# Georgia SB 245: Grandparents; include within the category of persons who may seek to revoke or amend an existing grandparent visitation order

Georgia SB 245, Grandparents; include within the category of persons who may seek to revoke or amend an existing grandparent visitation order, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 245
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Grandparents; include within the category of persons who may seek to revoke or amend an existing grandparent visitation order
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), John F. Kennedy (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary, Children and Families, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (268 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Grandparents can request visitation order changes: benefit, low. In Georgia, grandparents with court-ordered visits can ask a court to change or end that order for good cause. This applies when their child—the minor child's parent—is deceased, incapacitated, or incarcerated. They can file no more than once during any two-year period. The court can approve or den…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: John F. Kennedy (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Townsend (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-03-28 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 160 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 56 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-13: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Act 186
- 2025-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-28: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-27: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 245/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239126)

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- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
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## Sources
- [SB 245/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239126)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB245-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).