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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1845

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1845 on page 2,  by
 3    deleting lines 12 through 24; and

 4    on  page  3,  line 31 and page 8, line 6, after "rights" each
 5    time it appears, by inserting "of a parent"; and

 6    on page 4, line 1 and page 8, line 10, after the period, each
 7    time it appears, by inserting the following:
 8    "The court may modify an order granting, denying, or limiting
 9    visitation rights of  a  grandparent,  great-grandparent,  or
10    sibling of any minor child whenever a change of circumstances
11    has  occurred  based  on  facts  occurring  subsequent to the
12    judgment and the court finds by clear and convincing evidence
13    that the modification is in the best interest  of  the  minor
14    child."; and

15    on  page  5,  immediately  below  line  18,  by inserting the
16    following:
17        "(f)  If an order  has  been  entered  limiting  a  minor
18    child's   contact   or   visitation   with   a   grandparent,
19    great-grandparent,  or  sibling,  that  order may be modified
20    only upon a showing of a substantial change in  circumstances
21    occurring  subsequent to the entry of the order with proof by
22    clear and convincing evidence that  modification  is  in  the
 
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 1    best interest of the minor child."; and

 2    on page 6, by deleting lines 21-33; and

 3    on  page  10,  immediately  below  line  11, by inserting the
 4    following:
 5        "(g)  If an order  has  been  entered  limiting  a  minor
 6    child's   contact   or   visitation   with   a   grandparent,
 7    great-grandparent,  or  sibling,  that  order may be modified
 8    only upon a showing of a substantial change in  circumstances
 9    occurring  subsequent to the entry of the order with proof by
10    clear and convincing evidence that  modification  is  in  the
11    best interest of the minor child.".

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