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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 487

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Relating to: visitation of residents of certain facilities by adult children. (FE)

Community_based residential facility Court — Procedure Family Hospitals Medical service Nursing homes and adult care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows an adult child who is being prevented from visiting or

communicating with his or her parent to petition a court for visitation. The bill

applies to a parent who is a resident of a hospital, hospice, nursing home, or

community-based residential facility. The court may not grant an adult child's

petition for visitation if the court finds that the resident, while having the capacity

to evaluate and communicate decisions regarding visitation, expresses a desire to not

have visitation with that adult child or that the visitation would not be in the

resident's best interest.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Lasee (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R)

13 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Duchow (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

Full history

  1. Dec 29, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Moulton, Lasee and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Ballweg, Bernier, Duchow, Horlacher, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, A. Ott, Sinicki, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt and Tittl

  2. Dec 29, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton

  5. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Moulton

  6. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator Moulton

  7. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 offered by Senator Moulton

  8. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 offered by Senator Moulton

  9. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 6 offered by Senator Moulton

  10. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton

  11. Mar 3, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  12. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1