Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Kenneth Armbrister
74th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 7/16/2025

Number of Bills: 29

SB 10 Author: Zaffirini | Moncrief | Montford | Nelson | Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Brown | Ellis | Luna, Gregory | et al.
Sponsor: Berlanga | Coleman | McDonald | Maxey | Hirschi
Last Action: 06/13/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to development of a health care delivery system under the state Medicaid program that results in cost savings to the state.

SB 13 Author: Montford
Coauthor: Leedom | Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Haywood | Nelson | et al.
Last Action: 01/23/1995 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions and expenditures in connection with certain judicial candidates and officeholders and to the disclosure by a judge of certain special relationships with attorneys; providing criminal penalties.

SB 15 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bivins | Brown | Ellis | et al.
Sponsor: Place
Last Action: 06/07/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and creation of certain criminal offenses and to the sentencing of and facilities for housing certain defendants convicted of criminal offenses.

SB 19 Author: Whitmire | Brown | Wentworth | Zaffirini | Montford
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bivins | Ellis | Harris, Chris | et al.
Sponsor: Hamric
Last Action: 01/31/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to delay of the vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program; making an appropriation.

SB 23 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Leedom | Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Bivins | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/1995 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to directing the supreme court to adopt certain rules of civil procedure.

SB 24 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Leedom | Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Haywood | Nelson | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to liability of certain governmental units and to the employees and officers of those units.

SB 25 Author: Sibley | Lucio
Coauthor: Leedom | Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Haywood | Bivins | et al.
Sponsor: Junell
Last Action: 04/20/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to exemplary damages in civil suits.

SB 26 Author: Bivins | Lucio | Ratliff | Harris, Chris | Montford
Coauthor: Nelson | Moncrief | Armbrister | Sims | Shapiro | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to civil remedies for deceptive trade practices.

SB 27 Author: Sims | Brown
Coauthor: Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Haywood | Nelson | Bivins | et al.
Last Action: 01/16/1995 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to protection of injured parties by certain limitations on the amount of attorney's contingency fees after a settlement or settlement offer.

SB 28 Author: Sibley | Lucio
Coauthor: Leedom | Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Haywood | Nelson | et al.
Sponsor: Junell
Last Action: 05/18/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to responsibility for, and recovery of, damages in certain civil actions.

SB 29 Author: Sibley | Lucio | Montford | Brown | Ratliff
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Moncrief | Bivins | Sims | Galloway | et al.
Last Action: 01/11/1995 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to tort reform.

SB 30 Author: Sibley | Lucio
Coauthor: Leedom | Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Haywood | Nelson | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to health care liability claims.

SB 31 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Bivins | Sims | Nelson | Leedom | Nixon, Drew | et al.
Sponsor: Seidlits
Last Action: 05/18/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the assessment of attorney's fees, costs, and damages for certain frivolous lawsuits and defenses.

SB 32 Author: Montford
Coauthor: Sims | Bivins | Moncrief | Shapiro | Leedom | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/18/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to venue for civil actions.

SB 33 Author: Brown
Coauthor: Nixon, Drew | Armbrister | Haywood | Nelson | Bivins | et al.
Last Action: 04/11/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to testimony by expert witnesses in civil actions.

SB 83 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Leedom | Armbrister | Nixon, Drew | Ratliff | Sibley | et al.
Last Action: 05/25/1995 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to parental notification before an abortion may be performed on a minor; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 141 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Moncrief | Madla | Rosson | Truan | Barrientos | et al.
Sponsor: Hochberg | Naishtat | Farrar | Greenberg
Last Action: 05/22/1995 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an offense motivated by bias or prejudice.

SB 177 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Wentworth | Gallegos | Armbrister
Last Action: 01/25/1995 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the issuance of special license plates for certain vehicles owned by certain foreign organizations.

SB 189 Author: West, Royce
Coauthor: Rosson | Luna, Gregory | Barrientos | Ellis | Henderson | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/1995 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the certification of historically underutilized businesses by the General Services Commission.

SB 246 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Armbrister | Luna, Gregory | Madla | Moncrief | Patterson, Jerry | et al.
Sponsor: Greenberg
Last Action: 05/21/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law to certain meetings of governmental bodies.

SB 252 Author: Turner, Jim
Coauthor: Leedom | Armbrister
Last Action: 04/06/1995 S Tabled in committee
Caption: Relating to interstate banking and branching in Texas.

SB 401 Author: Ellis | Brown | Montford | Ratliff | Zaffirini
Coauthor: Armbrister
Sponsor: Romo
Last Action: 05/16/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the payment, and procedures to enforce payment, of taxes and fees collected by the comptroller; providing penalties.

SB 718 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Armbrister
Sponsor: Uher
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of chiropractic; providing a penalty.

SB 1113 Author: Sims | Brown
Coauthor: Armbrister
Last Action: 03/15/1995 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the limitation and termination of annual cost recovery fees for regional water quality assessments.

SB 1223 Author: Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Lucio | Truan | Armbrister | Galloway
Sponsor: Hunter, Todd
Last Action: 06/05/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to establishing the Center for Ports and Waterways.

SB 1346 Author: West, Royce
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Barrientos | Cain | Armbrister | Luna, Gregory | et al.
Sponsor: Seidlits | Marchant
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to the creation of sports authorities and sports facility enterprise zones and to the financing of sports facilities.

SCR 6 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Brown | Cain | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action: 02/02/1995 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution over all other powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by that constitution.

SCR 7 Author: Harris, Chris
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Cain | Ellis | Shapiro | Ratliff | et al.
Sponsor: Goodman
Last Action: 03/24/1995 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating January 25, 1995, as "Children's Advocacy Day" at the Capitol.

SR 649 Author: Rosson | Patterson, Jerry | West, Royce | Whitmire | Zaffirini
Coauthor: Leedom | Harris, Chris | Ratliff | Gallegos | Lucio | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Amending Senate Rule 4.03-limit to 5 minutes.

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