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Senate Bill 727 of 2003 (Public Act 542 of 2004)

Sponsors

Categories

Children: parenting time; Family law: parental rights; Courts: family division
Children; parenting time; grandparent visitation; revise to place burden of proof on the petitioning grandparent and require the court to give deference to a fit parent's actions and decisions. Amends secs. 2 & 7b of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.22 & 722.27b).

Documents

[PDF] [HTML] Senate Introduced Bill
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[PDF] [HTML] As Passed by the Senate
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[PDF] [HTML] As Passed by the House
The As Passed by the House version is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adoped House amendments
[PDF] [HTML] Public Act
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Analysis

Senate Fiscal Agency Analysis

[PDF] [HTML] COMMITTEE SUMMARY (12-10-03)
This document analyzes SB0727
[PDF] [HTML] FLOOR ANALYSIS (12-11-08)
This document analyzes SB0727
[PDF] [HTML] FIRST ANALYSIS (12-18-03)
This document analyzes SB0727
[PDF] [HTML] SECOND ANALYSIS (3-8-04)
This document analyzes SB0727
[PDF] [HTML] ENROLLED ANALYSIS (1-24-05)
This document analyzes SB0727

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

History

(House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE)
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Date Journal Action
9/24/2003 SJ 76 Pg. 1691 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
10/16/2003 SJ 86 Pg. 1868 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
10/16/2003 SJ 86 Pg. 1868 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
12/16/2003 SJ 104 Pg. 2257 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
12/16/2003 SJ 104 Pg. 2257 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
2/11/2004 SJ 13 Pg. 161 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 AND AMENDMENT(S)
2/11/2004 SJ 13 Pg. 161 SUBSTITUTE S-2 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
2/11/2004 SJ 13 Pg. 161 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 AS AMENDED
2/11/2004 SJ 13 Pg. 162 PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
2/11/2004 SJ 13 Pg. 162 PASSED ROLL CALL # 35 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
2/11/2004 HJ 11 Pg. 163 referred to Committee on Judiciary
3/18/2004 HJ 24 Pg. 458 reported with recommendation with substitute H-2
3/18/2004 HJ 24 Pg. 458 referred to second reading
3/18/2004 HJ 24 Pg. 458 laid over one day under the rules
3/31/2004 HJ 29 Pg. 597 substitute H-2 adopted and amended
3/31/2004 HJ 29 Pg. 597 postponed temporarily
4/01/2004 HJ 30 Pg. 616 amendment(s) not adopted
4/01/2004 HJ 30 Pg. 616 placed on third reading
4/01/2004 HJ 30 Pg. 617 placed on immediate passage
4/01/2004 HJ 30 Pg. 617 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 216 Yeas 101 Nays 4
4/01/2004 HJ 30 Pg. 617 inserted full title
4/01/2004 HJ 30 Pg. 617 returned to Senate
4/20/2004 SJ 36 Pg. 635 HOUSE INSERTED FULL TITLE
4/20/2004 SJ 36 Pg. 635 LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
4/21/2004 SJ 37 Pg. 655 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-2 NONCONCURRED IN
4/21/2004 SJ 37 Pg. 655 ROLL CALL # 219 YEAS 2 NAYS 36 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
4/21/2004 SJ 37 Pg. 666 SENATE NAMED CONFEREES: SENS. ALAN SANBORN, BRUCE PATTERSON, IRMA CLARK-COLEMAN
4/21/2004 HJ 32 Pg. 739 House conferees named: Reps. Jim Howell Edward Gaffney Alexander Lipsey
4/22/2004 SJ 38 Pg. 674 REFERRED TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 04/21/2004
12/08/2004 SJ 107 Pg. 2421 CONFERENCE REPORT RECEIVED IN SENATE
12/08/2004 SJ 107 Pg. 2421 SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT ROLL CALL # 905 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
12/08/2004 SJ 107 Pg. 2421 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
12/08/2004 HJ 91 Pg. 2804 laid over one day under the rules
12/09/2004 HJ 92 Pg. 2933 conference report adopted Roll Call # 1106 Yeas 102 Nays 0
12/09/2004 HJ 92 Pg. 2933 re-returned to Senate
12/09/2004 SJ 108 Pg. 2524 ORDERED ENROLLED
12/29/2004 SJ 109 Pg. 2536 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/20/2004 @ 3:46 PM
12/31/2004 SJ 110 Pg. 2562 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 1/3/2005 @ 9:10 AM 2004 ADDENDA
12/31/2004 SJ 110 Pg. 2562 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 1/3/2005 @ 3:30 PM
12/31/2004 SJ 110 Pg. 2562 ASSIGNED PA 0542'04 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT