---
title: Probate - Texas Legislation
subject: Probate
total_bills: 10
unique_authors: 4
critical_bills: 0
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/probate"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Probate

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 10
- **Unique Authors:** 4
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 6

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 8 bills
- **Senate:** 2 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Moderate:** 9 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 6 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Richard Hayes** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/probate-wills-admin-of-estates) (7 shared bills)
- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (5 shared bills)
- [Probate--Guardians & Related Trusts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/probate-guardians-related-trusts) (4 shared bills)
- [GUARDIANS & WARDS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/guardians-wards) (3 shared bills)
- [Courts--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts-general) (2 shared bills)
- [COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/court-administration-office-of) (1 shared bills)
- [STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/staff-development-training) (1 shared bills)
- [JUDICIAL BRANCH CERTIFICATION COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/judicial-branch-certification-commission) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 5 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 2 bills
- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-housing-and-community-affairs) - 1 bills

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3376](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3376-89th-regular) | Relating to training on Alzheimer's d... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3421](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3421-89th-regular) | Relating to decedents' estates and ot... | Richard Hayes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1335](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1335-89th-regular) | Relating to decedents' estates. | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1448](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1448-89th-regular) | Relating to decedents' estates and ot... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1760](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1760-89th-regular) | Relating to guardianships for persons... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1839](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1839-89th-regular) | Relating to the delivery of records, ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1940](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1940-89th-regular) | Relating to authorizing a beneficiary... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB387](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb387-89th-regular) | Relating to bond requirements for cer... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB66](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb66-89th-regular) | Relating to a study on authorizing a ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB746](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb746-89th-regular) | Relating to guardianship matters. | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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