CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights.

Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 131 Effective: 07/01/2026

Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-24-2AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Ehardt, Ehlers, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Berch, RedmanFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare

Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-6-5AYES – Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Adams, Anthon, Hart, Kohl, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Bjerke, Cook, Lent, Ruchti, SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules

Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing