West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 51 — Specifying forms of grandparent visitation

Last action — Chapter 101, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill SB 51 clarify the rules for grandparent visitation by allowing both daytime and overnight visits, as well as electronic communication options. Previously, there were conditions that could restrict these visits, but now the bill focuses on ensuring that grandparents have more defined ways to maintain relationships with their grandchildren. This matters because it supports family connections and recognizes the importance of grandparents in children's lives.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia Legislature regular session Introduced Senate Bill 51 By Senators Cline, Baldwin, Romano, Jeffries, and Pitsenbarger [Introduced January 8, 2020;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia Legislature regular session Enrolled Senate Bill 51 By Senators Cline, Baldwin, Romano, Jeffries, and Pitsenbarger [Passed March 6, 2020;
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]   A BILL to amend and reenact §48-10-802 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
in effect 90 days from passage]   AN ACT to amend and reenact §48-10-802 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
Supervised visitation;
Grandparent visitation orders.
conditions on visitation Grandparent visitation orders.
In the court’s discretion, an order granting visitation privileges to a grandparent may provide for daytime visits, overnight visits and electronic communications.
In the court’s discretion, an order granting visitation privileges to a grandparent may require supervised visitation or may place such conditions on visitation that it finds are in the best interests of the child, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) That the grandparent not attempt to influence any religious beliefs or practices of the children in a manner contrary to the preferences of the child’s parents;
(2) That the grandparent not engage in, permit or encourage activities, or expose the grandchild to conditions or circumstances, that are contrary to the preferences of the child’s parents;
or (3) That the grandparent not otherwise act in a manner to contradict or interfere with child-rearing decisions made by the child’s parents In the court’s discretion, an order granting visitation privileges to a grandparent may provide for daytime visits, overnight visits and electronic communications.
  NOTE:  The purpose of this bill is to specify forms of grandparent visitation, allowing daytime and overnight visits, as well as electronic communication.
The bill defines the term “electronic communication.” Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 101, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/24/20

  3. To Governor 3/17/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/24/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/24/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/17/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/17/20 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Passed House (Roll No. 631)

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  14. Read 2nd time

  15. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  16. Read 1st time

  17. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  18. Do pass

  19. To House Judiciary

  20. Do pass, but first to Judiciary

  21. To House Senior, Children, and Family Issues

  22. To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Judiciary

  23. Introduced in House

  24. Ordered to House

  25. Passed Senate (Roll No. 36)

  26. Read 3rd time

  27. On 3rd reading

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. On 2nd reading

  30. Read 1st time

  31. On 1st reading

  32. Reported do pass

  33. To Judiciary

  34. Introduced in Senate

  35. To Judiciary

  36. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Cline · Primary
  • Baldwin · Cosponsor
  • Romano · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Pitsenbarger · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Cline

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Baldwin
  • Romano
  • Jeffries
  • Pitsenbarger

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Unaffiliated 70000
Democrat 5000
Total 100000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Rodighiero — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Storch — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Capito — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 31001
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Not Voting
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 51?
SB 51 is sponsored by Cline, Baldwin, Romano, Jeffries, and Pitsenbarger.
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