---
title: Crimes--Against Persons--General - Texas Legislation
subject: Crimes--Against Persons--General
total_bills: 37
unique_authors: 23
critical_bills: 12
high_cost_bills: 3
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-general"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Crimes--Against Persons--General

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 37
- **Unique Authors:** 23
- **Critical Compliance:** 12 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 26

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 20 bills
- **Senate:** 17 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 12 bills
- **Moderate:** 10 bills
- **Low:** 14 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Jeff Leach** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Senfronia Thompson** (D, House) - 3 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Mayes Middleton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Crimes--Against Persons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons) (37 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (37 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (18 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (13 shared bills)
- [HUMAN TRAFFICKING](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-trafficking) (11 shared bills)
- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (9 shared bills)
- [ATTORNEY GENERAL](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/attorney-general) (8 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-general) (8 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 12 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 9 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 7 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 6 bills
- [Texas Criminal Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-criminal-courts) - 6 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 4 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB5061](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5061-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting certain activities... | Critical | High |
| [HB5509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5509-89th-regular) | Relating to the suspension or revocation o... | 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 |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prostitutio... | Critical | Low |
| [HB2593](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2593-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalt... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4238-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection of consumer deb... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4454](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4454-89th-regular) | Relating to solicitation of patients and o... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB5081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5081-89th-regular) | Relating to the protection of personal ide... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB754](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb754-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking prevention, ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1313](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1313-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and d... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB456](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb456-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or sale of human ... | 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 |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to an affirmative defense to... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the duty of the attorney ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1465](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1465-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the cr... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB1902](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1902-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the criminal off... | David Cook (R) | Low |
| [HB2017](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2017-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Low |
| [HB2073](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2073-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Lacey Hull (R) | Low |
| [HB2593](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2593-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | William Metcalf (R) | Critical |
| [HB2761](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2761-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the of... | Ann Johnson (D) | Low |
| [HB39](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb39-89th-regular) | Relating to information and data rega... | Ray Lopez (D) | Low |
| [HB4238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4238-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection of consume... | Morgan Meyer (R) | Critical |
| [HB4454](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4454-89th-regular) | Relating to solicitation of patients ... | Hubert Vo (D) | Critical |
| [HB45](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb45-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of the attorney ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5061](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5061-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting certain activ... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB5081](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5081-89th-regular) | Relating to the protection of persona... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB5509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5509-89th-regular) | Relating to the suspension or revocat... | Ben Bumgarner (R) | Critical |
| [HB742](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb742-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking prevent... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB754](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb754-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking prevent... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [SB1019](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1019-89th-regular) | Relating to the admissibility of cert... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB1021](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1021-89th-regular) | Relating to changing the eligibility ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1120-89th-regular) | Relating to rights of a victim, guard... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [SB1212](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1212-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punis... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1313](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1313-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited signs, logos, ... | Molly Cook (D) | Critical |
| [SB1349](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1349-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the criminal off... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1637](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1637-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the of... | Phil King (R) | Low |
| [SB1946](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1946-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a family ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB2373](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2373-89th-regular) | Relating to financial exploitation or... | Nathan Johnson (D) | Moderate |
| [SB3031](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3031-89th-regular) | Relating to the punishment for the of... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution f... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB456](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb456-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or sale of h... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB482](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb482-89th-regular) | Relating to the offenses of assault, ... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |
| [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 |
| [SB610](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb610-89th-regular) | Relating to combating human trafficki... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB955](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb955-89th-regular) | Relating to the punishment for the of... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [SB958](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb958-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of certai... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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