---
title: Jay Dean - Texas Legislator
legislator: Jay Dean
party: Republican
chamber: House
total_bills: 37
primary_author_count: 9
primary_author_rank: 10
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/jay-dean"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Jay Dean

**Republican** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 9 bills (Rank #10 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 2 bills
- **Coauthor:** 26 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 37

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Insurance (3 bills)
- Vehicles & Traffic (2 bills)
- County Government (2 bills)
- Civil Remedies & Liabilities (2 bills)
- Insurance--Health & Accident (2 bills)
- Oil & Gas (2 bills)
- Environment--Water (1 bills)
- Purchasing (1 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Jeff Barry (R) - 2 bills together
- Stan Gerdes (R) - 2 bills together
- Carrie Isaac (R) - 2 bills together
- Phil King (R) - 2 bills together
- Jeff Leach (R) - 2 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Bryan Hughes (R) - 2 bills
- Mayes Middleton (R) - 2 bills
- Cesar Blanco (D) - 2 bills
- Paul Bettencourt (R) - 1 bills
- Kelly Hancock (R) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

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

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB138](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb138-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost,... | Critical |
| [HB1922](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1922-89th-regular) | Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes... | Moderate |
| [HB2522](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2522-89th-regular) | Relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance ... | Moderate |
| [HB2529](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2529-89th-regular) | Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certai... | Low |
| [HB2686](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2686-89th-regular) | Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a... | Moderate |
| [HB3211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3211-89th-regular) | Relating to vision care benefits, including participation... | Critical |
| [HB3619](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3619-89th-regular) | Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of th... | Moderate |
| [HB5331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5331-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency an... | Critical |
| [HB5659](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5659-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to int... | Critical |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB2516](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2516-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of certain individu... | Ryan Guillen (R) |
| [HB2525](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2525-89th-regular) | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxat... | Drew Darby (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; ... |
| [HB102](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb102-89th-regular) | Relating to early registration for students in military-r... |
| [HB1056](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1056-89th-regular) | Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as ... |
| [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... |
| [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 ... |
| [HB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the operation and administration of and pract... |
| [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-2nd-special) | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent cha... |
| [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. |
| [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... |
| [HB24](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb24-89th-regular) | Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation... |
| [HB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb25-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermect... |
| [HB300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb300-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. |
| [HB3441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3441-89th-regular) | Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that a... |
| [HB3479](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3479-89th-regular) | Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program. |
| [HB4](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the composition of the districts for the elec... |

*Showing 20 of 26 coauthored bills*

## Source Links

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

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