TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Greyson’s Law, a bill designed to protect children at risk of parental harm, is one step closer to making it on to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.
The bill, which was sponsored by two democratic lawmakers from South Florida, is gaining ground this legislative session.
The measure is named in honor of 4-year-old Greyson Kessler, who was killed by his father in a murder-suicide in May of 2021.
Greyson’s mother, Ali Kessler, said her son’s father leveled death threats against her, but not their son, so she could not convince a court to temporarily suspend their timesharing.
Shortly thereafter, tragedy struck and Greyson was killed.
Since then, Kessler has been working tirelessly with lawmakers to protect children in Florida.
In mid-February, a house panel approved Greyson’s Law and it passed unanimously in a Senate committee on Tuesday and in a second round in the House on Thursday.
Two more committees need to approve the bill before the governor can sign it into law.