---
title: Family--Parent & Child - Texas Legislation
subject: Family--Parent & Child
total_bills: 32
unique_authors: 20
critical_bills: 7
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-parent-child"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Family--Parent & Child

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 32
- **Unique Authors:** 20
- **Critical Compliance:** 7 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 21

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 16 bills
- **Senate:** 16 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 7 bills
- **Moderate:** 13 bills
- **Low:** 10 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Harold Dutton** (D, House) - 4 bills
- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 3 bills
- **David Cook** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **James Frank** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Family](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family) (32 shared bills)
- [Family--Child Protection](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-child-protection) (10 shared bills)
- [FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-protective-services-department-of) (9 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (8 shared bills)
- [Courts--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-general) (7 shared bills)
- [ADOPTION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/adoption) (6 shared bills)
- [FOSTER CARE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/foster-care) (5 shared bills)
- [CHILD CUSTODY](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/child-custody) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 12 bills
- [Texas Family Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-family-courts) - 9 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 5 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 5 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 4 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 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 |
| [HB2340](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2340-89th-regular) | Relating to the qualifications, communicat... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3783-89th-regular) | Relating to court-ordered counseling in ce... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public educ... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB13](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb13-89th-regular) | Relating to a school district's library ma... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1388](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1388-89th-regular) | Relating to family support services provid... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb500-89th-regular) | Relating to access to certain information ... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [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 |
| [HB1734](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1734-89th-regular) | Relating to the transfer of court fil... | Angelia Orr (R) | Low |
| [HB1973](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1973-89th-regular) | Relating to proof of the identity of ... | David Cook (R) | - |
| [HB2035](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2035-89th-regular) | Relating to notice provided by a chem... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2340](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2340-89th-regular) | Relating to the qualifications, commu... | William Metcalf (R) | Critical |
| [HB2350](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2350-89th-regular) | Relating to standing in a suit affect... | Harold Dutton (D) | Moderate |
| [HB2495](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2495-89th-regular) | Relating to certain rights of a child... | Harold Dutton (D) | Moderate |
| [HB2524](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2524-89th-regular) | Relating to the recovery of fees, cou... | David Cook (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2530](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2530-89th-regular) | Relating to special appointments in s... | David Cook (R) | - |
| [HB2789](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2789-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of child w... | James Frank (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3181](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3181-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of a cour... | Harold Dutton (D) | Low |
| [HB3284](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3284-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Texas... | James Frank (R) | Low |
| [HB3783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3783-89th-regular) | Relating to court-ordered counseling ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB4795](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4795-89th-regular) | Relating to duties of the vital stati... | Candy Noble (R) | Low |
| [HB5149](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5149-89th-regular) | Relating to restricting the collectio... | Denise Villalobos (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1141](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1141-89th-regular) | Relating to confirming the provision ... | Borris Miles (D) | Low |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public... | Charles Creighton (R) | Critical |
| [SB1207](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1207-89th-regular) | Relating to instruction on adoption i... | Phil King (R) | Moderate |
| [SB13](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb13-89th-regular) | Relating to a school district's libra... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB1388](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1388-89th-regular) | Relating to family support services p... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB1398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures in a s... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB1404](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1404-89th-regular) | Relating to requirements for certain ... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1559](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1559-89th-regular) | Relating to conflicts between a prote... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1923](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1923-89th-regular) | Relating to the modification of certa... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB2018](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2018-89th-regular) | Relating to the strong families credi... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2052](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2052-89th-regular) | Relating to suits affecting the paren... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [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 |
| [SB2306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2306-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of adoption... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb500-89th-regular) | Relating to access to certain informa... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Critical |
| [SJR34](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr34-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-parent-child)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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