New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB486: relative to grandparents' visitation rights.
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to grandparents' visitation rights. Rep. Ball, Rock. 25; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Markell, Rock. 18; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Post, Hills. 42; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill expands criteria for a court's consideration of grandparent visitation. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appear.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2025:
AN ACT relative to grandparents' visitation rights. Rep. Ball, Rock. 25; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Markell, Rock. 18; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Post, Hills. 42; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill expands criteria for a court's consideration of grandparent visitation. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 25-0802 11/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to grandparents' visitation rights. 461-A:13 Grandparents' Visitation Rights. I. Grandparents, whether adoptive or natural, may petition the court for reasonable rights of visitation with the minor child as provided in paragraph III. The provisions of this section …
Sponsors
- Liz Barbour (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Judy Aron (R, 4)