---
title: County Government--General - Texas Legislation
subject: County Government--General
total_bills: 46
unique_authors: 35
critical_bills: 12
high_cost_bills: 4
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-general"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# County Government--General

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 46
- **Unique Authors:** 35
- **Critical Compliance:** 12 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 4 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 22

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 25 bills
- **Senate:** 21 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 12 bills
- **Moderate:** 20 bills
- **Low:** 13 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Ken King** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Donna Campbell** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Adam Hinojosa** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (46 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (26 shared bills)
- [City Government--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government-general) (24 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (10 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (9 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (8 shared bills)
- [Political Subdivisions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/political-subdivisions) (8 shared bills)
- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (8 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 5 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 5 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 3 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 3 bills
- [Municipal Governing Bodies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/municipal-governing-bodies) - 2 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at pr... | Critical | High |
| [HB3505](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3505-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and operation... | Critical | High |
| [HB5509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5509-89th-regular) | Relating to the suspension or revocation o... | Critical | High |
| [SB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb33-89th-regular) | Relating to certain prohibited transaction... | Critical | High |
| [HB2468](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2468-89th-regular) | Relating to the right of a purchaser to te... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment requirem... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB5331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5331-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of certain ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB554](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb554-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale of fireworks on and b... | Critical | Low |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and real p... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1964](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1964-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation and use of arti... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real propert... | Critical | Low |
| [SB687](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb687-89th-regular) | Relating to liability for land surveying s... | Critical | Low |

## 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 |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the provision by a politi... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and r... | Royce West (D) | Critical |
| [HB1109](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1109-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from certain... | Gary Vandeaver (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1193](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1193-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of ce... | Christian Manuel (D) | Low |
| [HB1629](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1629-89th-regular) | Relating to fireworks sales to the pu... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Low |
| [HB2012](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2012-89th-regular) | Relating to regulation by certain cou... | Cecil Bell (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2273](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2273-89th-regular) | Relating to the delegation of certain... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [HB2468](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2468-89th-regular) | Relating to the right of a purchaser ... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB2885](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2885-89th-regular) | Relating to allowing the governing bo... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Low |
| [HB3000](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3000-89th-regular) | Relating to a grant program to provid... | Ken King (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3053](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3053-89th-regular) | Relating to municipal and county fire... | Wesley Virdell (R) | Low |
| [HB3112](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3112-89th-regular) | Relating to the application of the op... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment req... | Helen Kerwin (R) | Critical |
| [HB3234](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3234-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a politi... | Philip Cortez (D) | Low |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents ... | Don McLaughlin (R) | Critical |
| [HB3505](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3505-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and oper... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB3512](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3512-89th-regular) | Relating to artificial intelligence t... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3824](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3824-89th-regular) | Relating to fire safety standards and... | Ken King (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4214](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4214-89th-regular) | Relating to public access to the mail... | Pat Curry (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4310](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4310-89th-regular) | Relating to a special right of access... | Cody Vasut (R) | Moderate |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [HB5320](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5320-89th-regular) | Relating to the powers, duties, and g... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5331-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of cer... | Jay Dean (R) | Critical |
| [HB5509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5509-89th-regular) | Relating to the suspension or revocat... | Ben Bumgarner (R) | Critical |
| [HB5534](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5534-89th-regular) | Relating to the electronic posting of... | Terry Wilson (R) | Low |
| [HB554](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb554-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale of fireworks on ... | Terri Leo-Wilson (R) | Critical |
| [SB1062](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1062-89th-regular) | Relating to the type of newspaper req... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1079](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1079-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a county... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB1194](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1194-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the Central Texa... | Peter Flores (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1574](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1574-89th-regular) | Relating to a centers of excellence p... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1706](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1706-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the gove... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Low |
| [SB1921](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1921-89th-regular) | Relating to a common characteristic o... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1964](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1964-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation and use of... | Tan Parker (R) | Critical |
| [SB2078](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2078-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of compost... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2284](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2284-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a munici... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2367](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2367-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain ... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Low |
| [SB2753](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2753-89th-regular) | Relating to the integration of early ... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2986](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2986-89th-regular) | Relating to use by a religious organi... | Donna Campbell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb33-89th-regular) | Relating to certain prohibited transa... | Donna Campbell (R) | Critical |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real pr... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB480](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb480-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a local ... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB651](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb651-89th-regular) | Relating to the requirement that a ve... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB687](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb687-89th-regular) | Relating to liability for land survey... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB827](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb827-89th-regular) | Relating to the audit of an election ... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB897](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb897-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of a g... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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