---
title: Corrections - Texas Legislation
subject: Corrections
total_bills: 23
unique_authors: 17
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 3
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/corrections"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Corrections

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 23
- **Unique Authors:** 17
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 13

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 15 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 6 bills
- **Low:** 12 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Jose Menendez** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **David Cook** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Kelly Hancock** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Denise Villalobos** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Corrections--Jails & Prisons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/corrections-jails-prisons) (14 shared bills)
- [Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/corrections-parole-probation-pardons) (11 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (9 shared bills)
- [CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-justice-texas-department-of) (7 shared bills)
- [MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/mandatory-community-supervision) (5 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (5 shared bills)
- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (5 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Department of Criminal Justice](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-criminal-justice) - 13 bills
- [Board of Pardons and Paroles](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/board-of-pardons-and-paroles) - 4 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 3 bills
- [Texas Juvenile Justice Department](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-juvenile-justice-department) - 2 bills
- [Texas Veterans Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-veterans-commission) - 1 bills
- [Employees Retirement System of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/employees-retirement-system) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-regular) | Relating to agreements between certain she... | Critical | High |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use of cer... | Critical | High |
| [HB2854](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2854-89th-regular) | Relating to the required approval of certa... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3464-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalt... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1020](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1020-89th-regular) | Relating to personal bond offices, to the ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1737](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1737-89th-regular) | Relating to service retirement benefits pa... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use o... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [HB1024](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1024-89th-regular) | Relating to the execution of a warran... | Matthew Shaheen (R) | Low |
| [HB1828](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1828-89th-regular) | Relating to legislative leave for cor... | Angelia Orr (R) | Low |
| [HB2017](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2017-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Low |
| [HB2306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2306-89th-regular) | Relating to changing the eligibility ... | Denise Villalobos (R) | Low |
| [HB2756](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2756-89th-regular) | Relating to training on de-escalation... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB2854](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2854-89th-regular) | Relating to the required approval of ... | Rafael Anchia (D) | Critical |
| [HB3464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3464-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Terry Meza (D) | Critical |
| [HB4263](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4263-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedures and practi... | David Cook (R) | Low |
| [SB1020](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1020-89th-regular) | Relating to personal bond offices, to... | Joan Huffman (R) | Critical |
| [SB1080](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1080-89th-regular) | Relating to the revocation of an occu... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1506-89th-regular) | Relating to the frequency with which ... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [SB1563](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1563-89th-regular) | Relating to county jailer training on... | Jose Menendez (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1666](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1666-89th-regular) | Relating to the payment of restitution. | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1737](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1737-89th-regular) | Relating to service retirement benefi... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2405](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2405-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and func... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [SB2581](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2581-89th-regular) | Relating to the repeal of a provision... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |
| [SB2938](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2938-89th-regular) | Relating to the verification of the v... | Jose Menendez (D) | Moderate |
| [SB523](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb523-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of a driver'... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB663](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb663-89th-regular) | Relating to the approval of a communi... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-regular) | Relating to agreements between certai... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Critical |
| [SB860](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb860-89th-regular) | Relating to abolishing the Criminal J... | Peter Flores (R) | Low |
| [SB955](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb955-89th-regular) | Relating to the punishment for the of... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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