AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation. Amend KRS 405.021 to create a presumption that grandparent visitation is in the child's best interest when there is a significant and viable relationship between the child and grandparent, and the parent who is the child of the grandparent is deceased; amend KRS 620.090 to require the court to consider granting visitation rights to the grandparents who are not granted temporary custody.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 26, 2018
Signed Apr 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 26, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 197)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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