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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB2216

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.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 25, 2025 House committee substitute April 8, 2025

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 23, 2025 · House

RV#428

Passed

140 yea–3 nay · 5 not voting · 2 absent

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April 23, 2025 · House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#429

Passed

135 yea–8 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent

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April 24, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#473

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

140 yea–4 nay · 4 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Left pending in committee
  2. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  3. Senate Considered in public hearing
  4. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Senate Referred to Health & Human Services
  6. Senate Read first time
  7. Senate Received from the House
  8. House Reported engrossed
  9. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Record vote RV#473 View roll call
  11. House Passed View roll call
  12. House Read 3rd time
  13. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  14. House Record vote RV#429
  15. House Passed to engrossment as amended
  16. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  17. House Record vote RV#428
  18. House Amended 1-Hull
  19. House Read 2nd time
  20. House Placed on General State Calendar
  21. House Considered in Calendars
  22. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  23. House Committee report distributed
  24. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  25. House Reported favorably as substituted
  26. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  27. House Considered in public hearing
  28. House Left pending in committee
  29. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  30. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  31. House Considered in public hearing
  32. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  33. House Referred to Human Services
  34. House Read first time
  35. House Filed
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