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SB52 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning family law and juvenile law.

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning family law and juvenile law.

Children
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Brett Clark
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
Senate Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about what topics the study committee will address beyond mentioning grandparent visitation rights.

Bill about Grandparents Visiting Their Grandchildren

This bill asks a group of experts to look into how grandparents can spend time with their grandchildren.

What This Bill Does

  • Urges the legislative council to assign certain topics related to grandparent visitation rights to an appropriate study committee.

Terms To Know

Legislative council
A group that helps the government by studying and suggesting laws.
Study committee
A small group of people who look closely at a specific topic to make recommendations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not create new visitation rights for grandparents.
  • It is unclear what the study committee will recommend after their research.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0052.01.INTR.AMS02

Committee Introduced Senate Bill (S) • Senator Brett Clark

Filed

Plain English: The amendment creates a study committee.

  • Establishes a new study committee.
  • The official text does not provide details about the purpose or composition of the study committee.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Referred to the House

  3. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 47: yeas 45, nays 0

  4. 2026-01-22 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Jeter

  5. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  6. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  7. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  8. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Clark

  9. 2025-12-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  10. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Senator Walker K added as second author

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning family law and juvenile law.
Grandparent visitation.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning family law and juvenile law.

Grandparent visitation.

Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee certain topics related to grandparent visitation rights.