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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

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.

Passed one chamber 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 2216 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Lacey Hull (Republican), Toni Rose (Democratic), Harold Dutton (Democratic), Keresa Richardson (Republican), Gary Gates (Republican), Kevin Sparks (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2025): Left pending in committee.

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 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lacey HullPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Toni RosePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Harold DuttonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse142
Keresa RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Gary GatesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Kevin SparksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58

“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. Left pending in committee
  2. Testimony taken in committee
  3. Considered in public hearing
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Referred to Health & Human Services
  6. Read first time
  7. Received from the House
  8. Reported engrossed
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed
  12. Read 3rd time

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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