---
title: Department of State Health Services - Texas Regulatory Agency
agency_name: Department of State Health Services
acronym: DSHS
agency_type: State Agency
total_bills: 39
critical_bills: 12
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Department of State Health Services

**DSHS** | State Agency

## Regulatory Overview

- **Bills Enforced:** 39
- **Critical Compliance Bills:** 12
- **Moderate Compliance Bills:** 16

## Related Agencies

Agencies that share regulatory responsibilities on similar bills:

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) (15 shared bills)
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) (3 shared bills)
- [Texas Board of Nursing](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-board-of-nursing) (3 shared bills)
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) (2 shared bills)
- [Texas Division of Emergency Management](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-division-of-emergency-management) (2 shared bills)
- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) (2 shared bills)

## Critical Priority Bills

| Bill | Title | Cost Impact |
|------|-------|-------------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and prep... | High |
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | High |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, an... | Low |
| [HB2187](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2187-89th-regular) | Relating to hospital staffing report and compla... | Low |
| [HB2854](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2854-89th-regular) | Relating to the required approval of certain ho... | Low |
| [HB4070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4070-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture o... | High |
| [HB4535](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4535-89th-regular) | Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration req... | Low |
| [SB1084](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1084-89th-regular) | Relating to certain mammography reports providi... | Low |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards to p... | High |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offering for s... | High |
| [SB823](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb823-89th-regular) | Relating to labeling and representation of impo... | Medium |
| [SB916](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb916-89th-regular) | Relating to consumer protections against certai... | Medium |

## All Enforced Bills

| Bill | Title | Compliance | Cost |
|------|-------|------------|------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plan... | Critical | High |
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp... | Critical | High |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Moderate | Medium |
| [HB107](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb107-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB109](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb109-89th-regular) | Relating to the construction, expansi... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB1240](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1240-89th-regular) | Relating to certain governmental oper... | Low | Low |
| [HB1275](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1275-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of permits f... | Low | Low |
| [HB1586](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1586-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from require... | Low | Low |
| [HB163](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb163-89th-regular) | Relating to the possession and admini... | Low | Low |
| [HB1639](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1639-89th-regular) | Relating to a study on the increased ... | Low | Low |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Critical | Low |
| [HB2187](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2187-89th-regular) | Relating to hospital staffing report ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB229](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb229-89th-regular) | Relating to general definitions for a... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB2844](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2844-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of food se... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB2854](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2854-89th-regular) | Relating to the required approval of ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB35](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb35-89th-regular) | Relating to a peer support network fo... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB37](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb37-89th-regular) | Relating to perinatal bereavement car... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB3801](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3801-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB39](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb39-89th-regular) | Relating to information and data rega... | Low | Low |
| [HB3940](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3940-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of certain ... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB4070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4070-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale, design, and man... | Critical | High |
| [HB4535](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4535-89th-regular) | Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4743](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4743-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of a single ... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB519](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb519-89th-regular) | Relating to honey production operatio... | Low | Low |
| [HB713](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb713-89th-regular) | Relating to an exception to certain r... | Low | Low |
| [HB913](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb913-89th-regular) | Relating to certain state hospital na... | Low | Low |
| [SB1008](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1008-89th-regular) | Relating to state and local authority... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1021](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1021-89th-regular) | Relating to changing the eligibility ... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1044](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1044-89th-regular) | Relating to newborn screening tests f... | Moderate | Medium |
| [SB1084](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1084-89th-regular) | Relating to certain mammography repor... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1467](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1467-89th-regular) | Relating to death records maintained ... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1619](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1619-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of an epinephrine... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1677](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1677-89th-regular) | Relating to a study on prevention and... | Low | Low |
| [SB227](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb227-89th-regular) | Relating to the application review pr... | Low | Low |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition stan... | Critical | High |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offe... | Critical | High |
| [SB541](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb541-89th-regular) | Relating to cottage food production o... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB823](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb823-89th-regular) | Relating to labeling and representati... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB916](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb916-89th-regular) | Relating to consumer protections agai... | Critical | Medium |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services)
- [All Texas Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency)

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