State Agency

DPS

Texas Department of Public Safety

56 Bills11 Critical18 Moderate

Bills to Implement

HB16

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Author: Jeff Leach2nd Special SessionCritical
HB33

Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.

Author: Don McLaughlinRegular SessionCritical
HB101

Relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.

Author: Ryan GuillenRegular SessionLow
HB132

Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.

Author: Ray LopezRegular SessionLow
HB166

Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Author: Giovanni CapriglioneRegular SessionLow
HB229

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

Author: Ellen TroxclairRegular SessionModerate
HB647

Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's licenses; authorizing a fee.

Author: Jared PattersonRegular SessionLow
HB668

Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

Author: Cecil BellRegular SessionLow
HB908

Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Author: David SpillerRegular SessionCritical
HB1234

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Author: Ryan GuillenRegular SessionLow
HB1422

Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.

Author: Lacey HullRegular SessionModerate
HB1465

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.

Author: Hillary HicklandRegular SessionModerate
HB1672

Relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers.

Author: Trent AshbyRegular SessionCritical
HB1902

Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.

Author: David CookRegular SessionLow
HB2000

Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.

Author: Trent AshbyRegular SessionLow
HB2407

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the failure of certain sex offenders to comply with sex offender registration requirements.

Author: Giovanni CapriglioneRegular SessionLow
HB2593

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.

Author: William MetcalfRegular SessionCritical
HB3033

Relating to a grant program for nonprofit organizations supporting employees of the Department of Public Safety; authorizing voluntary contributions.

Author: Tom CraddickRegular SessionLow
HB3146

Relating to certain hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

Author: Ben BumgarnerRegular SessionLow
HB3751

Relating to the transfer of certain real property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Author: Trent AshbyRegular SessionLow
HB4804

Relating to the revocation of a driver's license or personal identification certificate and to disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

Author: Cole HefnerRegular SessionCritical
HB4995

Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.

Author: Terry WilsonRegular SessionModerate
HB5033

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Author: Keith BellRegular SessionLow
SB20

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.

Author: Peter FloresRegular SessionCritical
SB36

Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionModerate
SB296

Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.

Author: Charles PerryRegular SessionLow
SB305

Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

Author: Charles PerryRegular SessionModerate
SB487

Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Author: Carol AlvaradoRegular SessionLow
SB523

Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular SessionLow
SB608

Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.

Author: Peter FloresRegular SessionModerate
SB706

Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

Author: Charles SchwertnerRegular SessionLow
SB826

Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionModerate
SB890

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.

Author: Angela PaxtonRegular SessionLow
SB955

Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionLow
SB1197

Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.

Author: Brian BirdwellRegular SessionModerate
SB1212

Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author: Angela PaxtonRegular SessionModerate
SB1349

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular SessionModerate
SB1372

Relating to access to the crime laboratory portal.

Author: Juan HinojosaRegular SessionLow
SB1379

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.

Author: Peter FloresRegular SessionModerate
SB1470

Relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular SessionLow
SB1493

Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionLow
SB1610

Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

Author: Charles PerryRegular SessionModerate
SB1646

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

Author: Phil KingRegular SessionCritical
SB1667

Relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files; authorizing a fee.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular SessionModerate
SB1723

Relating to rapid DNA analysis by certain law enforcement agencies, the establishment of a related pilot program, and the content of certain DNA databases.

Author: Charles CreightonRegular SessionModerate
SB1729

Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles.

Author: Borris MilesRegular SessionModerate
SB1806

Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

Author: Kevin SparksRegular SessionCritical
SB1833

Relating to the use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionLow
SB2039

Relating to the applicability of certain pedestrian laws to certain sidewalk users.

Author: Kelly HancockRegular SessionModerate
SB2129

Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author: Nathan JohnsonRegular SessionLow
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