TX HB2216 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on April 24 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-05-07 - Left pending in committee
Pending: Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 24 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-05-07 - Left pending in committee
Pending: Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
Title
Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
Sponsors
| Rep. Lacey Hull [R] | Rep. Toni Rose [D] | Rep. Harold Dutton [D] | Rep. Keresa Richardson [R] |
| Rep. Gary Gates [R] | Rep. Helen Kerwin [R] | Sen. Kevin Sparks [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-04-24 - House - Read 3rd time RV#473 (Y: 140 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#429 (Y: 135 N: 8 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - RV#428 (Y: 140 N: 3 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#429 (Y: 135 N: 8 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - RV#428 (Y: 140 N: 3 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Referred to Health & Human Services |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Received from the House |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Record vote RV#473 |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Passed |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Record vote RV#429 |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Passed to engrossment as amended |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Record vote RV#428 |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Amended 1-Hull |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Referred to Human Services |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Filed |
