---
title: PROTECTIVE ORDERS - Texas Legislation
subject: PROTECTIVE ORDERS
total_bills: 11
unique_authors: 10
critical_bills: 1
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/protective-orders"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# PROTECTIVE ORDERS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 11
- **Unique Authors:** 10
- **Critical Compliance:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 6

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 7 bills
- **Senate:** 4 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 1 bills
- **Moderate:** 6 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **David Cook** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **John Smithee** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Nathan Johnson** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Senfronia Thompson** (D, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/courts) (6 shared bills)
- [Family](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family) (6 shared bills)
- [Family--Family Violence](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/family-family-violence) (5 shared bills)
- [CRIME VICTIMS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crime-victims) (5 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (4 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (4 shared bills)
- [MAGISTRATES](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/magistrates) (3 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 1 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 1 bills
- [Texas Criminal Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-criminal-courts) - 1 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 1 bills
- [Texas District Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-district-courts) - 1 bills
- [District Attorneys](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/district-attorneys) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB1362](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1362-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the recognition, s... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB2524](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2524-89th-regular) | Relating to the recovery of fees, cou... | David Cook (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2596](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2596-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of certain p... | William Metcalf (R) | Low |
| [HB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of a magistrate ... | John Smithee (R) | Low |
| [HB793](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb793-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of ce... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1120-89th-regular) | Relating to rights of a victim, guard... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [SB1362](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1362-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the recogniti... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB1559](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1559-89th-regular) | Relating to conflicts between a prote... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1896](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1896-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of informat... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2196](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2196-89th-regular) | Relating to the period during which a... | Nathan Johnson (D) | Moderate |
| [SB836](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb836-89th-regular) | Relating to victims of sex offenses, ... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB9](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb9-89th-regular) | Relating to the confinement or releas... | Joan Huffman (R) | - |

## Source Links

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

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