Indiana House Bill 1055 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-11 - Senators Taylor and Randolph added as cosponsors
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Allows great-grandparents to seek visitation rights with their great-grandchildren in certain circumstances. Allows a grandparent or great- grandparent to seek visitation if the grandparent or great-grandparent has had meaningful contact with the child but, as a result of an estrangement between the parent of the child and the grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent of the child terminated the child's visits with the grandparent or great-grandparent. Establishes factors for the court to consider in determining whether granting a grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights is in the best interests of the child. Provides that a court may order a party to an action for grandparent or great-grandparent visitation to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending the action, including costs for attorney's fees and mediation. Specifies that certain agencies are not required to pay costs. Makes conforming changes.

Grandparent and great-grandparent visitation.

Sen. Mark Messmer [R]

Rep. Russ Stilwell [D]

Rep. Vanessa Summers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-11		Senators Taylor and Randolph added as cosponsors
2010-02-01		First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2010-01-28		Senate sponsors: Senators Steele and R. Young
2010-01-28		Referred to the Senate
2010-01-28		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 89: Yeas 63, Nays 33
2010-01-26		Amendment 3 (Messmer), prevailed; Voice Vote
2010-01-26		Amendment 5 (Noe), failed; Voice Vote
2010-01-26		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2010-01-21		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2010-01-05		First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
2010-01-05		Coauthored by Representatives Summers and Messmer
2010-01-05		Authored by Representative Stilwell

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1055
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1055.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/HB/HB1055.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/HB/HB1055.2.html