VA SB571 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-03 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-03 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Visitation; petition of grandparent. Requires the court, in petitions for visitation filed by the grandparent of a child where either (i) the parent is the grandparent's child and is deceased, incarcerated, or incapacitated, or has had his parental rights terminated or (ii) the grandparent has an established relationship with the child and has provided a significant level of care for the child, to consider the following factors: (a) the historical relationship between the grandparent and child; (b) the motivation of the grandparent in seeking visitation; (c) the motivation of the living parent in denying visitation to the grandparent; (d) the quantity of time requested and the effect it will have on the child's daily activities; and (e) the benefits of maintaining a relationship with the extended family of the deceased parent.
Title
Visitation; petition of grandparent for visitation of child.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB571S3 |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Substitute by Senator Dunnavant agreed to 20107369D-S3 |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Substitute by Senator Edwards withdrawn 20107576D-S2 |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Substitute by Senator Morrissey withdrawn 20107538D-S1 |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 20107369D-S3 (Dunnavant) |
| 2020-02-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2020-02-04 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 20107576D-S2 (Edwards) |
| 2020-02-04 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 20107538D-S1 (Morrissey) |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2020-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 2-N) |
| 2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102568D |
