---
title: Charles Creighton - Texas Legislator
legislator: Charles Creighton
party: Republican
chamber: Senate
total_bills: 73
primary_author_count: 20
primary_author_rank: 10
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/charles-creighton"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Charles Creighton

**Republican** | Texas Senate

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 20 bills (Rank #10 in Senate)
- **Joint Author:** 25 bills
- **Coauthor:** 28 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 73

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Education (10 bills)
- Education--Higher (8 bills)
- Education--Primary & Secondary (6 bills)
- Education--School Districts (4 bills)
- EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (4 bills)
- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (4 bills)
- Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (4 bills)
- Electronic Information Systems (4 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Brent Hagenbuch (R) - 5 bills together
- Mayes Middleton (R) - 4 bills together
- Tan Parker (R) - 4 bills together
- Paul Bettencourt (R) - 3 bills together
- Brian Birdwell (R) - 3 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- William Metcalf (R) - 7 bills
- Terri Leo-Wilson (R) - 4 bills
- Phil King (R) - 3 bills
- Jeff Leach (R) - 3 bills
- Mitch Little (R) - 3 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 7 bills
- **Moderate:** 9 bills
- **Low:** 4 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [SB1184](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1184-89th-regular) | Relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wi... | Low |
| [SB1185](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1185-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from boiler registration and ins... | Low |
| [SB1191](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1191-89th-regular) | Relating to the development of a standard method of compu... | Moderate |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public education, to certa... | Critical |
| [SB1723](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1723-89th-regular) | Relating to rapid DNA analysis by certain law enforcement... | Moderate |
| [SB1745](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1745-89th-regular) | Relating to the name, rights, powers, and privileges of t... | Low |
| [SB1746](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1746-89th-regular) | Relating to the relocation or removal of dredged spoils o... | Moderate |
| [SB1786](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1786-89th-regular) | Relating to public higher education. | Critical |
| [SB1856](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1856-89th-regular) | Relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for certain el... | Critical |
| [SB1963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1963-89th-regular) | Relating to a financing mechanism allowing electric utili... | Moderate |
| [SB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of an education savings acc... | Critical |
| [SB2314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2314-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and su... | Moderate |
| [SB2615](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2615-89th-regular) | Relating to restricting telework for employees of public ... | Critical |
| [SB2629](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2629-89th-regular) | Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by c... | Moderate |
| [SB2786](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2786-89th-regular) | Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirement... | Low |
| [SB2798](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2798-89th-regular) | Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal ... | Moderate |
| [SB2929](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2929-89th-regular) | Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school ... | Moderate |
| [SB2965](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2965-89th-regular) | Relating to territory in an emergency services district t... | Moderate |
| [SB2972](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2972-89th-regular) | Relating to expressive activities at public institutions ... | Critical |
| [SB37](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb37-89th-regular) | Relating to the governance of public institutions of high... | Critical |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [SB10](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb10-89th-regular) | Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments... | Phil King (R) |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-regular) | Relating to a period of prayer and reading of t... | Mayes Middleton (R) |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecuti... | Tan Parker (R) |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the duty of the attorney general to... | Bryan Hughes (R) |
| [SB13](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb13-89th-regular) | Relating to a school district's library materia... | Angela Paxton (R) |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the provision by a political subdiv... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-regular) | Relating to reforming the procedure by which st... | Phil King (R) |
| [SB15](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb15-89th-regular) | Relating to size and density requirements for r... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and real proper... | Royce West (D) |
| [SB17](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb17-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an i... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) |
| [SB2398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain policies and procedures rel... | Donna Campbell (R) |
| [SB24](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb24-89th-regular) | Relating to the inclusion of an understanding o... | Donna Campbell (R) |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flo... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb33-89th-regular) | Relating to certain prohibited transactions and... | Donna Campbell (R) |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real property of ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB4](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb4-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount of the ex... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations ... | Joan Huffman (R) |
| [SB510](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb510-89th-regular) | Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB568](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb568-89th-regular) | Relating to special education in public schools... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB571](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb571-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting and investigation of ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financing of cert... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the resilience of the electric grid... | Bob Hall (R) |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use of certain ... | Mayes Middleton (R) |
| [SB965](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb965-89th-regular) | Relating to the right of a public school employ... | Tan Parker (R) |
| [SJR2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr2-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increas... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. |
| [SB1008](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1008-89th-regular) | Relating to state and local authority to regulate the foo... |
| [SB1265](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1265-89th-regular) | Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commiss... |
| [SB1300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1300-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the crimina... |
| [SB1376](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1376-89th-regular) | Relating to the supervision requirements of a code enforc... |
| [SB1470](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1470-89th-regular) | Relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to ... |
| [SB1718](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1718-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Associa... |
| [SB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb20-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of posse... |
| [SB2148](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2148-89th-regular) | Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain. |
| [SB2284](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2284-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to ... |
| [SB23](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb23-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption fr... |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote hea... |
| [SB260](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb260-89th-regular) | Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundat... |
| [SB3070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3070-89th-regular) | Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commissi... |
| [SB31](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb31-89th-regular) | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions ... |
| [SB36](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb36-89th-regular) | Relating to the homeland security activities of certain e... |
| [SB40](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb40-89th-regular) | Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public ... |
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses ... |
| [SB441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb441-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexua... |
| [SB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb6-89th-regular) | Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operati... |

*Showing 20 of 28 coauthored bills*

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Profile](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/charles-creighton)
- [All Texas Authors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/authors)

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