---
title: Family - Texas Legislation
subject: Family
total_bills: 74
unique_authors: 38
critical_bills: 21
high_cost_bills: 4
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Family

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 74
- **Unique Authors:** 38
- **Critical Compliance:** 21 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 4 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 46

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 41 bills
- **Senate:** 33 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 21 bills
- **Moderate:** 27 bills
- **Low:** 22 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 4 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Harold Dutton** (D, House) - 6 bills
- **David Cook** (R, House) - 5 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 5 bills
- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Toni Rose** (D, House) - 3 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Family--Parent & Child](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-parent-child) (32 shared bills)
- [Family--Child Protection](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-child-protection) (31 shared bills)
- [FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-protective-services-department-of) (25 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (13 shared bills)
- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (13 shared bills)
- [Family--Family Violence](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-family-violence) (13 shared bills)
- [Courts--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-general) (11 shared bills)
- [Minors--Health & Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-health-safety) (11 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 27 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 10 bills
- [Texas Family Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-family-courts) - 10 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 6 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 5 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 5 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 |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use of cer... | 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 |
| [HB2340](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2340-89th-regular) | Relating to the qualifications, communicat... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3597](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3597-89th-regular) | Relating to public hearing requirements fo... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3783-89th-regular) | Relating to court-ordered counseling in ce... | Critical | Medium |
| [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 |
| [HB5629](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5629-89th-regular) | Relating to the occupational licensing of ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB694](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb694-89th-regular) | Relating to the notification of certain pe... | Critical | Low |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public educ... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1238-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited insurance discrimin... | 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 |
| [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 |
| [SB800](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb800-89th-regular) | Relating to a public institution of higher... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use o... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [HB109](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb109-89th-regular) | Relating to the construction, expansi... | Toni Rose (D) | Moderate |
| [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 |
| [HB1193](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1193-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of ce... | Christian Manuel (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 |
| [HB1734](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1734-89th-regular) | Relating to the transfer of court fil... | Angelia Orr (R) | Low |
| [HB1916](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1916-89th-regular) | Relating to the jurisdiction of a cou... | David Cook (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 |
| [HB2071](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2071-89th-regular) | Relating to certain policies and proc... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB2073](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2073-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Lacey Hull (R) | Low |
| [HB2240](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2240-89th-regular) | Relating to certain void marriages. | Harold Dutton (D) | Low |
| [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 |
| [HB2492](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2492-89th-regular) | Relating to the period for which a pe... | Rhetta Bowers (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 |
| [HB2809](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2809-89th-regular) | Relating to required reporting by the... | Toni Rose (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3180](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3180-89th-regular) | Relating to the contents of a request... | Harold Dutton (D) | Low |
| [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 |
| [HB3594](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3594-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of a r... | John Lujan (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3597](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3597-89th-regular) | Relating to public hearing requiremen... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Critical |
| [HB3783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3783-89th-regular) | Relating to court-ordered counseling ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB4129](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4129-89th-regular) | Relating to the contract requirements... | Aicha Davis (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4263](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4263-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedures and practi... | David Cook (R) | Low |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [HB5394](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5394-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting single source... | Toni Rose (D) | Critical |
| [HB5629](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5629-89th-regular) | Relating to the occupational licensin... | Terry Wilson (R) | Critical |
| [HB694](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb694-89th-regular) | Relating to the notification of certa... | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | Critical |
| [HB793](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb793-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of ce... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1019](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1019-89th-regular) | Relating to the admissibility of cert... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB1120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1120-89th-regular) | Relating to rights of a victim, guard... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [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 |
| [SB1238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1238-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited insurance disc... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb127-89th-regular) | Relating to the offense of failure to... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1271](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1271-89th-regular) | Relating to the concurrent jurisdicti... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |

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