Grandparent Visitation Rights
Summary
Grandparent Visitation Rights; Creates presumption for maternal or paternal grandparent or stepgrandparent visitation of child; provides burden for overcoming such presumption.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Jun 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 9, 2022
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Jun 24, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 3
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 918793 adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jackie Toledo
RRepublican
Co
Brad Drake
RRepublican
Co
Cyndi Stevenson
RRepublican
Co
Daisy Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Fischer
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
RRepublican
Co
Kamia L. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Chaney
RRepublican
Co
Melony M. Bell
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
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