Florida · House Bill 861 · 2026 Regular Session

Grandparent Visitation Rights

HB 861 Sponsored by Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 23, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 5, 2026
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Grandparent Visitation Rights; Authorizes grandparent of minor child to petition court for court-ordered visitation with child in certain circumstances; making technical changes.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeDied in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

All 2 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.