---
title: Trent Ashby - Texas Legislator
legislator: Trent Ashby
party: Republican
chamber: House
total_bills: 46
primary_author_count: 9
primary_author_rank: 10
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/trent-ashby"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Trent Ashby

**Republican** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 9 bills (Rank #10 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 12 bills
- **Coauthor:** 25 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 46

## Top Legislative Subjects

- State Finances (2 bills)
- Agriculture (2 bills)
- State Finances--Management & Control (2 bills)
- Transportation (2 bills)
- TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE (2 bills)
- TIMBER & TIMBERLAND (2 bills)
- BURNING & INCINERATORS (1 bills)
- TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (1 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Penny Morales Shaw (D) - 3 bills together
- Ben Bumgarner (R) - 2 bills together
- Hillary Hickland (R) - 2 bills together
- Phil King (R) - 2 bills together
- David Spiller (R) - 2 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Robert Nichols (R) - 5 bills
- Adam Hinojosa (R) - 2 bills
- Lois Kolkhorst (R) - 2 bills
- Brent Hagenbuch (R) - 1 bills
- Tan Parker (R) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 1 bills
- **Moderate:** 3 bills
- **Low:** 5 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB1506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1506-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun ... | Low |
| [HB1672](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1672-89th-regular) | Relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas De... | Critical |
| [HB2000](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2000-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of sex offender registratio... | Low |
| [HB2018](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2018-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation P... | Moderate |
| [HB2563](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2563-89th-regular) | Relating to establishment of the temporary certified and ... | Moderate |
| [HB3010](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3010-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infrastructure... | Moderate |
| [HB3370](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3370-89th-regular) | Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land f... | Low |
| [HB3751](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3751-89th-regular) | Relating to the transfer of certain real property from th... | Low |
| [HB4945](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4945-89th-regular) | Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of T... | Low |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb120-89th-regular) | Relating to college, career, and military readi... | Keith Bell (R) |
| [HB126](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb126-89th-regular) | Relating to the compensation and professional r... | Carl Tepper (R) |
| [HB1393](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1393-89th-regular) | Relating to daylight saving time. | William Metcalf (R) |
| [HB1592](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1592-89th-regular) | Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant... | Mihaela Plesa (D) |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and administratio... | Gary Vandeaver (R) |
| [HB2081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2081-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Building B... | John Bucy (D) |
| [HB2217](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2217-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing a grant program to equ... | Trey Wharton (R) |
| [HB23](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb23-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxat... | Sam Harless (R) |
| [HB3000](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3000-89th-regular) | Relating to a grant program to provide financia... | Ken King (R) |
| [HB3053](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3053-89th-regular) | Relating to municipal and county firearm buybac... | Wesley Virdell (R) |
| [HB4070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4070-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture o... | Ann Johnson (D) |
| [HB668](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb668-89th-regular) | Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a... | Cecil 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; ... |
| [HB102](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb102-89th-regular) | Relating to early registration for students in military-r... |
| [HB1022](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1022-89th-regular) | Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State U... |
| [HB135](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb135-89th-regular) | Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game ... |
| [HB1399](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1399-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tang... |
| [HB1586](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1586-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for ... |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent cha... |
| [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. |
| [HB3211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3211-89th-regular) | Relating to vision care benefits, including participation... |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secon... |
| [HB3479](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3479-89th-regular) | Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program. |
| [HB3749](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3749-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective i... |
| [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... |
| [HB43](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb43-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and ... |
| [HB4535](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4535-89th-regular) | Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. |
| [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... |
| [HB9](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb9-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a po... |

*Showing 20 of 25 coauthored bills*

## Source Links

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

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