relative to grandparents' visitation rights.
HB 486, titled "relative to grandparents' visitation rights," aims to address legal access for grandparents to visit grandchildren. The bill's specific provisions and affected parties (e.g., grandparents, parents, courts) are not described in the provided context. Current legislative status shows it was introduced in March 2025, referred to the Children and Family Law Committee, and most recently referred to an Interim Study (scheduled for January 2026). No details on policy changes, mechanisms, or voting records are included in the context. Therefore, a substantive summary of the bill's content cannot be provided based on the available information.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Nov 4, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Nov 4, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 3-0; CC;
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025, Vote 3-0, CC; SC 21A
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 7
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 3
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 14 P. 4
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 12
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jodi Nelson
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Post
RRepublican
Co
Lorie Ball
RRepublican
Co
Sandra Panek
RRepublican
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