---
title: PATIENT RIGHTS & PROTECTION - Texas Legislation
subject: PATIENT RIGHTS & PROTECTION
total_bills: 4
unique_authors: 4
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/patient-rights-protection"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# PATIENT RIGHTS & PROTECTION

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 4
- **Unique Authors:** 4
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 1

## Chamber Breakdown

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

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

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

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Hubert Vo** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (4 shared bills)
- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (4 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (2 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (2 shared bills)
- [INFORMED CONSENT](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/informed-consent) (2 shared bills)
- [PHYSICIANS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/physicians) (2 shared bills)
- [Health--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-general) (2 shared bills)
- [MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medicine-prescription-drugs) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 1 bills
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 1 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 1 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 1 bills
- [County Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-attorneys) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3233](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3233-89th-regular) | Relating to patient data maintained by pha... | Critical | High |
| [HB4454](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4454-89th-regular) | Relating to solicitation of patients and o... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3233](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3233-89th-regular) | Relating to patient data maintained b... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB4454](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4454-89th-regular) | Relating to solicitation of patients ... | Hubert Vo (D) | Critical |
| [SB670](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb670-89th-regular) | Relating to patient authorization to ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |
| [SB984](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb984-89th-regular) | Relating to access to individualized ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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