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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 224: Relating to prohibiting child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on relative and designated caregivers.

In committee 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

SB 224 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to prohibiting child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on relative and designated caregivers. Primary sponsor: Royce West (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2025): Referred to Health & Human Services.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Royce WestPrimary 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. Referred to Health & Human Services
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed
  4. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Sources

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