---
title: Sam Harless - Texas Legislator
legislator: Sam Harless
party: Republican
chamber: House
total_bills: 32
primary_author_count: 6
primary_author_rank: 13
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/sam-harless"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Sam Harless

**Republican** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 6 bills (Rank #13 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 6 bills
- **Coauthor:** 20 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 32

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Fire Fighters & Police--General (3 bills)
- Fire Fighters & Police (3 bills)
- Retirement Systems--Police & Firefighters (2 bills)
- County Government (2 bills)
- Law Enforcement (2 bills)
- County Government--Employees/Officers (2 bills)
- Special Districts & Authorities (2 bills)
- Retirement Systems (2 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Lacey Hull (R) - 2 bills together
- Tom Oliverson (R) - 2 bills together
- Dennis Paul (R) - 2 bills together
- Valoree Swanson (R) - 2 bills together
- Trent Ashby (R) - 1 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Paul Bettencourt (R) - 3 bills
- Donna Campbell (R) - 1 bills
- Joan Huffman (R) - 1 bills
- Phil King (R) - 1 bills
- Tan Parker (R) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Moderate:** 5 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB1327](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1327-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation of a health care provider pa... | Moderate |
| [HB23](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb23-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of pro... | Moderate |
| [HB2688](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2688-89th-regular) | Relating to the public retirement systems of certain muni... | Moderate |
| [HB3686](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3686-89th-regular) | Relating to the information included on an identification... | Low |
| [HB3687](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3687-89th-regular) | Relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal... | Moderate |
| [HB4205](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4205-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employment benefits for law ... | Moderate |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB2282](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2282-89th-regular) | Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee... | Janie Lopez (R) |
| [HB3211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3211-89th-regular) | Relating to vision care benefits, including par... | Jay Dean (R) |
| [HB3788](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3788-89th-regular) | Relating to the operations of municipal hospita... | David Spiller (R) |
| [HB4070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4070-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture o... | Ann Johnson (D) |
| [HB4285](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4285-89th-regular) | Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages ... | John McQueeney (R) |
| [HB5436](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5436-89th-regular) | Relating to an exception to the titling require... | Keith Bell (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; ... |
| [HB127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb127-89th-regular) | Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher ed... |
| [HB1481](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1481-89th-regular) | Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter s... |
| [HB192](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb192-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in ce... |
| [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. |
| [HB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb25-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermect... |
| [HB2854](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2854-89th-regular) | Relating to the required approval of certain hospital vis... |
| [HB3441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3441-89th-regular) | Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that a... |
| [HB39](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb39-89th-regular) | Relating to information and data regarding the incidence ... |
| [HB4](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the composition of the districts for the elec... |
| [HB4076](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4076-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discri... |
| [HB4623](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4623-89th-regular) | Relating to liability of public schools and professional ... |
| [HB4753](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4753-89th-regular) | Relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifyin... |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and access to telehealt... |
| [HB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb7-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision... |
| [HB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written find... |
| [HB9](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb9-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a po... |
| [HJR1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hjr1-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the leg... |

## Source Links

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

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