---
title: Elections - Texas Legislation
subject: Elections
total_bills: 46
unique_authors: 27
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Elections

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 46
- **Unique Authors:** 27
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 16

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 26 bills
- **Senate:** 20 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 16 bills
- **Low:** 24 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 8 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 6 bills
- **Brian Birdwell** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Philip Cortez** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Matthew Shaheen** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Mano DeAyala** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Elections--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections-general) (30 shared bills)
- [Elections--Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections-administration) (16 shared bills)
- [SECRETARY OF STATE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/secretary-of-state) (14 shared bills)
- [Elections--Election Officers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections-election-officers) (11 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (6 shared bills)
- [Elections--Registration & Suffrage](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections-registration-suffrage) (6 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (6 shared bills)
- [Elections--Voting Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections-voting-systems) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Secretary of State](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-secretary-of-state) - 16 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 5 bills
- [Texas Ethics Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-ethics-commission) - 3 bills
- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 3 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 2 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1661](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1661-89th-regular) | Relating to election supplies and the cond... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3575](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3575-89th-regular) | Relating to the filing of a campaign treas... | Critical | Low |
| [HB5115](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5115-89th-regular) | Relating to the penalty for the crime of e... | Critical | Low |
| [HB521](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb521-89th-regular) | Relating to accommodating voters with a di... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1025](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1025-89th-regular) | Relating to the text of ballot proposition... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB192](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb192-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the funding of law enforc... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Moderate |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the duty of the attorney ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB54](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb54-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to election procedures regar... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |
| [HB1661](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1661-89th-regular) | Relating to election supplies and the... | Cody Vasut (R) | Critical |
| [HB2014](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2014-89th-regular) | Relating to the election of the board... | Helen Kerwin (R) | Low |
| [HB2253](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2253-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority to cancel c... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Low |
| [HB2259](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2259-89th-regular) | Relating to the instructions for an a... | Mano DeAyala (R) | Low |
| [HB2885](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2885-89th-regular) | Relating to allowing the governing bo... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Low |
| [HB3526](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3526-89th-regular) | Relating to fiscal transparency for b... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3546](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3546-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of an indep... | Armando Martinez (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3575](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3575-89th-regular) | Relating to the filing of a campaign ... | Candy Noble (R) | Critical |
| [HB3697](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3697-89th-regular) | Relating to the text on an applicatio... | Philip Cortez (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3909](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3909-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of a wireless com... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Low |
| [HB493](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb493-89th-regular) | Relating to ineligibility to serve as... | Matthew Shaheen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5115](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5115-89th-regular) | Relating to the penalty for the crime... | Matthew Shaheen (R) | Critical |
| [HB521](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb521-89th-regular) | Relating to accommodating voters with... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Critical |
| [HB551](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb551-89th-regular) | Relating to address information conta... | Valoree Swanson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5693](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5693-89th-regular) | Relating to the election of the commi... | Christian Manuel (D) | Low |
| [HB621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb621-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a proper... | Jared Patterson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB640](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb640-89th-regular) | Relating to the office hours of an el... | Ben Bumgarner (R) | Low |
| [HB677](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb677-89th-regular) | Relating to the restrictions on polit... | Mano DeAyala (R) | Low |
| [HB766](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb766-89th-regular) | Relating to the ballot application re... | Philip Cortez (D) | Low |
| [SB1025](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1025-89th-regular) | Relating to the text of ballot propos... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB1214](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1214-89th-regular) | Relating to the operations and admini... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB1470](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1470-89th-regular) | Relating to requiring the Department ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |
| [SB1494](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1494-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain ... | Nathan Johnson (D) | Low |
| [SB1540](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1540-89th-regular) | Relating to maintaining the confident... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Low |
| [SB1733](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1733-89th-regular) | Relating to the composition of the bo... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Low |
| [SB1862](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1862-89th-regular) | Relating to interstate notification b... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |
| [SB2166](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2166-89th-regular) | Relating to testing of voting tabulat... | Tan Parker (R) | - |
| [SB2216](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2216-89th-regular) | Relating to security of election syst... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2217](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2217-89th-regular) | Relating to certain election practice... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2753](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2753-89th-regular) | Relating to the integration of early ... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2781](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2781-89th-regular) | Relating to the imposition of civil p... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2964](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2964-89th-regular) | Relating to an opportunity to correct... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |
| [SB447](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb447-89th-regular) | Relating to authorizing certain munic... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb506-89th-regular) | Relating to requirements for certain ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |
| [SB509](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb509-89th-regular) | Relating to requiring notice to the a... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |
| [SB510](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb510-89th-regular) | Relating to the failure of a voter re... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Low |
| [SB688](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb688-89th-regular) | Relating to the date of the meeting o... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |
| [SB827](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb827-89th-regular) | Relating to the audit of an election ... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB869](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb869-89th-regular) | Relating to the deadline for the Texa... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB901](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb901-89th-regular) | Relating to the declaration of a cand... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Low |
| [SB914](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb914-89th-regular) | Relating to authorizing certain citie... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Low |
| [SB985](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb985-89th-regular) | Relating to the combination of certai... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Low |
| [SJR37](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr37-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections)
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