---
title: SEXUAL ASSAULT - Texas Legislation
subject: SEXUAL ASSAULT
total_bills: 12
unique_authors: 8
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/sexual-assault"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# SEXUAL ASSAULT

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 12
- **Unique Authors:** 8
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 10

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 7 bills
- **Senate:** 5 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 4 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 3 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Donna Howard** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Senfronia Thompson** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Brent Hagenbuch** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons-sexual) (10 shared bills)
- [Crimes--Against Persons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes-against-persons) (10 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (10 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (8 shared bills)
- [CRIME VICTIMS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crime-victims) (6 shared bills)
- [Minors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/minors) (6 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-general) (5 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure-sentencing-punishment) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [Office of Court Administration](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-court-administration) - 2 bills
- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) - 1 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 1 bills
- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prostitutio... | Critical | Low |
| [SB800](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb800-89th-regular) | Relating to a public institution of higher... | Critical | Low |
| [SB835](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb835-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of certain ... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1422](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1422-89th-regular) | Relating to the rights of victims of ... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1778](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1778-89th-regular) | Relating to human trafficking, prosti... | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Critical |
| [HB2073](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2073-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal p... | Lacey Hull (R) | Low |
| [HB3073](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3073-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution of the of... | Donna Howard (D) | Moderate |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [SB1120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1120-89th-regular) | Relating to rights of a victim, guard... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [SB2177](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2177-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a grant p... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Moderate |
| [SB487](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb487-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of id... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Low |
| [SB761](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb761-89th-regular) | Relating to the offense of sexual ass... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | - |
| [SB800](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb800-89th-regular) | Relating to a public institution of h... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB835](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb835-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforceability of cer... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB836](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb836-89th-regular) | Relating to victims of sex offenses, ... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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