---
title: Fire Fighters & Police - Texas Legislation
subject: Fire Fighters & Police
total_bills: 31
unique_authors: 25
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 5
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fire-fighters-police"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Fire Fighters & Police

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 31
- **Unique Authors:** 25
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 5 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 20

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 23 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 13 bills
- **Low:** 12 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Sam Harless** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Don McLaughlin** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Jared Patterson** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Charles Creighton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Brent Hagenbuch** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Carl Tepper** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Fire Fighters & Police--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fire-fighters-police-general) (29 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (10 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (10 shared bills)
- [City Government--Employees/Officers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government-employeesofficers) (9 shared bills)
- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (8 shared bills)
- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (8 shared bills)
- [Health--Emergency Services & Personnel](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-emergency-services-personnel) (7 shared bills)
- [FIRE PROTECTION, TEXAS COMMISSION ON](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fire-protection-texas-commission-on) (7 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Fire Protection](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-fire-protection) - 6 bills
- [Texas Division of Emergency Management](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-division-of-emergency-management) - 5 bills
- [Texas A&M Forest Service](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-a-m-forest-service) - 4 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 4 bills
- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 3 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB2802](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2802-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of, contrib... | Critical | High |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at pr... | Critical | High |
| [HB4144](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4144-89th-regular) | Relating to supplemental benefits for reti... | Critical | High |
| [HB331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb331-89th-regular) | Relating to certain presumptions applicabl... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB4464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4464-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of workers' comp... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB198](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb198-89th-regular) | Relating to periodic health screenings for... | Moderate | High |
| [HB4205](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4205-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employment be... | Moderate | High |

## 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 |
| [HB1593](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1593-89th-regular) | Relating to an advisory committee to ... | Elizabeth Campos (D) | Low |
| [HB1639](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1639-89th-regular) | Relating to a study on the increased ... | Jared Patterson (R) | Low |
| [HB198](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb198-89th-regular) | Relating to periodic health screening... | Ben Bumgarner (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2128](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2128-89th-regular) | Relating to a study of rural firefigh... | David Spiller (R) | Low |
| [HB2467](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2467-89th-regular) | Relating to the compensation and bene... | Gary Vandeaver (R) | Low |
| [HB2513](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2513-89th-regular) | Relating to a paid leave of absence f... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2563](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2563-89th-regular) | Relating to establishment of the temp... | Trent Ashby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2713](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2713-89th-regular) | Relating to the repeal of a municipal... | Drew Darby (R) | Low |
| [HB2802](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2802-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of, co... | John Bucy (D) | Critical |
| [HB3135](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3135-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of specialty... | John Smithee (R) | Low |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents ... | Don McLaughlin (R) | Critical |
| [HB331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb331-89th-regular) | Relating to certain presumptions appl... | Jared Patterson (R) | Critical |
| [HB35](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb35-89th-regular) | Relating to a peer support network fo... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3594](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3594-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of a r... | John Lujan (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3686](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3686-89th-regular) | Relating to the information included ... | Sam Harless (R) | Low |
| [HB3687](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3687-89th-regular) | Relating to certification requirement... | Sam Harless (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3732](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3732-89th-regular) | Relating to compliance by a fire depa... | Armando Martinez (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4144](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4144-89th-regular) | Relating to supplemental benefits for... | Chris Turner (D) | Critical |
| [HB4205](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4205-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employme... | Sam Harless (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4341](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4341-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure f... | Don McLaughlin (R) | Low |
| [HB4464](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4464-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of workers'... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Critical |
| [HB5424](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5424-89th-regular) | Relating to volunteer firefighter com... | Greg Bonnen (R) | - |
| [SB1637](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1637-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the of... | Phil King (R) | Low |
| [SB1957](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1957-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of a pers... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2143](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2143-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a county... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB2786](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2786-89th-regular) | Relating to the exemption from the as... | Charles Creighton (R) | Low |
| [SB34](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb34-89th-regular) | Relating to funding for certain volun... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB767](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb767-89th-regular) | Relating to creating a database of th... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB777](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb777-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation and employme... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB868](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb868-89th-regular) | Relating to the allocation of money a... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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