---
title: Disaster Preparedness & Relief - Texas Legislation
subject: Disaster Preparedness & Relief
total_bills: 40
unique_authors: 29
critical_bills: 15
high_cost_bills: 10
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/disaster-preparedness-relief"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 40
- **Unique Authors:** 29
- **Critical Compliance:** 15 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 10 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 28

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 21 bills
- **Senate:** 19 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 15 bills
- **Moderate:** 15 bills
- **Low:** 10 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Ken King** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Bob Hall** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Drew Darby** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Don McLaughlin** (R, House) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (13 shared bills)
- [EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/emergency-management-texas-division-of) (12 shared bills)
- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (11 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (11 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (9 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (9 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (8 shared bills)
- [Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/safety) (8 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Division of Emergency Management](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-division-of-emergency-management) - 10 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 6 bills
- [Public Utility Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission) - 6 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 4 bills
- [Texas Water Development Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-water-development-board) - 3 bills
- [County Tax Assessor-Collectors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-tax-assessor-collectors) - 3 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and... | Critical | High |
| [HB145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb145-89th-regular) | Relating to risk mitigation planning and a... | Critical | High |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at pr... | Critical | High |
| [HB3595](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3595-89th-regular) | Relating to an emergency preparedness and ... | Critical | High |
| [HB3689](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3689-89th-regular) | Relating to funding of excess losses and o... | Critical | High |
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | Critical | High |
| [SB1789](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1789-89th-regular) | Relating to electric service quality and r... | Critical | High |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flas... | Critical | High |
| [SB569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb569-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of virtual educa... | Critical | High |
| [HB1584](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1584-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a list of prio... | Critical | Low |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and administ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3597](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3597-89th-regular) | Relating to public hearing requirements fo... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4361](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4361-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing policies regardin... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4464-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of workers' comp... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB57](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb57-89th-regular) | Relating to provisions and plans by public... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1963-89th-regular) | Relating to a financing mechanism allowing... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plan... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to measures to prevent and r... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1089](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1089-89th-regular) | Relating to creation of the gulf coas... | Dennis Paul (R) | Low |
| [HB1392](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1392-89th-regular) | Relating to the postponement of the d... | John Bucy (D) | Low |
| [HB145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb145-89th-regular) | Relating to risk mitigation planning ... | Ken King (R) | Critical |
| [HB1584](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1584-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a list of... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and adm... | Gary Vandeaver (R) | Critical |
| [HB2253](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2253-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority to cancel c... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Low |
| [HB30](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb30-89th-regular) | Relating to the effect of a disaster ... | Ellen Troxclair (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3010](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3010-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Trent Ashby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents ... | Don McLaughlin (R) | Critical |
| [HB35](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb35-89th-regular) | Relating to a peer support network fo... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3595](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3595-89th-regular) | Relating to an emergency preparedness... | Jeff Barry (R) | Critical |
| [HB3597](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3597-89th-regular) | Relating to public hearing requiremen... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Critical |
| [HB3689](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3689-89th-regular) | Relating to funding of excess losses ... | Todd Hunter (R) | Critical |
| [HB3824](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3824-89th-regular) | Relating to fire safety standards and... | Ken King (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4341](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4341-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure f... | Don McLaughlin (R) | Low |
| [HB4361](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4361-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing policies reg... | Charlene Ward Johnson (D) | Critical |
| [HB4464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4464-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of workers'... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Critical |
| [SB1371](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1371-89th-regular) | Relating to the operation of certain ... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB1502](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1502-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the gove... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Low |
| [SB1759](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1759-89th-regular) | Relating to the declaration of an oil... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |
| [SB1789](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1789-89th-regular) | Relating to electric service quality ... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Critical |
| [SB1963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1963-89th-regular) | Relating to a financing mechanism all... | Charles Creighton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1967](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1967-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of financia... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB2148](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2148-89th-regular) | Relating to the reliability of the el... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2312](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2312-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and pow... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB467](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb467-89th-regular) | Relating to a temporary exemption fro... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB482](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb482-89th-regular) | Relating to the offenses of assault, ... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |
| [SB569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb569-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of virtual ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB57](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb57-89th-regular) | Relating to provisions and plans by p... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB672](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb672-89th-regular) | Relating to a requirement that certai... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financi... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the resilience of the ele... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB767](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb767-89th-regular) | Relating to creating a database of th... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB868](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb868-89th-regular) | Relating to the allocation of money a... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Low |
| [SJR84](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr84-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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