---
title: CRIME VICTIMS - Texas Legislation
subject: CRIME VICTIMS
total_bills: 16
unique_authors: 12
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crime-victims"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# CRIME VICTIMS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 16
- **Unique Authors:** 12
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 14

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 9 bills
- **Senate:** 7 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 1 bills
- **Low:** 9 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 4 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **John Smithee** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Morgan Meyer** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Senfronia Thompson** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (11 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons) (11 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (10 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (10 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-general) (7 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-general) (7 shared bills)
- [SEXUAL ASSAULT](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/sexual-assault) (6 shared bills)
- [HUMAN TRAFFICKING](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-trafficking) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Criminal Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-criminal-courts) - 5 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 5 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 2 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prostitutio... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4238-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection of consumer deb... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to an affirmative defense to... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB2355](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2355-89th-regular) | Relating to the disclosure or release... | Caroline Fairly (R) | Low |
| [HB2596](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2596-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of certain p... | William Metcalf (R) | Low |
| [HB3745](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3745-89th-regular) | Relating to crime victims' compensation. | Christian Manuel (D) | Low |
| [HB4238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4238-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection of consume... | Morgan Meyer (R) | Critical |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [HB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of a magistrate ... | John Smithee (R) | Low |
| [SB1120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1120-89th-regular) | Relating to rights of a victim, guard... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [SB1804](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1804-89th-regular) | Relating to restitution and compensat... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Low |
| [SB487](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb487-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of id... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Low |
| [SB535](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb535-89th-regular) | Relating to the admissibility of evid... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB761](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb761-89th-regular) | Relating to the offense of sexual ass... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [SB836](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb836-89th-regular) | Relating to victims of sex offenses, ... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB9](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb9-89th-regular) | Relating to the confinement or releas... | Joan Huffman (R) | - |
| [SB958](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb958-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of certai... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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