2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB2216
Legislative 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.
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Bill History
1/29/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Referred to Human Services
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Amended 1-Hull
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Record vote RV#428
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Record vote RV#429
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Record vote RV#473
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Received from the House
Senate
4/28/2025
Read first time
Senate
4/28/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services
Senate
5/7/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
5/7/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/7/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
5/7/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hull
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hull
4/23/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Read 3rd time RV#473
4/24/2025
140
Yea
4
Nay
4
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#428
4/23/2025
140
Yea
3
Nay
5
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#429
4/23/2025
135
Yea
8
Nay
4
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health & Human Services(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Lacey Hull
Republican