---
title: Minors--Health & Safety - Texas Legislation
subject: Minors--Health & Safety
total_bills: 43
unique_authors: 36
critical_bills: 17
high_cost_bills: 6
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-health-safety"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Minors--Health & Safety

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 43
- **Unique Authors:** 36
- **Critical Compliance:** 17 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 6 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 32

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 22 bills
- **Senate:** 21 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 17 bills
- **Moderate:** 13 bills
- **Low:** 10 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 3 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Molly Cook** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (43 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (18 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary) (16 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-general) (12 shared bills)
- [Family](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family) (11 shared bills)
- [Education--School Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-school-districts) (10 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (9 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (8 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 13 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 8 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 5 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 4 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 4 bills
- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 3 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and... | Critical | High |
| [HB4623](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4623-89th-regular) | Relating to liability of public schools an... | Critical | High |
| [HB581](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb581-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of artificial sex... | Critical | High |
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | Critical | High |
| [SB2420](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2420-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of platforms fo... | Critical | High |
| [HB121](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb121-89th-regular) | Relating to measures for ensuring public s... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and administ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3133](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3133-89th-regular) | Relating to user reports of explicit deep ... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment requirem... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB367](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb367-89th-regular) | Relating to verification of excused absenc... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3783-89th-regular) | Relating to court-ordered counseling in ce... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and acce... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public educ... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1313](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1313-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and d... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1316](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1316-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette a... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB57](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb57-89th-regular) | Relating to provisions and plans by public... | Critical | Low |
| [SB571](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb571-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting and investigatio... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB546](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb546-89th-regular) | Relating to seat belts on buses that trans... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plan... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [HB121](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb121-89th-regular) | Relating to measures for ensuring pub... | Ken King (R) | Critical |
| [HB140](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb140-89th-regular) | Relating to advisory bodies for the D... | Candy Noble (R) | Low |
| [HB1458](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1458-89th-regular) | Relating to the armed security office... | William Metcalf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB166](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb166-89th-regular) | Relating to committing the criminal o... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Low |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and adm... | Gary Vandeaver (R) | Critical |
| [HB1899](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1899-89th-regular) | Relating to the required age for a li... | Oscar Longoria (D) | Low |
| [HB2035](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2035-89th-regular) | Relating to notice provided by a chem... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2310](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2310-89th-regular) | Relating to developing a strategic pl... | Claudia Ordaz Perez (D) | Low |
| [HB2809](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2809-89th-regular) | Relating to required reporting by the... | Toni Rose (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3133](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3133-89th-regular) | Relating to user reports of explicit ... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Critical |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment req... | Helen Kerwin (R) | Critical |
| [HB367](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb367-89th-regular) | Relating to verification of excused a... | Jon Rosenthal (D) | Critical |
| [HB3783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3783-89th-regular) | Relating to court-ordered counseling ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB451](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb451-89th-regular) | Relating to a screening for the risk ... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4529](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4529-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of child-c... | Cole Hefner (R) | Low |
| [HB4623](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4623-89th-regular) | Relating to liability of public schoo... | Mitch Little (R) | Critical |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [HB549](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb549-89th-regular) | Relating to the availability and use ... | Cody Vasut (R) | Moderate |
| [HB581](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb581-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of artificia... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Critical |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [SB1019](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1019-89th-regular) | Relating to the admissibility of cert... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB1044](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1044-89th-regular) | Relating to newborn screening tests f... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public... | Charles Creighton (R) | Critical |
| [SB127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb127-89th-regular) | Relating to the offense of failure to... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1313](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1313-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited signs, logos, ... | Molly Cook (D) | Critical |
| [SB1316](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1316-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on e-cigare... | Molly Cook (D) | Critical |
| [SB1619](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1619-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of an epinephrine... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1833](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1833-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of a social media... | Tan Parker (R) | Low |
| [SB1923](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1923-89th-regular) | Relating to the modification of certa... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB2398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain policies and proc... | Donna Campbell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2420](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2420-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of platfor... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB260](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb260-89th-regular) | Relating to the school safety allotme... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb314-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting certain food ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | - |
| [SB513](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb513-89th-regular) | Relating to a rural community-based c... | Kevin Sparks (R) | - |
| [SB527](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb527-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit coverage f... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Moderate |
| [SB546](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb546-89th-regular) | Relating to seat belts on buses that ... | Jose Menendez (D) | Moderate |
| [SB57](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb57-89th-regular) | Relating to provisions and plans by p... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB571](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb571-89th-regular) | Relating to the reporting and investi... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB599](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb599-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a politi... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB855](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb855-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain ... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB920](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb920-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of non... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |

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