---
title: Governor - Texas Legislation
subject: Governor
total_bills: 52
unique_authors: 38
critical_bills: 12
high_cost_bills: 7
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/governor"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Governor

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 52
- **Unique Authors:** 38
- **Critical Compliance:** 12 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 7 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 37

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 28 bills
- **Senate:** 24 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 12 bills
- **Moderate:** 21 bills
- **Low:** 19 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 4 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Stan Kitzman** (R, House) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (27 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions-newly-proposed) (20 shared bills)
- [SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/speaker-of-the-house) (17 shared bills)
- [LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/lieutenant-governor) (17 shared bills)
- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (15 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (13 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (13 shared bills)
- [STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/staff-development-training) (12 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-governor) - 15 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 10 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 5 bills
- [Department of Information Resources](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-information-resources) - 5 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 4 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 4 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and... | Critical | High |
| [HB149](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb149-89th-regular) | Relating to regulation of the use of artif... | Critical | High |
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and public sc... | Critical | High |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards... | Critical | High |
| [SB293](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb293-89th-regular) | Relating to the discipline of judges by th... | Critical | High |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flas... | Critical | High |
| [HB121](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb121-89th-regular) | Relating to measures for ensuring public s... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb150-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Texas... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-regular) | Relating to reforming the procedure by whi... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1964](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1964-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation and use of arti... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2514](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2514-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing the hostile forei... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB37](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb37-89th-regular) | Relating to the governance of public insti... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB34](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb34-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the investment of ... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plan... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [HB117](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb117-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Alan Schoolcraft (R) | Low |
| [HB121](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb121-89th-regular) | Relating to measures for ensuring pub... | Ken King (R) | Critical |
| [HB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb14-89th-regular) | Relating to support for the developme... | Cody Harris (R) | Moderate |
| [HB140](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb140-89th-regular) | Relating to advisory bodies for the D... | Candy Noble (R) | Low |
| [HB149](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb149-89th-regular) | Relating to regulation of the use of ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [HB150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb150-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [HB1500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1500-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and func... | Keith Bell (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1520](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1520-89th-regular) | Relating to the Angelina and Neches R... | Stan Kitzman (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1535](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1535-89th-regular) | Relating to the Trinity River Authori... | Stan Kitzman (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and publ... | Brad Buckley (R) | Critical |
| [HB2193](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2193-89th-regular) | Relating to a study by the Texas Vete... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Low |
| [HB2253](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2253-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority to cancel c... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Low |
| [HB2715](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2715-89th-regular) | Relating to the removal from office o... | Pat Curry (R) | Low |
| [HB2890](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2890-89th-regular) | Relating to an interstate compact for... | Jared Patterson (R) | Low |
| [HB2970](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2970-89th-regular) | Relating to the management and operat... | Dennis Paul (R) | Moderate |
| [HB300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb300-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Armed Services ... | Terry Wilson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3284](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3284-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Texas... | James Frank (R) | Low |
| [HB34](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb34-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the investmen... | William Metcalf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3512](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3512-89th-regular) | Relating to artificial intelligence t... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3801](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3801-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Angelia Orr (R) | Moderate |
| [HB40](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb40-89th-regular) | Relating to the business court. | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4236](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4236-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a study g... | Trey Martinez Fischer (D) | Low |
| [HB4638](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4638-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical ... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [HB4751](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4751-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and adm... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Low |
| [HB4850](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4850-89th-regular) | Relating to programs to promote econo... | Angie Button (R) | Moderate |
| [HB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb500-89th-regular) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [HB5246](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5246-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration, power... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1271](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1271-89th-regular) | Relating to the concurrent jurisdicti... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |
| [SB1350](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1350-89th-regular) | Relating to a commission to coordinat... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-regular) | Relating to reforming the procedure b... | Phil King (R) | Critical |
| [SB1946](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1946-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a family ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1964](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1964-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation and use of... | Tan Parker (R) | Critical |
| [SB2053](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2053-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the Governor's M... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |
| [SB2069](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2069-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a wo... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB23](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb23-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2312](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2312-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and pow... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2406](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2406-89th-regular) | Relating to the Sabine River Authorit... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2407](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2407-89th-regular) | Relating to the Lower Neches Valley A... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition stan... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB2514](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2514-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing the hostile ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB2753](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2753-89th-regular) | Relating to the integration of early ... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2925](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2925-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Low |
| [SB293](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb293-89th-regular) | Relating to the discipline of judges ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Critical |
| [SB3059](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3059-89th-regular) | Relating to the preservation, mainten... | Donna Campbell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB34](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb34-89th-regular) | Relating to funding for certain volun... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB37](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb37-89th-regular) | Relating to the governance of public ... | Charles Creighton (R) | Critical |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Demen... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |

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