions under which court may terminate grandparent visitation order upon adoption of minor child by stepparent or close relative; provides for great-grandparent's right to notice of adoption.

Grandparent Visitation Rights

Sen. Douglas Broxson [R]	Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]	Rep. Katie Edwards [D]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]
Sen. Linda Stewart [D]	Rep. John Tobia [R]	Rep. Alan Williams [D]	House Civil Justice Subcommittee
Sen. Darryl Rouson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee
2013-03-21	House	Now in Healthy Families Subcommittee
2013-03-20	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2013-03-20	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-03-18	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2013-03-14	House	PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/18/13, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-01-11	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Healthy Families Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2012-12-05	House	Filed

S0384 (Same As) 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary
H0455 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
S0758 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	509		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	801		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	0425		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	172		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	015		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/19
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0019/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0019/BillText/c1/PDF