---
title: County Government - Texas Legislation
subject: County Government
total_bills: 86
unique_authors: 50
critical_bills: 24
high_cost_bills: 11
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# County Government

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 86
- **Unique Authors:** 50
- **Critical Compliance:** 24 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 11 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 47

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 46 bills
- **Senate:** 40 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 24 bills
- **Moderate:** 40 bills
- **Low:** 21 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 6 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 5 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 5 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Carl Tepper** (R, House) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [County Government--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-general) (46 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (45 shared bills)
- [City Government--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government-general) (24 shared bills)
- [County Government--Employees/Officers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-employeesofficers) (24 shared bills)
- [Political Subdivisions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/political-subdivisions) (15 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (13 shared bills)
- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (12 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (12 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 14 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 9 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 6 bills
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) - 4 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 4 bills
- [Municipal Governing Bodies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/municipal-governing-bodies) - 4 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB21](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb21-89th-regular) | Relating to housing finance corporations; ... | Critical | High |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at pr... | Critical | High |
| [HB3348](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3348-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation and operations of... | Critical | High |
| [HB3505](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3505-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and operation... | Critical | High |
| [HB3680](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3680-89th-regular) | Relating to subdivision plat requirements ... | Critical | High |
| [HB5509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5509-89th-regular) | Relating to the suspension or revocation o... | Critical | High |
| [SB1883](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1883-89th-regular) | Relating to the approval of land use assum... | Critical | High |
| [SB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb33-89th-regular) | Relating to certain prohibited transaction... | Critical | High |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-regular) | Relating to agreements between certain she... | Critical | High |
| [SB840](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb840-89th-regular) | Relating to certain municipal regulation o... | Critical | High |
| [HB1306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1306-89th-regular) | Relating to certain claims for benefits or... | Critical | Medium |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [SB687](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb687-89th-regular) | Relating to liability for land surveying s... | 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 |
| [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 |
| [HB1306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1306-89th-regular) | Relating to certain claims for benefi... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Critical |
| [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 |
| [HB2025](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2025-89th-regular) | Relating to the filing for record of ... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [HB206](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb206-89th-regular) | Relating to a limitation on a county'... | Tom Craddick (R) | Moderate |
| [HB21](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb21-89th-regular) | Relating to housing finance corporati... | Gary Gates (R) | Critical |
| [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 |
| [HB2529](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2529-89th-regular) | Relating to the annual state salary s... | Jay Dean (R) | Low |
| [HB2560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2560-89th-regular) | Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-C... | Joanne Shofner (R) | Low |
| [HB2637](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2637-89th-regular) | Relating to the practice and procedur... | Mano DeAyala (R) | Low |
| [HB2731](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2731-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of roadsid... | Sergio Munoz (D) | Moderate |
| [HB2885](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2885-89th-regular) | Relating to allowing the governing bo... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Low |
| [HB2894](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2894-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of state ai... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Moderate |
| [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 |
| [HB3104](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3104-89th-regular) | Relating to the appointment and compe... | Don McLaughlin (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 |
| [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 |
| [HB3348](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3348-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation and operatio... | Jared Patterson (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 |
| [HB3680](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3680-89th-regular) | Relating to subdivision plat requirem... | Erin Gamez (D) | Critical |
| [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 |
| [HB3824](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3824-89th-regular) | Relating to fire safety standards and... | Ken King (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4205](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4205-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employme... | Sam Harless (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 |
| [HB4464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4464-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of workers'... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Critical |
| [HB4506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4506-89th-regular) | Relating to electronic delivery of no... | Greg Bonnen (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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |

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