---
title: Minors--Juvenile Justice - Texas Legislation
subject: Minors--Juvenile Justice
total_bills: 10
unique_authors: 8
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-juvenile-justice"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Minors--Juvenile Justice

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 10
- **Unique Authors:** 8
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 9

## Chamber Breakdown

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

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 5 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Jeff Leach** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Helen Kerwin** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Senfronia Thompson** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Adam Hinojosa** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Toni Rose** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Brent Hagenbuch** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (10 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (5 shared bills)
- [Minors--Health & Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors-health-safety) (4 shared bills)
- [JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/juvenile-justice-department-texas) (4 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons) (4 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (3 shared bills)
- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (3 shared bills)
- [Family](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Juvenile Justice Department](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-juvenile-justice-department) - 4 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 2 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 2 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 1 bills
- [Texas Workforce Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-workforce-commission) - 1 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the operation and administrati... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment requirem... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and acce... | 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 |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the operation and adminis... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB109](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb109-89th-regular) | Relating to the construction, expansi... | Toni Rose (D) | Moderate |
| [HB3153](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3153-89th-regular) | Relating to hiring and employment req... | Helen Kerwin (R) | Critical |
| [HB451](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb451-89th-regular) | Relating to a screening for the risk ... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [SB2177](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2177-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a grant p... | Brent Hagenbuch (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/minors-juvenile-justice)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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