---
title: Courts--General - Texas Legislation
subject: Courts--General
total_bills: 33
unique_authors: 22
critical_bills: 10
high_cost_bills: 4
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-general"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Courts--General

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 33
- **Unique Authors:** 22
- **Critical Compliance:** 10 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 4 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 17

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 21 bills
- **Senate:** 12 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 10 bills
- **Moderate:** 16 bills
- **Low:** 6 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 5 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Keith Bell** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **David Cook** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Jeff Leach** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Cody Vasut** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (33 shared bills)
- [Family](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family) (11 shared bills)
- [Civil Remedies & Liabilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/civil-remedies-liabilities) (10 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (7 shared bills)
- [Family--Parent & Child](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-parent-child) (7 shared bills)
- [Protection of Personal Information](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/protection-of-personal-information) (6 shared bills)
- [ATTORNEY GENERAL](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/attorney-general) (6 shared bills)
- [EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/email-electronic-communications) (6 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 8 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 6 bills
- [Texas District Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-district-courts) - 3 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 3 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 3 bills
- [Texas Family Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-family-courts) - 3 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb7-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to prohibitions on the manufactur... | Critical | High |
| [SB2034](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2034-89th-regular) | Relating to the receivership of a single-s... | Critical | High |
| [SB441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb441-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal and civil liability r... | Critical | High |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use of cer... | Critical | High |
| [HB4081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4081-89th-regular) | Relating to the sealing of certain documen... | Critical | Low |
| [HB5081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5081-89th-regular) | Relating to the protection of personal ide... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB5436](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5436-89th-regular) | Relating to an exception to the titling re... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1220](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1220-89th-regular) | Relating to the subject matter jurisdictio... | Critical | Low |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-regular) | Relating to reforming the procedure by whi... | Critical | Low |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and real p... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb7-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to prohibitions on the manuf... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and r... | Royce West (D) | Critical |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use o... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [HB1533](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1533-89th-regular) | Relating to the system for appraising... | Angie Button (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1545](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1545-89th-regular) | Relating to the sunset review process... | Keith Bell (R) | Low |
| [HB1973](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1973-89th-regular) | Relating to proof of the identity of ... | David Cook (R) | - |
| [HB2524](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2524-89th-regular) | Relating to the recovery of fees, cou... | David Cook (R) | Moderate |
| [HB40](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb40-89th-regular) | Relating to the business court. | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4081-89th-regular) | Relating to the sealing of certain do... | Cody Vasut (R) | Critical |
| [HB5081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5081-89th-regular) | Relating to the protection of persona... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB5436](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5436-89th-regular) | Relating to an exception to the titli... | Keith Bell (R) | Critical |
| [HB654](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb654-89th-regular) | Relating to the dismissal of a crimin... | Terri Leo-Wilson (R) | Low |
| [HB783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb783-89th-regular) | Relating to civil liability for onlin... | Suleman Lalani (D) | Moderate |
| [HB793](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb793-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of ce... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1220](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1220-89th-regular) | Relating to the subject matter jurisd... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB1335](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1335-89th-regular) | Relating to decedents' estates. | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-regular) | Relating to reforming the procedure b... | Phil King (R) | Critical |
| [SB1403](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1403-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of the... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1404](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1404-89th-regular) | Relating to requirements for certain ... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1433](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1433-89th-regular) | Relating to the assertion of legislat... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Low |
| [SB1559](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1559-89th-regular) | Relating to conflicts between a prote... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1610](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1610-89th-regular) | Relating to sexually violent predator... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1923](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1923-89th-regular) | Relating to the modification of certa... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB2034](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2034-89th-regular) | Relating to the receivership of a sin... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB2052](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2052-89th-regular) | Relating to suits affecting the paren... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2165](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2165-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the dismissal... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [SB2373](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2373-89th-regular) | Relating to financial exploitation or... | Nathan Johnson (D) | Moderate |
| [SB29](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb29-89th-regular) | Relating to the formation, governance... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb441-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal and civil liabil... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Critical |
| [SB509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb509-89th-regular) | Relating to requiring notice to the a... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |
| [SB647](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb647-89th-regular) | Relating to the filing or recording o... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB746](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb746-89th-regular) | Relating to guardianship matters. | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB888](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb888-89th-regular) | Relating to the attorney general's de... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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