---
title: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Texas Legislation
subject: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
total_bills: 5
unique_authors: 5
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/physician-assistants"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 5
- **Unique Authors:** 5
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 5

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 4 bills
- **Senate:** 1 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 1 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Angelia Orr** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Donna Howard** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **James Frank** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Senfronia Thompson** (D, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (3 shared bills)
- [NURSES & NURSE AIDES](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/nurses-nurse-aides) (3 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (3 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation-health-occupations) (3 shared bills)
- [PHYSICIANS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/physicians) (3 shared bills)
- [ATTORNEY GENERAL](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/attorney-general) (2 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (2 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (2 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 3 bills
- [Texas Board of Nursing](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-board-of-nursing) - 2 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 1 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB1318](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1318-89th-regular) | Relating to restrictions on covenants not ... | Critical | High |
| [HB3749](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3749-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of the provisio... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB754](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb754-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking prevention, ... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3749](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3749-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of the pro... | Angelia Orr (R) | Critical |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [HB754](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb754-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking prevent... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB879](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb879-89th-regular) | Relating to the licensing of certain ... | James Frank (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1318](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1318-89th-regular) | Relating to restrictions on covenants... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Critical |

## Source Links

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

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