Maryland House Bill 25

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-16 - Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child to include that the petition for visitation rights was filed after an action for divorce, annulment, custody, or paternity was filed by a parent of the child; and requiring an equity court to grant certain visitation rights if the child resided with the grandparent for at least 12 months, or the child's parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased, and the court finds it in the best interests of the child.

Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

Del. Jackie Addison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-16	House	Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
2026-01-14	House	First Reading Judiciary
2025-09-04	House	Pre-filed

HB721 (Carry Over) 2025-02-17 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Family Law	9	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0025?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0025f.pdf