---
title: Business & Commerce--Trade Practices - Texas Legislation
subject: Business & Commerce--Trade Practices
total_bills: 14
unique_authors: 13
critical_bills: 12
high_cost_bills: 7
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/business-commerce-trade-practices"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Business & Commerce--Trade Practices

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 14
- **Unique Authors:** 13
- **Critical Compliance:** 12 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 7 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 8

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 7 bills
- **Senate:** 7 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 12 bills
- **Moderate:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Bob Hall** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Candy Noble** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Cody Vasut** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Business & Commerce](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/business-commerce) (14 shared bills)
- [Civil Remedies & Liabilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/civil-remedies-liabilities) (7 shared bills)
- [Business & Commerce--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/business-commerce-general) (5 shared bills)
- [INTERNET](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/internet) (5 shared bills)
- [ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/artificial-intelligence) (4 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (4 shared bills)
- [ATTORNEY GENERAL](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/attorney-general) (3 shared bills)
- [Consumer Protection](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/consumer-protection) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 5 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 1 bills
- [Texas Secretary of State](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-secretary-of-state) - 1 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 1 bills
- [Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 1 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB149](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb149-89th-regular) | Relating to regulation of the use of artif... | Critical | High |
| [HB4211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4211-89th-regular) | Relating to certain residential property i... | Critical | High |
| [HB581](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb581-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of artificial sex... | Critical | High |
| [SB140](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb140-89th-regular) | Relating to certain definitions relating t... | Critical | High |
| [SB2420](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2420-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of platforms fo... | Critical | High |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offering ... | Critical | High |
| [SB441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb441-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal and civil liability r... | Critical | High |
| [HB3133](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3133-89th-regular) | Relating to user reports of explicit deep ... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB4081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4081-89th-regular) | Relating to the sealing of certain documen... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1036](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1036-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of residential ... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1330](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1330-89th-regular) | Relating to billing and reimbursement for ... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2337](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2337-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of the provisio... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB149](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb149-89th-regular) | Relating to regulation of the use of ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [HB2221](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2221-89th-regular) | Relating to certain trade practices r... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2963-89th-regular) | Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, a... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3133](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3133-89th-regular) | Relating to user reports of explicit ... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Critical |
| [HB4081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4081-89th-regular) | Relating to the sealing of certain do... | Cody Vasut (R) | Critical |
| [HB4211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4211-89th-regular) | Relating to certain residential prope... | Candy Noble (R) | Critical |
| [HB581](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb581-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of artificia... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Critical |
| [SB1036](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1036-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of residen... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB1330](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1330-89th-regular) | Relating to billing and reimbursement... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Critical |
| [SB140](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb140-89th-regular) | Relating to certain definitions relat... | Bob Hall (R) | Critical |
| [SB2337](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2337-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of the pro... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB2420](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2420-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of platfor... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offe... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb441-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal and civil liabil... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Critical |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/business-commerce-trade-practices)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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