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HB0026 • 2007

Great-grandparent visitation rights.

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; authorizing great-grandparents to petition to establish visitation in specified circumstances; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Children
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative McOmie
Last action
2007-02-16
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-16 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 60

  2. 2007-02-16 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0034

  3. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0034

  4. 2007-02-13 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 34

  5. 2007-02-13 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0034

  6. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2007-02-12 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2007-02-09 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2007-02-02 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2007-02-02 Senate

    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  11. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  12. 2007-01-22 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2007-01-22 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2007-01-19 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2007-01-18 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2007-01-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2007-01-17 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2007-01-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  19. 2007-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2006-12-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0026

Bill No.:
HB0026
Drafter:

DJP

LSO No.:
07LSO-0262
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0034

Chapter No.:
60

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
McOmie

Catch Title:
Great-grandparent
visitation rights.

Subject:
Establishing
visitation rights

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law a
grandparent, in certain cases, may be granted visitation rights with a minor
grandchild if the court finds that visitation would be in the best interest of
the child.

This bill extends the right
to seek visitation to great-grandparents.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0026

ENROLLED ACT NO. 34, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; authorizing great-grandparents to petition to establish visitation in specified circumstances; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 20
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7
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101 by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

20
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7
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101.

Establishing grandparents' visitation rights.

(e)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Grandparent" includes a great-grandparent; and

(ii)

"Grandchild" includes a great-grandchild.

Section 2.

This act is effect
ive July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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