RELATING TO GRANDPARENTS.
Summary
Allows the family court to award a grandparent, upon petition to the court, custody or visitation if it is in the best interest of the child and denial of such custody or visitation would cause significant harm to the child.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Jan 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Re-Referred to JDL, WAM.
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to JDL.
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BT
Brian T. Taniguchi
DDemocratic
P
Donna Kim
DDemocratic
P
JG
Josh Green
DDemocratic
P
RE
Russell E. Ruderman
DDemocratic
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