---
title: Don McLaughlin - Texas Legislator
legislator: Don McLaughlin
party: Republican
chamber: House
total_bills: 39
primary_author_count: 3
primary_author_rank: 16
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/don-mclaughlin"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Don McLaughlin

**Republican** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 3 bills (Rank #16 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 3 bills
- **Coauthor:** 33 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 39

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Fire Fighters & Police (2 bills)
- Disaster Preparedness & Relief (2 bills)
- State Finances--Management & Control (2 bills)
- Fire Fighters & Police--General (2 bills)
- Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (2 bills)
- County Government (2 bills)
- PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (2 bills)
- State Finances (2 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Daniel Alders (R) - 1 bills together
- Trent Ashby (R) - 1 bills together
- Jeff Barry (R) - 1 bills together
- Keith Bell (R) - 1 bills together
- Cecil Bell (R) - 1 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Paul Bettencourt (R) - 1 bills
- Peter Flores (R) - 1 bills
- Brent Hagenbuch (R) - 1 bills
- Adam Hinojosa (R) - 1 bills
- Lois Kolkhorst (R) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

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

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB3104](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3104-89th-regular) | Relating to the appointment and compensation of a bailiff... | Low |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secon... | Critical |
| [HB4341](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4341-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure facility emergency re... | Low |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB108](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb108-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of metal or body armor whil... | Mihaela Plesa (D) |
| [HB128](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb128-89th-regular) | Relating to certain sister-city agreements betw... | Angelia Orr (R) |
| [HB3479](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3479-89th-regular) | Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative managemen... | Matt Morgan (R) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; ... |
| [HB1056](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1056-89th-regular) | Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as ... |
| [HB1089](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1089-89th-regular) | Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account... |
| [HB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb12-89th-regular) | Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency ... |
| [HB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb14-89th-regular) | Relating to support for the development of the nuclear en... |
| [HB1443](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1443-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or... |
| [HB1481](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1481-89th-regular) | Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter s... |
| [HB1586](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1586-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for ... |
| [HB1851](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1851-89th-regular) | Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehi... |
| [HB1875](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1875-89th-regular) | Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding ... |
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and public school finance. |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway pro... |
| [HB21](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb21-89th-regular) | Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. |
| [HB2217](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2217-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor v... |
| [HB229](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb229-89th-regular) | Relating to general definitions for and collection of gov... |
| [HB2306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2306-89th-regular) | Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parol... |
| [HB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb25-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermect... |
| [HB2560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2560-89th-regular) | Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program. |
| [HB3053](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3053-89th-regular) | Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. |
| [HB3214](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3214-89th-regular) | Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license. |

*Showing 20 of 33 coauthored bills*

## Source Links

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

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