---
title: CRIMINAL RECORDS - Texas Legislation
subject: CRIMINAL RECORDS
total_bills: 11
unique_authors: 10
critical_bills: 4
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-records"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# CRIMINAL RECORDS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 11
- **Unique Authors:** 10
- **Critical Compliance:** 4 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 8

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 6 bills
- **Senate:** 5 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

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

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Helen Kerwin** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **John Smithee** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Katrina Pierson** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Mark Dorazio** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (5 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (5 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (4 shared bills)
- [Courts--District](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-district) (3 shared bills)
- [MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/mandatory-community-supervision) (3 shared bills)
- [MAGISTRATES](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/magistrates) (3 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (3 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-general) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 4 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 4 bills
- [Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-housing-and-community-affairs) - 1 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 1 bills
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 1 bills
- [Texas Juvenile Justice Department](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-juvenile-justice-department) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment requirem... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB3560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3560-89th-regular) | Relating to the licensing of mental hospit... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB4643](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4643-89th-regular) | Relating to access to criminal history rec... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of certa... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment req... | Helen Kerwin (R) | Critical |
| [HB3560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3560-89th-regular) | Relating to the licensing of mental h... | Katrina Pierson (R) | Critical |
| [HB4344](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4344-89th-regular) | Relating to access to and use of crim... | Ana Hernandez (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4643](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4643-89th-regular) | Relating to access to criminal histor... | Mark Dorazio (R) | Critical |
| [HB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of a magistrate ... | John Smithee (R) | Low |
| [SB1080](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1080-89th-regular) | Relating to the revocation of an occu... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1610](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1610-89th-regular) | Relating to sexually violent predator... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1667](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1667-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedures for the ex... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [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/criminal-records)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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