# Missouri HB2505: 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 HB2505, 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, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Dolan (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1 adopted, SA 2 pending) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2505-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB2505 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: 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 - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-17 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1 adopted, SA 2 pending - Sponsor: David Dolan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (169 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Dolan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marla Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marty Joe Murray (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 144 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-15: Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1 adopted, SA 2 pending (Senate) - 2026-05-15: SS Offered (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-28: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 8:15 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED: Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 8:15 a.m., Senate Lounge-3rd Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 144 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-03-11: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-09: Perfected (House) - 2026-03-09: HCS Adopted (House) - 2026-03-09: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-09: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-03-02: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-02-23: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-23: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-23: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House) - 2026-02-11: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-10: HCS Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-10: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-03: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-08: Referred: Children and Families (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-17: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Perfected, 2026-03-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301H.02P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301H.02C.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301S.03C.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed) - HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed) - HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed) - HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed) - HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed) - HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed) ## Sources - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301H.02P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301H.02C.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301S.03C.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6301H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026) - [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026) - [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026) - [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026) - [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026) - [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026) - [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills) - [Missouri state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2505-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).