---
title: Criminal Procedure--General - Texas Legislation
subject: Criminal Procedure--General
total_bills: 53
unique_authors: 32
critical_bills: 11
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-general"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Criminal Procedure--General

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 53
- **Unique Authors:** 32
- **Critical Compliance:** 11 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 31

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 37 bills
- **Senate:** 16 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 11 bills
- **Moderate:** 22 bills
- **Low:** 17 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 3 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Peter Flores** (R, Senate) - 6 bills
- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 5 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Charles Creighton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Brent Hagenbuch** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (53 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (25 shared bills)
- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (15 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons) (13 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (12 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (11 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (10 shared bills)
- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (10 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 13 bills
- [Texas Criminal Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-criminal-courts) - 7 bills
- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 6 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 5 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 4 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 3 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 |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prostitutio... | Critical | Low |
| [HB210](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb210-89th-regular) | Relating to contracting with a school dist... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB2733](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2733-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the crimina... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3185](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3185-89th-regular) | Relating to investigations of certain cybe... | Critical | Low |
| [HB908](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb908-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting by law enforceme... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1020](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1020-89th-regular) | Relating to personal bond offices, to the ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1164](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1164-89th-regular) | Relating to emergency detention of certain... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishment of ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1646](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1646-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal conduct involving the... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb20-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the criminal o... | Critical | Medium |

## 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 |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the duty of the attorney ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1261-89th-regular) | Relating to the disposition of abando... | Charles Cunningham (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1610](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1610-89th-regular) | Relating to the nonsubstantive revisi... | Jeff Leach (R) | - |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB1866](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1866-89th-regular) | Relating to the state law enforcement... | John Lujan (R) | Low |
| [HB210](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb210-89th-regular) | Relating to contracting with a school... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Critical |
| [HB2282](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2282-89th-regular) | Relating to the amount of the reimbur... | Janie Lopez (R) | Low |
| [HB2348](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2348-89th-regular) | Relating to the video recording of a ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2594](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2594-89th-regular) | Relating to the venue for the prosecu... | William Metcalf (R) | Low |
| [HB2637](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2637-89th-regular) | Relating to the practice and procedur... | Mano DeAyala (R) | Low |
| [HB2697](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2697-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures in con... | Rafael Anchia (D) | Moderate |
| [HB272](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb272-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the of... | Mary Perez (D) | Low |
| [HB2733](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2733-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the cr... | Terry Canales (D) | Critical |
| [HB3185](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3185-89th-regular) | Relating to investigations of certain... | William Metcalf (R) | Critical |
| [HB3425](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3425-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of certai... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB45](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb45-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of the attorney ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB908](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb908-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting by law enfo... | David Spiller (R) | Critical |
| [SB1020](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1020-89th-regular) | Relating to personal bond offices, to... | Joan Huffman (R) | Critical |
| [SB1120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1120-89th-regular) | Relating to rights of a victim, guard... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [SB1164](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1164-89th-regular) | Relating to emergency detention of ce... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB1197](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1197-89th-regular) | Relating to the operation of an unman... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb127-89th-regular) | Relating to the offense of failure to... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1271](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1271-89th-regular) | Relating to the concurrent jurisdicti... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |
| [SB1372](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1372-89th-regular) | Relating to access to the crime labor... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB1451](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1451-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Peter Flores (R) | Low |
| [SB1497](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1497-89th-regular) | Relating to the search of certain wir... | Robert Nichols (R) | Low |
| [SB1498](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1498-89th-regular) | Relating to civil asset forfeiture of... | Robert Nichols (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1537](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1537-89th-regular) | Relating to the appointment of an int... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1610](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1610-89th-regular) | Relating to sexually violent predator... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1620](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1620-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishmen... | Joan Huffman (R) | Critical |
| [SB1646](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1646-89th-regular) | Relating to criminal conduct involvin... | Phil King (R) | Critical |
| [SB1660](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1660-89th-regular) | Relating to the retention and preserv... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1667](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1667-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedures for the ex... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1723](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1723-89th-regular) | Relating to rapid DNA analysis by cer... | Charles Creighton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb20-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the crimi... | Peter Flores (R) | Critical |
| [SB2177](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2177-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a grant p... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2180](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2180-89th-regular) | Relating to requiring a certification... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2569-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting requirement... | Peter Flores (R) | Low |
| [SB2570](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2570-89th-regular) | Relating to a legal justification for... | Peter Flores (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2798](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2798-89th-regular) | Relating to certain statutes of limit... | Charles Creighton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB296](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb296-89th-regular) | Relating to driving safety or motorcy... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB412](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb412-89th-regular) | Relating to defenses to prosecution f... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB528](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb528-89th-regular) | Relating to inpatient competency rest... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Moderate |
| [SB53](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb53-89th-regular) | Relating to certain notice and filing... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [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 |
| [SB739](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb739-89th-regular) | Relating to the definition of authori... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB761](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb761-89th-regular) | Relating to the offense of sexual ass... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |

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