Granting relatives, including but not limited to grandparents, the right to seek visitation with a child through the courts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Apr 24, 2017
Signed Mar 22, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2018 · House Mar 2, 2018
How they voted
39–6
Passed
Total votes 45
Mar 6, 2018
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 22, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Introduced
Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (55-38)
house
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Judiciary.
upper
Feb 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
upper
Feb 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Jan 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass.
upper
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
May 23, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
1 primary · 35 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Billig
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Rivers
RRepublican
Co
Annette Cleveland
DDemocratic
Co
BB
Barbara Bailey
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hawkins
RRepublican
Co
Christine Rolfes
DDemocratic
Co
Curtis King
RRepublican
Co
David Frockt
DDemocratic
Co
DT
Dean Takko
DDemocratic
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