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Kentucky 2026RS

SB 281

AN ACT relating to grandparent visitation.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 22:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Children And Minors, Civil Procedure, Domestic Relations, Parental Rights
Introduced / first action
2026-02-27 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 405.021 to establish a clear and convincing standard of evidence in determining grandparent visitation; establish factors the court may consider in determining the best interests of the child; remove rebuttable presumption standard; amend KRS 620.090 to conform.

Sponsors

No sponsorship record is supplied.

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  2. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  3. floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction

  4. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  5. to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee

  6. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  7. received in House

  8. 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3

  9. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

    passage

  10. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026

  11. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  12. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  13. to Judiciary (S)

    referral-committee

  14. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  15. introduced in Senate

    introduction

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Related measures

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