---
title: GUARDIANS & WARDS - Texas Legislation
subject: GUARDIANS & WARDS
total_bills: 5
unique_authors: 2
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/guardians-wards"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# GUARDIANS & WARDS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 5
- **Unique Authors:** 2
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 3

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 4 bills
- **Senate:** 1 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 3 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Probate](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/probate) (3 shared bills)
- [Probate--Guardians & Related Trusts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/probate-guardians-related-trusts) (3 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (3 shared bills)
- [Courts--Personnel](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-personnel) (2 shared bills)
- [INCAPACITATED PERSONS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/incapacitated-persons) (2 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (2 shared bills)
- [Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/probate-wills-admin-of-estates) (2 shared bills)
- [Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 2 bills
- [Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-housing-and-community-affairs) - 1 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 1 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 1 bills
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 1 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB1164](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1164-89th-regular) | Relating to emergency detention of certain... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of certa... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3376](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3376-89th-regular) | Relating to training on Alzheimer's d... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1164](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1164-89th-regular) | Relating to emergency detention of ce... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB1760](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1760-89th-regular) | Relating to guardianships for persons... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB746](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb746-89th-regular) | Relating to guardianship matters. | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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