---
title: SHERIFFS - Texas Legislation
subject: SHERIFFS
total_bills: 10
unique_authors: 9
critical_bills: 4
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/sheriffs"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# SHERIFFS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 10
- **Unique Authors:** 9
- **Critical Compliance:** 4 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 4

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 7 bills
- **Senate:** 3 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 4 bills
- **Moderate:** 5 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Kelly Hancock** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Don McLaughlin** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Jose Menendez** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Tom Oliverson** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (7 shared bills)
- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (6 shared bills)
- [County Government--Employees/Officers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-employeesofficers) (4 shared bills)
- [CONSTABLES](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/constables) (4 shared bills)
- [County Government--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government-general) (3 shared bills)
- [PEACE OFFICERS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/peace-officers) (3 shared bills)
- [Corrections--Jails & Prisons](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/corrections-jails-prisons) (3 shared bills)
- [Corrections](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/corrections) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-law-enforcement) - 3 bills
- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 1 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 1 bills
- [Supreme Court of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/supreme-court) - 1 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 1 bills
- [Texas Veterans Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-veterans-commission) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at pr... | Critical | High |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-regular) | Relating to agreements between certain she... | Critical | High |
| [SB1333](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1333-89th-regular) | Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupa... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real propert... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB192](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb192-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the funding of law enforc... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1458](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1458-89th-regular) | Relating to the armed security office... | William Metcalf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents ... | Don McLaughlin (R) | Critical |
| [SB1333](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1333-89th-regular) | Relating to the unauthorized entry, o... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB2580](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2580-89th-regular) | Relating to the definition of a desig... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2581](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2581-89th-regular) | Relating to the repeal of a provision... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |
| [SB2938](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2938-89th-regular) | Relating to the verification of the v... | Jose Menendez (D) | Moderate |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real pr... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB53](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb53-89th-regular) | Relating to certain notice and filing... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-regular) | Relating to agreements between certai... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Critical |

## Source Links

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

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