---
title: Insurance--General - Texas Legislation
subject: Insurance--General
total_bills: 10
unique_authors: 9
critical_bills: 4
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance-general"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Insurance--General

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 10
- **Unique Authors:** 9
- **Critical Compliance:** 4 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 6

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 6 bills
- **Senate:** 4 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 4 bills
- **Moderate:** 4 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Carl Tepper** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Cesar Blanco** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Jay Dean** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Ken King** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Mayes Middleton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Brooks Landgraf** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance) (10 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (4 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (3 shared bills)
- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (3 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (2 shared bills)
- [Insurance--Insurers & Agents](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance-insurers-agents) (2 shared bills)
- [MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/mediation-dispute-resolution-arbitration) (2 shared bills)
- [County Government--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-general) (2 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 6 bills
- [Public Utility Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission) - 1 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 1 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 1 bills
- [Texas Division of Emergency Management](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-division-of-emergency-management) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb145-89th-regular) | Relating to risk mitigation planning and a... | Critical | High |
| [HB5331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5331-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of certain ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1238-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited insurance discrimin... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB213](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb213-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting insurers from requ... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb145-89th-regular) | Relating to risk mitigation planning ... | Ken King (R) | Critical |
| [HB3112](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3112-89th-regular) | Relating to the application of the op... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [HB40](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb40-89th-regular) | Relating to the business court. | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5331-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of cer... | Jay Dean (R) | Critical |
| [SB1151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1151-89th-regular) | Relating to an insurer's responsibili... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Low |
| [SB1238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1238-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited insurance disc... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB2077](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2077-89th-regular) | Relating to the qualifications of mem... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB213](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb213-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting insurers from... | Royce West (D) | Critical |
| [SB455](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb455-89th-regular) | Relating to arbitration provisions in... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB739](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb739-89th-regular) | Relating to the definition of authori... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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