---
title: JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS - Texas Legislation
subject: JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS
total_bills: 11
unique_authors: 10
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/juvenile-justice-department-texas"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 11
- **Unique Authors:** 10
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 10

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 6 bills
- **Senate:** 5 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 3 bills
- **Low:** 5 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Brad Buckley** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **David Cook** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Helen Kerwin** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Keith Bell** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (5 shared bills)
- [Minors--Juvenile Justice](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-juvenile-justice) (4 shared bills)
- [Juvenile Boards & Officers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/juvenile-boards-officers) (4 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (4 shared bills)
- [COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/comptroller-of-public-accounts) (3 shared bills)
- [FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-protective-services-department-of) (3 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (3 shared bills)
- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Juvenile Justice Department](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-juvenile-justice-department) - 7 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 2 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [State Office of Administrative Hearings](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-office-of-administrative-hearings) - 1 bills
- [Employees Retirement System of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/employees-retirement-system) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and public sc... | Critical | High |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prostitutio... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment requirem... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1737](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1737-89th-regular) | Relating to service retirement benefits pa... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1545](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1545-89th-regular) | Relating to the sunset review process... | Keith Bell (R) | Low |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and publ... | Brad Buckley (R) | Critical |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment req... | Helen Kerwin (R) | Critical |
| [HB4263](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4263-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedures and practi... | David Cook (R) | Low |
| [HB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb500-89th-regular) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [SB1171](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1171-89th-regular) | Relating to compensation, leave, and ... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB1437](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1437-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of certai... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1728](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1728-89th-regular) | Relating to the participation of cert... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1737](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1737-89th-regular) | Relating to service retirement benefi... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2776](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2776-89th-regular) | Relating to the disclosure of certain... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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