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House bill · 89R

HB 2216

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.

Did not pass

Progress

98 days from first to latest action, across 34 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 29

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 14

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 25

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 8

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 24

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · Apr 23, 2025

Passed 135–8

135 Yea

8 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 24, 2025

Passed 140–4

140 Yea

4 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Left pending in committee

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  2. Testimony taken in committee Health and Human Services

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  3. Considered in public hearing Health and Human Services

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  5. Referred to Health & Human Services Health and Human Services

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  6. Read first time

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  7. Received from the House

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  8. Reported engrossed

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  11. Passed

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  12. Read 3rd time

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  13. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  14. Record vote

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  15. Passed to engrossment as amended

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  16. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  17. Record vote

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  18. Amended

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  19. Read 2nd time

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  20. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  21. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  22. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  23. Committee report distributed

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  24. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  25. Reported favorably as substituted Human Services

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  26. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  27. Considered in public hearing Human Services

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  28. Left pending in committee

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  29. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Human Services

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  30. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  31. Considered in public hearing Human Services

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  32. Referred to Human Services Human Services

    Mar 14, 2025 · House

  33. Read first time

    Mar 14, 2025 · House

  34. Filed

    Jan 29, 2025 · House

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Helen Kerwin cosponsorR

In committee

Topics

Family: Child ProtectionFamily: Parent & Child

Bill text

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SB 1923Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.Royce WestDBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 226Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.Royce WestDBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective immediately
SB 500Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.Kevin SparksRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 116Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.Harold DuttonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 28, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2165Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.Tan ParkerRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1398Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.Lois KolkhorstRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2216 (89R) · Polis