---
title: Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Texas Regulatory Agency
agency_name: Texas Department of Criminal Justice
acronym: TDCJ
agency_type: State Agency
total_bills: 17
critical_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-criminal-justice"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Texas Department of Criminal Justice

**TDCJ** | State Agency

## Regulatory Overview

- **Bills Enforced:** 17
- **Critical Compliance Bills:** 2
- **Moderate Compliance Bills:** 6

## Related Agencies

Agencies that share regulatory responsibilities on similar bills:

- [Board of Pardons and Paroles](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/board-of-pardons-and-paroles) (4 shared bills)
- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) (3 shared bills)
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) (3 shared bills)
- [Texas Criminal Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-criminal-courts) (2 shared bills)
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) (1 shared bills)
- [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-licensing-and-regulation) (1 shared bills)

## Critical Priority Bills

| Bill | Title | Cost Impact |
|------|-------|-------------|
| [HB3464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3464-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties f... | Low |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishment of certa... | Low |

## All Enforced Bills

| Bill | Title | Compliance | Cost |
|------|-------|------------|------|
| [HB1422](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1422-89th-regular) | Relating to the rights of victims of ... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB1828](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1828-89th-regular) | Relating to legislative leave for cor... | Low | Low |
| [HB1871](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1871-89th-regular) | Relating to the punishment for the cr... | Low | Low |
| [HB2017](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2017-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Low | Low |
| [HB2306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2306-89th-regular) | Relating to changing the eligibility ... | Low | Low |
| [HB2756](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2756-89th-regular) | Relating to training on de-escalation... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB3464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3464-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1021](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1021-89th-regular) | Relating to changing the eligibility ... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1080](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1080-89th-regular) | Relating to the revocation of an occu... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1300-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punis... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1506-89th-regular) | Relating to the frequency with which ... | Low | Low |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishmen... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1666](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1666-89th-regular) | Relating to the payment of restitution. | Low | Low |
| [SB1879](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1879-89th-regular) | Relating to the transfer of certain s... | Low | Low |
| [SB2405](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2405-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and func... | Low | Low |
| [SB2938](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2938-89th-regular) | Relating to the verification of the v... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB745](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb745-89th-regular) | Relating to enhancing the criminal pe... | Low | Low |

## Source Links

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

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