---
title: Chris Turner - Texas Legislator
legislator: Chris Turner
party: Democrat
chamber: House
total_bills: 21
primary_author_count: 7
primary_author_rank: 12
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/chris-turner"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Chris Turner

**Democrat** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 7 bills (Rank #12 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 5 bills
- **Coauthor:** 9 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 21

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Health (3 bills)
- Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (3 bills)
- Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (3 bills)
- Disabilities, Persons with (3 bills)
- Taxation (3 bills)
- Property Interests--Homestead (2 bills)
- Occupational Regulation (2 bills)
- COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (2 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Mihaela Plesa (D) - 5 bills together
- Linda Garcia (D) - 3 bills together
- Penny Morales Shaw (D) - 3 bills together
- David Cook (R) - 3 bills together
- Salman Bhojani (D) - 2 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Juan Hinojosa (D) - 3 bills
- Brent Hagenbuch (R) - 3 bills
- Adam Hinojosa (R) - 3 bills
- Lois Kolkhorst (R) - 3 bills
- Carol Alvarado (D) - 2 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 4 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB1041](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1041-89th-regular) | Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons pro... | Moderate |
| [HB148](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb148-89th-regular) | Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the ... | Moderate |
| [HB2508](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2508-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the ... | Moderate |
| [HB2510](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2510-89th-regular) | Relating to assisted living facility operations and provi... | Critical |
| [HB4144](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4144-89th-regular) | Relating to supplemental benefits for retired firefighter... | Critical |
| [HB4395](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4395-89th-regular) | Relating to electronic submission and delivery of public ... | Moderate |
| [HJR133](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hjr133-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legi... | Low |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB135](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb135-89th-regular) | Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes... | Angie Button (R) |
| [HB1533](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1533-89th-regular) | Relating to the system for appraising property ... | Angie Button (R) |
| [HB22](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb22-89th-regular) | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxat... | Candy Noble (R) |
| [HB4044](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4044-89th-regular) | Relating to certain expenditures by public inst... | Morgan Meyer (R) |
| [HB4236](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4236-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a study group to ev... | Trey Martinez Fischer (D) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; ... |
| [HB102](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb102-89th-regular) | Relating to early registration for students in military-r... |
| [HB107](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb107-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease ... |
| [HB1875](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1875-89th-regular) | Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding ... |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent cha... |
| [HB24](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb24-89th-regular) | Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation... |
| [HB27](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb27-89th-regular) | Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for hi... |
| [HB300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb300-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. |
| [HB3595](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3595-89th-regular) | Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency ope... |

## Source Links

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

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