Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. David Cain
75th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/14/2026

Number of Bills: 15

SB 34 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bivins | Brown | Cain | et al.
Sponsor: Reyna, Elvira | Goodman | Edwards | Puente | Delisi
Last Action: 06/11/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the parent-child relationship, suits affecting the parent-child relationship, and the protection of children.

SB 35 Author: West, Royce | Lucio | Shapiro | Wentworth
Coauthor: Truan | Ellis | Haywood | Carona | Patterson, Jerry | et al.
Sponsor: Place | Brimer
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to operating a vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol by a minor and other actions of a minor concerning the acquisition, possession, and use of alcohol; providing penalties.

SB 79 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Cain | West, Royce | Madla | Sibley | et al.
Sponsor: McClendon
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to certain insurance covering church property; providing a penalty.

SB 81 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Wentworth | Harris | Cain
Sponsor: Hochberg
Last Action: 06/18/1997 E Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97
Caption: Relating to the punishment for and the jurisdiction over certain traffic offenses committed by minors.

SB 97 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Truan | Madla | Armbrister | Barrientos | et al.
Sponsor: McCall | Danburg | Greenberg | Naishtat | Goodman
Last Action: 01/28/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and sentencing of a defendant charged with the offense of stalking.

SB 148 Author: Bivins
Coauthor: Cain
Sponsor: Rangel | Kamel
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the curricula of certain institutions of higher education, including skills testing and developmental coursework.

SB 266 Author: Ellis | Lucio | Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Sibley | Barrientos | Cain | Carona | Gallegos | et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira | Coleman | Lewis, Glenn | Greenberg | Dunnam
Last Action: 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program in the Texas Department of Commerce to secure certain loans made to small and medium-sized businesses and nonprofit organizations.

SB 728 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Cain
Sponsor: Pitts
Last Action: 05/27/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the management, control, disposition, and status of certain state land, including land owned or used for the site of the superconducting super collider research facility.

SB 987 Author: Moncrief | Luna, Gregory | Whitmire | Shapleigh | Haywood
Coauthor: Sibley | Barrientos | Cain | Zaffirini | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Gallego
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to alternative uses for money in the compensation to victims of crime fund.

SB 1070 Author: Sibley | Wentworth | Nelson | Patterson, Jerry | Armbrister
Coauthor: Harris | Duncan | Ratliff | Cain | Zaffirini | et al.
Last Action: 03/12/1997 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to faith-based chemical dependency treatment programs and counselors.

SB 1071 Author: Sibley | Brown | Wentworth | Nelson | Ratliff
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Armbrister | Cain | Zaffirini | Harris | et al.
Last Action: 03/12/1997 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an accreditation program for child-care facilities and child-placing agencies as an alternative to state licensure; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 1362 Author: Barrientos | Shapleigh | Whitmire | Lucio | Gallegos
Coauthor: Madla | Truan | Ellis | Cain | Moncrief | et al.
Last Action: 03/18/1997 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the implementation of certain policies and procedures to prohibit employment discrimination by certain entities.

SCR 12 Author: Madla | Armbrister | Barrientos | Bivins | Brown
Coauthor: Bullock | Cain | Carona | Duncan | Ellis | et al.
Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 04/15/1997 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the Honorable Frank Tejeda.

SCR 44 Author: Sibley | Brown | Zaffirini | Harris | Duncan
Coauthor: Nelson | Ratliff | Ogden | Nixon, Drew | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor: Counts
Last Action: 06/12/1997 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Encouraging the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, Texas Youth Commission, Juvenile Probation Commission, county commissioners, and sheriffs to support faith-based correctional programming and facilities.

SR 8 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bivins | Brown | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 01/15/1997 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Betty King as Secretary of the Senate.

Texas Legislature Online - Report

System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.