---
title: Courts--Judges - Texas Legislation
subject: Courts--Judges
total_bills: 25
unique_authors: 16
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-judges"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Courts--Judges

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 25
- **Unique Authors:** 16
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 13

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 14 bills
- **Senate:** 11 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 4 bills
- **Low:** 16 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 6 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Jeff Leach** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Caroline Fairly** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Jay Dean** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Mayes Middleton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (25 shared bills)
- [Courts--County & Statutory](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-county-statutory) (7 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (6 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (6 shared bills)
- [SUPREME COURT](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/supreme-court) (5 shared bills)
- [Courts--Personnel](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-personnel) (4 shared bills)
- [Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/governor) (4 shared bills)
- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 5 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 3 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 3 bills
- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 2 bills
- [District Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-clerks) - 2 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 |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB293](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb293-89th-regular) | Relating to the discipline of judges by th... | Critical | High |
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution for ce... | Critical | High |
| [HB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the operation and administrati... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB5081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5081-89th-regular) | Relating to the protection of personal ide... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1020](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1020-89th-regular) | Relating to personal bond offices, to the ... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the operation and adminis... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB108](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb108-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of metal or body ... | Mihaela Plesa (D) | Low |
| [HB1445](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1445-89th-regular) | Relating to the compensation of couns... | Ana Hernandez (D) | Low |
| [HB1506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1506-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of a license... | Trent Ashby (R) | Low |
| [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 |
| [HB2715](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2715-89th-regular) | Relating to the removal from office o... | Pat Curry (R) | Low |
| [HB3513](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3513-89th-regular) | Relating to the composition, duties, ... | Caroline Fairly (R) | Low |
| [HB3516](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3516-89th-regular) | Relating to the availability of certa... | Paul Dyson (R) | Low |
| [HB40](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb40-89th-regular) | Relating to the business court. | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5081-89th-regular) | Relating to the protection of persona... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [SB1020](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1020-89th-regular) | Relating to personal bond offices, to... | Joan Huffman (R) | Critical |
| [SB1574](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1574-89th-regular) | Relating to a centers of excellence p... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1734](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1734-89th-regular) | Relating to status of certain documen... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1738](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1738-89th-regular) | Relating to the Judicial Retirement S... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB2127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2127-89th-regular) | Relating to the assignment of certain... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB2141](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2141-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of specialty... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB293](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb293-89th-regular) | Relating to the discipline of judges ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Critical |
| [SB296](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb296-89th-regular) | Relating to driving safety or motorcy... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB387](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb387-89th-regular) | Relating to bond requirements for cer... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution f... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB664](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb664-89th-regular) | Relating to qualifications, training,... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB890](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb890-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of a license... | Angela Paxton (R) | Low |
| [SJR27](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr27-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SJR5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr5-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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