---
title: Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual - Texas Legislation
subject: Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
total_bills: 42
unique_authors: 25
critical_bills: 11
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 42
- **Unique Authors:** 25
- **Critical Compliance:** 11 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 37

## Chamber Breakdown

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

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 11 bills
- **Moderate:** 13 bills
- **Low:** 15 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 3 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Senfronia Thompson** (D, House) - 4 bills
- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Donna Howard** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Crimes--Against Persons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons) (42 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (42 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (19 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-general) (18 shared bills)
- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (17 shared bills)
- [Minors--Crimes Against](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-crimes-against) (15 shared bills)
- [HUMAN TRAFFICKING](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-trafficking) (14 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-general) (12 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 10 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 9 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 9 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 8 bills
- [Texas Criminal Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-criminal-courts) - 6 bills
- [Texas Department of Criminal Justice](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-criminal-justice) - 4 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution for ce... | Critical | High |
| [SB441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb441-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal and civil liability r... | Critical | High |
| [HB1732](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1732-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of massage ther... | Critical | Low |
| [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 |
| [HB3133](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3133-89th-regular) | Relating to user reports of explicit deep ... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB3629](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3629-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting a person required ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB754](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb754-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking prevention, ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishment of ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB703](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb703-89th-regular) | Relating to the criminal and licensing con... | Critical | Low |
| [SB835](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb835-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of certain ... | 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 |
| [HB1422](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1422-89th-regular) | Relating to the rights of victims of ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1443](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1443-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the criminal off... | Nate Schatzline (R) | - |
| [HB1465](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1465-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the cr... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1732](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1732-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of massage... | Ana Hernandez (D) | Critical |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB2000](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2000-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of sex ... | Trent Ashby (R) | Low |
| [HB2073](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2073-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Lacey Hull (R) | Low |
| [HB2306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2306-89th-regular) | Relating to changing the eligibility ... | Denise Villalobos (R) | Low |
| [HB2407](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2407-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Low |
| [HB2593](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2593-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | William Metcalf (R) | Critical |
| [HB2596](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2596-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of certain p... | William Metcalf (R) | Low |
| [HB2761](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2761-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the of... | Ann Johnson (D) | Low |
| [HB3033](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3033-89th-regular) | Relating to a grant program for nonpr... | Tom Craddick (R) | Low |
| [HB3073](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3073-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the of... | Donna Howard (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3133](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3133-89th-regular) | Relating to user reports of explicit ... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Critical |
| [HB3629](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3629-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting a person requ... | Candy Noble (R) | Critical |
| [HB45](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb45-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of the attorney ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB451](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb451-89th-regular) | Relating to a screening for the risk ... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [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 |
| [SB1080](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1080-89th-regular) | Relating to the revocation of an occu... | Royce West (D) | 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 |
| [SB1610](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1610-89th-regular) | Relating to sexually violent predator... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishmen... | Joan Huffman (R) | Critical |
| [SB1804](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1804-89th-regular) | Relating to restitution and compensat... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Low |
| [SB2177](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2177-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a grant p... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Moderate |
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution f... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb441-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal and civil liabil... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Critical |
| [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 |
| [SB608](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb608-89th-regular) | Relating to reporting information reg... | Peter Flores (R) | Moderate |
| [SB610](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb610-89th-regular) | Relating to combating human trafficki... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB703](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb703-89th-regular) | Relating to the criminal and licensin... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB835](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb835-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of cer... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB836](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb836-89th-regular) | Relating to victims of sex offenses, ... | 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 |
| [SJR5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr5-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |

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