---
title: Open Records - Texas Legislation
subject: Open Records
total_bills: 19
unique_authors: 17
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/open-records"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Open Records

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 19
- **Unique Authors:** 17
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 10

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 11 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 7 bills
- **Low:** 7 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Cody Vasut** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Carl Tepper** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Candy Noble** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (7 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (5 shared bills)
- [Protection of Personal Information](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/protection-of-personal-information) (5 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (4 shared bills)
- [ATTORNEY GENERAL](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/attorney-general) (4 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation-other-trades-professions) (3 shared bills)
- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (3 shared bills)
- [County Government--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-general) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 8 bills
- [County Appraisal Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-appraisal-districts) - 2 bills
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 2 bills
- [Texas Secretary of State](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-secretary-of-state) - 1 bills
- [State Office of Administrative Hearings](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-office-of-administrative-hearings) - 1 bills
- [Texas Board of Nursing](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-board-of-nursing) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3812](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3812-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan preauthori... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB4219](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4219-89th-regular) | Relating to a governmental body's response... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2155](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2155-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of veterinary p... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB132](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb132-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of in... | Ray Lopez (D) | Low |
| [HB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb14-89th-regular) | Relating to support for the developme... | Cody Harris (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3112](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3112-89th-regular) | Relating to the application of the op... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3516](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3516-89th-regular) | Relating to the availability of certa... | Paul Dyson (R) | Low |
| [HB3812](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3812-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan preau... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Critical |
| [HB4214](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4214-89th-regular) | Relating to public access to the mail... | Pat Curry (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4219](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4219-89th-regular) | Relating to a governmental body's res... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [HB4224](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4224-89th-regular) | Relating to information regarding con... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4310](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4310-89th-regular) | Relating to a special right of access... | Cody Vasut (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5093](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5093-89th-regular) | Relating to disclosure under the publ... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Low |
| [HB5129](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5129-89th-regular) | Relating to the security of certain p... | Candy Noble (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1248](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1248-89th-regular) | Relating to the disclosure of certain... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB1540](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1540-89th-regular) | Relating to maintaining the confident... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Low |
| [SB1569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1569-89th-regular) | Relating to the availability of certa... | Phil King (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1841](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1841-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of ce... | Nathan Johnson (D) | Low |
| [SB2155](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2155-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of veterin... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB2166](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2166-89th-regular) | Relating to testing of voting tabulat... | Tan Parker (R) | - |
| [SB370](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb370-89th-regular) | Relating to the availability of certa... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB765](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb765-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of fr... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | - |

## Source Links

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

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