---
title: Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment - Texas Legislation
subject: Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
total_bills: 24
unique_authors: 21
critical_bills: 7
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-sentencing-punishment"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 24
- **Unique Authors:** 21
- **Critical Compliance:** 7 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 18

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 13 bills
- **Senate:** 11 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 7 bills
- **Moderate:** 6 bills
- **Low:** 9 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Peter Flores** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **David Cook** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Jeff Leach** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Donna Howard** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Denise Villalobos** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (24 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (23 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) (10 shared bills)
- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (8 shared bills)
- [Minors--Crimes Against](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-crimes-against) (7 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-general) (7 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-general) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Department of Criminal Justice](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-criminal-justice) - 8 bills
- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 8 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 6 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 3 bills
- [Texas Criminal Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-criminal-courts) - 3 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 3 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 |
| [HB3464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3464-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalt... | Critical | Low |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and acce... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1020](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1020-89th-regular) | Relating to personal bond offices, to the ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and real p... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishment of ... | Critical | Low |
| [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 |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and r... | Royce West (D) | Critical |
| [HB108](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb108-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of metal or body ... | Mihaela Plesa (D) | Low |
| [HB1422](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1422-89th-regular) | Relating to the rights of victims of ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB1871](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1871-89th-regular) | Relating to the punishment for the cr... | Paul Dyson (R) | Low |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [HB3464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3464-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Terry Meza (D) | Critical |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [HB5238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5238-89th-regular) | Relating to the criminal offense of d... | Ray Lopez (D) | Low |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and... | Jeff Leach (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) | - |
| [SB1212](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1212-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punis... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1300-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punis... | Peter Flores (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1379](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1379-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Peter Flores (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 |
| [SB456](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb456-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or sale of h... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB745](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb745-89th-regular) | Relating to enhancing the criminal pe... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Low |
| [SB826](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb826-89th-regular) | Relating to the operation of a motor ... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-sentencing-punishment)
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