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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2071: Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2071 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments. Primary sponsor: Lacey Hull (Republican), James Frank (Republican), Christian Manuel (Democratic), Candy Noble (Republican), Toni Rose (Democratic), Lois Kolkhorst (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lacey HullPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse138
James FrankPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Christian ManuelPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Candy NoblePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Toni RosePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Lois KolkhorstPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Salman BhojaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Filed without the Governor's signature
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. Senate passage reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Three day rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source