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MO HB 2505

died on adjournment

Provides that a grandparent shall be given priority if it is in the best interest of the child to be placed in the custody of a third party

Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-05-15
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-15 — Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1 adopted, SA 2 pending
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • David Dolanprimary
  • John Hewkincosponsor
  • Deanna Selfcosponsor
  • Marty Joe Murraycosponsor
  • Marla Smithcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-17

    Prefiled (H)

  2. 2026-01-07

    Read First Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-08

    Read Second Time (H)

    reading-2

  4. 2026-01-08

    Referred: Children and Families(H)

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-03

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  6. 2026-02-10

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  7. 2026-02-10

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-11

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    committee-passage

  9. 2026-02-18

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-23

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  11. 2026-02-23

    Voted Do Pass (H)

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-02-23

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-03-02

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  14. 2026-03-09

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  15. 2026-03-09

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  16. 2026-03-09

    HCS Adopted (H)

  17. 2026-03-09

    Perfected (H)

  18. 2026-03-11

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

    reading-3

  19. 2026-03-11

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 144 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-03-11

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

    reading-1

  21. 2026-03-23

    Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)

  22. 2026-03-30

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - CANCELLED: Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 8:15 a.m., Senate Lounge-3rd Floor

  23. 2026-04-02

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 8:15 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  24. 2026-04-08

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  25. 2026-04-15

    Executive Session Held (S)

  26. 2026-04-15

    SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

    committee-passage

  27. 2026-04-28

    SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

    committee-passage

  28. 2026-05-07

    Placed on Informal Calendar

  29. 2026-05-15

    Taken Up for Third Reading (S)

    reading-3

  30. 2026-05-15

    SS Offered

    introduction

  31. 2026-05-15

    Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1 adopted, SA 2 pending

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    2026-02-11 · pass · 0-0

  • Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    2026-02-23 · pass · 0-0

  • Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 144 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    2026-03-11 · pass · 0-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://house.mo.gov/billactions.aspx?bill=HB2505&year=2026&code=R

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:25:15.077812Z

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