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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 607: Grandparent Visitation Rights

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 607 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Grandparent Visitation Rights. Primary sponsor: Doug Bankson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doug BanksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  4. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  6. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source