---
title: LOBBYISTS & LOBBYING - Texas Legislation
subject: LOBBYISTS & LOBBYING
total_bills: 3
unique_authors: 3
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/lobbyists-lobbying"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# LOBBYISTS & LOBBYING

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 3
- **Unique Authors:** 3
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 1

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 2 bills
- **Senate:** 1 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Brian Birdwell** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Stan Gerdes** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Civil Remedies & Liabilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/civil-remedies-liabilities) (2 shared bills)
- [Ethics](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/ethics) (2 shared bills)
- [COMPETITIVE BIDDING](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/competitive-bidding) (1 shared bills)
- [POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/political-contributions) (1 shared bills)
- [Intergovernmental Relations](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/intergovernmental-relations) (1 shared bills)
- [Purchasing--Local](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/purchasing-local) (1 shared bills)
- [Elections](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections) (1 shared bills)
- [Aliens](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/aliens) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Ethics Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-ethics-commission) - 2 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB119](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb119-89th-regular) | Relating to the registration as a lobbyist... | Critical | High |
| [HB223](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb223-89th-regular) | Relating to competitive requirements for a... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB119](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb119-89th-regular) | Relating to the registration as a lob... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Critical |
| [HB223](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb223-89th-regular) | Relating to competitive requirements ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [SB2781](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2781-89th-regular) | Relating to the imposition of civil p... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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