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2003 SESSION

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SB 1298 Parental rights.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Parental rights. Clarifies that a "party with a legitimate interest" in a child, for purposes of making custody and visitation determinations, does not include persons whose interest in the child is derived from a parent (e.g., grandparents and other relatives) whose rights have been terminated if the child subsequently has been legally adopted, except in cases of stepparent adoption. The bill also clarifies that only such grandparents and other relatives are not divested of all legal rights in cases of stepparent adoption. This bill is not a change in current law and seeks to clarify current practice.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 033138504  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1298ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 033138504
• 01/17/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/29/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/31/03  Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/03/03  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/03  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/03  House: Read first time
• 02/05/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/03  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/03  House: Read second time
• 02/19/03  House: Read third time
• 02/19/03  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1298ER)
• 03/05/03  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/24/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)