---
title: PERMITS - Texas Legislation
subject: PERMITS
total_bills: 27
unique_authors: 22
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 3
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/permits"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# PERMITS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 27
- **Unique Authors:** 22
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 15

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 17 bills
- **Senate:** 10 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 19 bills
- **Low:** 3 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Brian Birdwell** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Charlie Geren** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Cesar Blanco** (D, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (14 shared bills)
- [ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environmental-quality-texas-commission-on) (10 shared bills)
- [Environment--Water](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-water) (9 shared bills)
- [Fees & Other Nontax Revenue](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fees-other-nontax-revenue) (5 shared bills)
- [Oil & Gas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/oil-gas) (4 shared bills)
- [Energy](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/energy) (4 shared bills)
- [Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fees-other-nontax-revenue-local) (3 shared bills)
- [Energy--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/energy-general) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 10 bills
- [Texas Parks and Wildlife Department](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-parks-and-wildlife-department) - 3 bills
- [Railroad Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/railroad-commission) - 3 bills
- [Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-alcoholic-beverage-commission) - 2 bills
- [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 2 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3071](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3071-89th-regular) | Relating to cancellation of certain solid ... | Critical | High |
| [HB3333](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3333-89th-regular) | Relating to a restriction on permits autho... | Critical | High |
| [SB840](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb840-89th-regular) | Relating to certain municipal regulation o... | Critical | High |
| [HB4215](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4215-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of delivery net... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB785](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb785-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1275](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1275-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of permits f... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Low |
| [HB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb14-89th-regular) | Relating to support for the developme... | Cody Harris (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1562](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1562-89th-regular) | Relating to massage student permits. | Ana Hernandez (D) | Moderate |
| [HB1633](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1633-89th-regular) | Relating to the criteria considered b... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1899](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1899-89th-regular) | Relating to the required age for a li... | Oscar Longoria (D) | Low |
| [HB3071](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3071-89th-regular) | Relating to cancellation of certain s... | Charlie Geren (R) | Critical |
| [HB3333](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3333-89th-regular) | Relating to a restriction on permits ... | Eddie Morales (D) | Critical |
| [HB4215](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4215-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of deliver... | Todd Hunter (R) | Critical |
| [HB4426](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4426-89th-regular) | Relating to permits issued by the Rai... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB609](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb609-89th-regular) | Relating to the cleaning of a structu... | Cody Vasut (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1008](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1008-89th-regular) | Relating to state and local authority... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1061](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1061-89th-regular) | Relating to procedural requirements f... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1145-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Texa... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1245](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1245-89th-regular) | Relating to the taking of aoudad shee... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1302](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1302-89th-regular) | Relating to eligibility to use a gene... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1355](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1355-89th-regular) | Relating to liquor sales on credit by... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1378](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1378-89th-regular) | Relating to the powers of certain non... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2037](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2037-89th-regular) | Relating to permit application review... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2122](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2122-89th-regular) | Relating to imposition of application... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2351](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2351-89th-regular) | Relating to the construction of certa... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2477](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2477-89th-regular) | Relating to certain municipal regulat... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2801](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2801-89th-regular) | Relating to a permit issued by the Pa... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB616](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb616-89th-regular) | Relating to aquifer storage and recov... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Moderate |
| [SB763](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb763-89th-regular) | Relating to standard permits for cert... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |
| [SB785](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb785-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of new HUD... | Peter Flores (R) | Critical |
| [SB840](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb840-89th-regular) | Relating to certain municipal regulat... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB879](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb879-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption for drillers... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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