---
title: MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF - Texas Legislation
subject: MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
total_bills: 12
unique_authors: 11
critical_bills: 4
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/motor-vehicles-texas-department-of"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 12
- **Unique Authors:** 11
- **Critical Compliance:** 4 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 9

## Chamber Breakdown

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

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 4 bills
- **Moderate:** 2 bills
- **Low:** 6 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Brent Hagenbuch** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Jay Dean** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **John Smithee** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Keith Bell** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Kelly Hancock** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Philip Cortez** (D, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Vehicles & Traffic](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/vehicles-traffic) (11 shared bills)
- [Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/vehicles-traffic-vehicle-registration) (8 shared bills)
- [LICENSE PLATES](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/license-plates) (6 shared bills)
- [Vehicles & Traffic--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/vehicles-traffic-general) (4 shared bills)
- [TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/transportation-texas-department-of) (3 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (2 shared bills)
- [PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/public-safety-department-of) (2 shared bills)
- [COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/comptroller-of-public-accounts) (2 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Department of Motor Vehicles](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-motor-vehicles) - 11 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 1 bills
- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 1 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 1 bills
- [County Tax Assessor-Collectors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-tax-assessor-collectors) - 1 bills
- [Railroad Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/railroad-commission) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1672](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1672-89th-regular) | Relating to the appeal of certain actions ... | Critical | Low |
| [HB5436](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5436-89th-regular) | Relating to an exception to the titling re... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1902](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1902-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of the deal... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2807](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2807-89th-regular) | Relating to motor vehicles, including auto... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1672](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1672-89th-regular) | Relating to the appeal of certain act... | Trent Ashby (R) | Critical |
| [HB2686](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2686-89th-regular) | Relating to the registration of frac ... | Jay Dean (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3135](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3135-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of specialty... | John Smithee (R) | Low |
| [HB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb500-89th-regular) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [HB5436](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5436-89th-regular) | Relating to an exception to the titli... | Keith Bell (R) | Critical |
| [HB791](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb791-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of Central C... | Philip Cortez (D) | Low |
| [SB1568](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1568-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of animal fr... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1729](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1729-89th-regular) | Relating to the registration and insp... | Borris Miles (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1902](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1902-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of the... | Robert Nichols (R) | Critical |
| [SB2007](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2007-89th-regular) | Relating to the voluntary disclosure ... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Low |
| [SB2807](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2807-89th-regular) | Relating to motor vehicles, including... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Critical |
| [SB927](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb927-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of Navy and ... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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