Legislation - HB0025

Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child to include that the petition for visitation rights was filed after an action for divorce, annulment, custody, or paternity was filed by a parent of the child; and requiring an equity court to grant certain visitation rights if the child resided with the grandparent for at least 12 months, or the child's parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased, and the court finds it in the best interests of the child.

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Original:: Judiciary

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB0721 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/04/2025 Legislative Date 9/04/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Grandparent Visitation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	9/04/2025	9/04/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
House	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.

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