Florida House Bill 789 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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.

Rights Of Grandparents And Great-Grandparents

Sen. Darryl Rouson [D]

Rep. Joseph Gibbons [D]

Sen. Gayle Harrell [R]

Sen. Linda Stewart [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee
2014-03-12	House	Now in Healthy Families Subcommittee
2014-03-12	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2014-03-10	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Healthy Families Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2014-02-04	House	Filed

S0750 (Same As) 2014-05-02 - Died in Judiciary
H0573 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died on Calendar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	509		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	6221		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	6231		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	801		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	0425		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	087		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	172		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	015		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
752	071		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/789
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0789/BillText/Filed/PDF