SB 571 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Visitation; petition of grandparent for visitation of child.

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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020

How they voted

36–4
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
R Republican19
16 Yea 3 Nay
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102568D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors