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Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child; requiring the court to consider the amount of personal contact that occurred between the grandparent and the child before the filing of the petition; specifying the circumstances under which an equity court is required to grant visitation rights to a grandparent; and prohibiting the court from denying visitation rights to a grandparent based on certain allegations, except under certain circumstances; etc.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

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Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Grandparent Visitation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2021 Legislative Date 2/10/2021 Action Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
House	2/10/2021	2/10/2021	Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2021	3/18/2021	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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