---
title: Mayes Middleton - Texas Legislator
legislator: Mayes Middleton
party: Republican
chamber: Senate
total_bills: 76
primary_author_count: 16
primary_author_rank: 14
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/mayes-middleton"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Mayes Middleton

**Republican** | Texas Senate

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 16 bills (Rank #14 in Senate)
- **Joint Author:** 32 bills
- **Coauthor:** 28 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 76

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Education (4 bills)
- FOOD (3 bills)
- ATTORNEY GENERAL (2 bills)
- Education--School Districts (2 bills)
- Civil Remedies & Liabilities (2 bills)
- Education--Primary & Secondary (2 bills)
- Criminal Procedure (2 bills)
- Education--Higher (2 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Brent Hagenbuch (R) - 5 bills together
- Bob Hall (R) - 5 bills together
- Charles Creighton (R) - 4 bills together
- Adam Hinojosa (R) - 4 bills together
- Paul Bettencourt (R) - 3 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- William Metcalf (R) - 6 bills
- Joanne Shofner (R) - 6 bills
- Pat Curry (R) - 5 bills
- David Spiller (R) - 5 bills
- Keith Bell (R) - 4 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 8 bills
- **Moderate:** 7 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [SB1008](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1008-89th-regular) | Relating to state and local authority to regulate the foo... | Moderate |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-regular) | Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible o... | Critical |
| [SB1150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1150-89th-regular) | Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wel... | Critical |
| [SB1239](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1239-89th-regular) | Relating to choice of law and assignment or acquisition o... | Moderate |
| [SB1241](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1241-89th-regular) | Relating to the consideration of college entrance examina... | Moderate |
| [SB1383](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1383-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senio... | Critical |
| [SB1504](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1504-89th-regular) | Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gul... | Low |
| [SB379](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb379-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks ... | Moderate |
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses ... | Critical |
| [SB413](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb413-89th-regular) | Relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of ind... | Critical |
| [SB455](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb455-89th-regular) | Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lin... | Moderate |
| [SB456](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb456-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increas... | Critical |
| [SB519](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb519-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote ed... | Moderate |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and... | Critical |
| [SB823](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb823-89th-regular) | Relating to labeling and representation of imported shrim... | Critical |
| [SB850](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb850-89th-regular) | Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds. | Moderate |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | Charles Perry (R) |
| [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-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) |
| [SB1238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1238-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination... | Lois Kolkhorst (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-regular) | Relating to reforming the procedure by which st... | Phil King (R) |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the provision by a political subdiv... | Charles Perry (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) |
| [SB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of an education s... | Charles Creighton (R) |
| [SB24](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb24-89th-regular) | Relating to the inclusion of an understanding o... | Donna Campbell (R) |
| [SB2405](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2405-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and functions of t... | Tan Parker (R) |
| [SB2406](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2406-89th-regular) | Relating to the Sabine River Authority of Texas... | Angela Paxton (R) |
| [SB2407](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2407-89th-regular) | Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, ... | Kevin Sparks (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) |
| [SB506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb506-89th-regular) | Relating to requirements for certain ballot pro... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb509-89th-regular) | Relating to requiring notice to the attorney ge... | Paul Bettencourt (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) |
| [SB569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb569-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of virtual education ... | 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) |
| [SB965](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb965-89th-regular) | Relating to the right of a public school employ... | Tan Parker (R) |
| [SB973](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb973-89th-regular) | Relating to the periodic reappraisal of propert... | Sarah Eckhardt (D) |
| [SJR2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr2-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increas... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [SB1080](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1080-89th-regular) | Relating to the revocation of an occupational license fro... |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public education, to certa... |
| [SB1212](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1212-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offens... |
| [SB1388](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1388-89th-regular) | Relating to family support services provided under a Heal... |
| [SB1706](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1706-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the governing board of a sta... |
| [SB1844](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1844-89th-regular) | Relating to disannexation of certain areas of a municipal... |
| [SB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb20-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of posse... |
| [SB207](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb207-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from public school for certa... |
| [SB213](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb213-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying... |
| [SB2185](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2185-89th-regular) | Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the p... |
| [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... |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and th... |
| [SB2972](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2972-89th-regular) | Relating to expressive activities at public institutions ... |
| [SB2986](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2986-89th-regular) | Relating to use by a religious organization of public sch... |
| [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 ... |
| [SB365](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb365-89th-regular) | Relating to the period for which an applicant for admissi... |
| [SB37](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb37-89th-regular) | Relating to the governance of public institutions of high... |
| [SB40](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb40-89th-regular) | Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public ... |

*Showing 20 of 28 coauthored bills*

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