---
title: County Government--Employees/Officers - Texas Legislation
subject: County Government--Employees/Officers
total_bills: 24
unique_authors: 18
critical_bills: 7
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-employeesofficers"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# County Government--Employees/Officers

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 24
- **Unique Authors:** 18
- **Critical Compliance:** 7 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 15

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 12 bills
- **Senate:** 12 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 7 bills
- **Moderate:** 11 bills
- **Low:** 6 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Kelly Hancock** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Sam Harless** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Jared Patterson** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (24 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (11 shared bills)
- [City Government--Employees/Officers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government-employeesofficers) (10 shared bills)
- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (9 shared bills)
- [Fire Fighters & Police--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fire-fighters-police-general) (7 shared bills)
- [Fire Fighters & Police](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fire-fighters-police) (7 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (6 shared bills)
- [Property Interests](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/property-interests) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 5 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 3 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 3 bills
- [District Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-clerks) - 2 bills
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) - 2 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1306-89th-regular) | Relating to certain claims for benefits or... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb331-89th-regular) | Relating to certain presumptions applicabl... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB4464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4464-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of workers' comp... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB762](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb762-89th-regular) | Relating to severance pay for political su... | Critical | Low |
| [HB9](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb9-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem t... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2237](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2237-89th-regular) | Relating to severance pay for certain poli... | Critical | Low |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real propert... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4205](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4205-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employment be... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB192](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb192-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the funding of law enforc... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1306-89th-regular) | Relating to certain claims for benefi... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Critical |
| [HB2273](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2273-89th-regular) | Relating to the delegation of certain... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [HB2529](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2529-89th-regular) | Relating to the annual state salary s... | Jay Dean (R) | Low |
| [HB331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb331-89th-regular) | Relating to certain presumptions appl... | Jared Patterson (R) | Critical |
| [HB334](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb334-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a co... | Claudia Ordaz Perez (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3687](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3687-89th-regular) | Relating to certification requirement... | Sam Harless (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3711](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3711-89th-regular) | Relating to assistance in the investi... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4205](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4205-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employme... | Sam Harless (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4464-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of workers'... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Critical |
| [HB762](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb762-89th-regular) | Relating to severance pay for politic... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB9](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb9-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valo... | Morgan Meyer (R) | Critical |
| [SB1734](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1734-89th-regular) | Relating to status of certain documen... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2143](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2143-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a county... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB2237](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2237-89th-regular) | Relating to severance pay for certain... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB2580](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2580-89th-regular) | Relating to the definition of a desig... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2581](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2581-89th-regular) | Relating to the repeal of a provision... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real pr... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB503](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb503-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of an e... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB647](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb647-89th-regular) | Relating to the filing or recording o... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB65](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb65-89th-regular) | Relating to the adoption of uniform r... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB651](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb651-89th-regular) | Relating to the requirement that a ve... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB739](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb739-89th-regular) | Relating to the definition of authori... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB777](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb777-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employme... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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