Legislation

Title: Duties of Guardian of the Person and Visitation Between Adult Child and Parent
Sponsored by: Delegate Saab
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Expanding the duties of a guardian of a disabled person to include enforcing the right to receive visitors and specified communications; authorizing an adult child to file a petition to compel visitation with a parent; requiring the court to appoint an independent investigator to conduct an investigation and report to the court; requiring the court to determine whether the proposed visitee has specified decision-making capacity; requiring the court to grant or deny visitation under specified circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0070

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2015 Legislative Date 8/06/2015 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2015 Legislative Date 1/13/2016 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2016 Legislative Date 1/13/2016 Action Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2016 Legislative Date 3/07/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	12/16/2015	8/06/2015	Pre-filed
House	12/16/2015	1/13/2016	First Reading Judiciary
House	1/13/2016	1/13/2016	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/07/2016	3/07/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
12/17/2015	Text - First - Duties of Guardian of the Person and Visitation Between Adult Child and Parent
3/04/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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