---
title: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT - Texas Legislation
subject: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
total_bills: 11
unique_authors: 9
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 5
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/research-development"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 11
- **Unique Authors:** 9
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 5 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 8

## Chamber Breakdown

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

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 7 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Carl Tepper** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Angie Button** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Education--Higher](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-higher) (8 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (8 shared bills)
- [Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-higher-institutions-programs) (8 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions-newly-proposed) (3 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (3 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (3 shared bills)
- [COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/comptroller-of-public-accounts) (3 shared bills)
- [HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/higher-education-coordinating-board-texas) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 3 bills
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) - 2 bills
- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) - 2 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 1 bills
- [Office of the Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-governor) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb127-89th-regular) | Relating to measures to protect institutio... | Critical | High |
| [HB130](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb130-89th-regular) | Relating to genetic information security f... | Critical | High |
| [SB2206](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2206-89th-regular) | Relating to a franchise tax credit for, an... | Critical | High |
| [SB2308](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2308-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a consort... | Moderate | High |
| [SJR3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr3-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment provi... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB127](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb127-89th-regular) | Relating to measures to protect insti... | Terry Wilson (R) | Critical |
| [HB130](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb130-89th-regular) | Relating to genetic information secur... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Critical |
| [HB4850](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4850-89th-regular) | Relating to programs to promote econo... | Angie Button (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5092](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5092-89th-regular) | Relating to the operation and dissolu... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1273](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1273-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing the Higher E... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2055](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2055-89th-regular) | Relating to participation in the Texa... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2066](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2066-89th-regular) | Relating to the repeal of the Texas R... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |
| [SB2206](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2206-89th-regular) | Relating to a franchise tax credit fo... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB2308](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2308-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a co... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Demen... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SJR3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr3-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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