---
title: Human Services - Texas Legislation
subject: Human Services
total_bills: 25
unique_authors: 18
critical_bills: 7
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-services"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Human Services

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 25
- **Unique Authors:** 18
- **Critical Compliance:** 7 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 21

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 15 bills
- **Senate:** 10 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 7 bills
- **Moderate:** 13 bills
- **Low:** 4 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 4 bills
- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Toni Rose** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Candy Noble** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Ann Johnson** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Diego Bernal** (D, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Human Services--Medical Assistance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-services-medical-assistance) (16 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (16 shared bills)
- [MEDICAID](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medicaid) (14 shared bills)
- [Human Services--Child Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-services-child-services) (8 shared bills)
- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (6 shared bills)
- [FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-protective-services-department-of) (6 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (5 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 16 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 5 bills
- [Texas Workforce Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-workforce-commission) - 2 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 2 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 2 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB1038](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1038-89th-regular) | Relating to administrative remedies for ce... | Critical | High |
| [SB457](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb457-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of certain nurs... | Critical | High |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and administ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing of cer... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4643](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4643-89th-regular) | Relating to access to criminal history rec... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1558](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1558-89th-regular) | Relating to the liability of nonprofit ent... | 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 |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB117](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb117-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Alan Schoolcraft (R) | Low |
| [HB136](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb136-89th-regular) | Relating to Medicaid coverage and rei... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB142](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb142-89th-regular) | Relating to the Health and Human Serv... | Candy Noble (R) | Moderate |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and adm... | Gary Vandeaver (R) | Critical |
| [HB2358](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2358-89th-regular) | Relating to training required or offe... | Candy Noble (R) | Low |
| [HB2402](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2402-89th-regular) | Relating to the determination of fees... | Toni Rose (D) | Moderate |
| [HB26](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb26-89th-regular) | Relating to authorizing Medicaid mana... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2789](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2789-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of child w... | James Frank (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing o... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB3940](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3940-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of certain ... | Ann Johnson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3963-89th-regular) | Relating to an early childhood integr... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Low |
| [HB426](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb426-89th-regular) | Relating to Medicaid and child health... | Diego Bernal (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4643](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4643-89th-regular) | Relating to access to criminal histor... | Mark Dorazio (R) | Critical |
| [HB4655](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4655-89th-regular) | Relating to the Preparation for Adult... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5155](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5155-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation of the m... | Toni Rose (D) | Low |
| [SB1038](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1038-89th-regular) | Relating to administrative remedies f... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Critical |
| [SB1266](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1266-89th-regular) | Relating to Medicaid provider enrollm... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1558](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1558-89th-regular) | Relating to the liability of nonprofi... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB1952](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1952-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration and op... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB379](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb379-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the purchase ... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB457](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb457-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of certain... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB513](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb513-89th-regular) | Relating to a rural community-based c... | Kevin Sparks (R) | - |
| [SB855](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb855-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain ... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb963-89th-regular) | Relating to allowing Medicaid managed... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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