---
title: Family--Child Protection - Texas Legislation
subject: Family--Child Protection
total_bills: 31
unique_authors: 23
critical_bills: 12
high_cost_bills: 3
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-child-protection"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Family--Child Protection

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 31
- **Unique Authors:** 23
- **Critical Compliance:** 12 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 22

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 18 bills
- **Senate:** 13 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 12 bills
- **Moderate:** 9 bills
- **Low:** 9 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Toni Rose** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Hillary Hickland** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Denise Villalobos** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Family](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family) (31 shared bills)
- [FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-protective-services-department-of) (22 shared bills)
- [Family--Parent & Child](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-parent-child) (10 shared bills)
- [Minors--Health & Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-health-safety) (8 shared bills)
- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (8 shared bills)
- [FOSTER CARE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/foster-care) (7 shared bills)
- [CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/contractors-subcontractors) (7 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 23 bills
- [Texas Family Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-family-courts) - 5 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 5 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 2 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB1398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures in a suit a... | Critical | High |
| [SB1589](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1589-89th-regular) | Relating to the contract requirements for ... | Critical | High |
| [SB2034](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2034-89th-regular) | Relating to the receivership of a single-s... | Critical | High |
| [HB1403](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1403-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection and confidentia... | Critical | Low |
| [HB2071](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2071-89th-regular) | Relating to certain policies and procedure... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3597](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3597-89th-regular) | Relating to public hearing requirements fo... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4377](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4377-89th-regular) | Relating to the retention of certain genet... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB5394](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5394-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting single source cont... | Critical | Low |
| [HB694](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb694-89th-regular) | Relating to the notification of certain pe... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2032](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2032-89th-regular) | Relating to certain requirements regarding... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb500-89th-regular) | Relating to access to certain information ... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB571](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb571-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting and investigatio... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1106](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1106-89th-regular) | Relating to the definitions of child ... | Matthew Shaheen (R) | Low |
| [HB1151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1151-89th-regular) | Relating to neglect of a child and th... | Lacey Hull (R) | Low |
| [HB116](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb116-89th-regular) | Relating to grounds for the involunta... | Harold Dutton (D) | Low |
| [HB1211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1211-89th-regular) | Relating to tuition and fee exemption... | John Lujan (R) | Moderate |
| [HB140](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb140-89th-regular) | Relating to advisory bodies for the D... | Candy Noble (R) | Low |
| [HB1403](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1403-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection and confid... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB2071](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2071-89th-regular) | Relating to certain policies and proc... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB2789](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2789-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of child w... | James Frank (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2809](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2809-89th-regular) | Relating to required reporting by the... | Toni Rose (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3597](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3597-89th-regular) | Relating to public hearing requiremen... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Critical |
| [HB4129](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4129-89th-regular) | Relating to the contract requirements... | Aicha Davis (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4377](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4377-89th-regular) | Relating to the retention of certain ... | Denise Villalobos (R) | Critical |
| [HB4466](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4466-89th-regular) | Relating to restrictions on the fee a... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Low |
| [HB451](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb451-89th-regular) | Relating to a screening for the risk ... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4655](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4655-89th-regular) | Relating to the Preparation for Adult... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5149](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5149-89th-regular) | Relating to restricting the collectio... | Denise Villalobos (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5394](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5394-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting single source... | Toni Rose (D) | Critical |
| [HB694](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb694-89th-regular) | Relating to the notification of certa... | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | Critical |
| [SB1019](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1019-89th-regular) | Relating to the admissibility of cert... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB1141](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1141-89th-regular) | Relating to confirming the provision ... | Borris Miles (D) | Low |
| [SB127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb127-89th-regular) | Relating to the offense of failure to... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures in a s... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB1589](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1589-89th-regular) | Relating to the contract requirements... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Critical |
| [SB1923](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1923-89th-regular) | Relating to the modification of certa... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB2032](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2032-89th-regular) | Relating to certain requirements rega... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB2034](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2034-89th-regular) | Relating to the receivership of a sin... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB2165](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2165-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the dismissal... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [SB226](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb226-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing residency fo... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb500-89th-regular) | Relating to access to certain informa... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Critical |
| [SB513](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb513-89th-regular) | Relating to a rural community-based c... | Kevin Sparks (R) | - |
| [SB571](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb571-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting and investi... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |

## Source Links

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