| 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 57 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Truan | |
| Sponsor: | Hilderbran | Naishtat | |
| Last Action: | 06/17/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to participation of certain AFDC recipients in the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) training program. |
| SB 58 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Truan | |
| Sponsor: | Hilderbran | Naishtat | |
| Last Action: | 06/11/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to continued participation by certain AFDC recipients in the jobs opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) training program. |
| SB 76 | Author: | Haywood |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | West, Royce | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/1997 S Left pending in subcommittee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the dedication of certain lottery revenue for the use of local governments. |
| 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 107 | Author: | Patterson, Jerry |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 02/25/1997 S No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a notice of homestead foreclosure information required for the sale of certain residential real property. |
| SB 120 | Author: | Madla |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | West, Royce | Luna, Gregory | |
| Sponsor: | McClendon | |
| Last Action: | 05/09/1997 E Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway 87 in Bexar County as the Bishop Ernest T. Dixon, Jr., Memorial Parkway. |
| SB 162 | Author: | Barrientos |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Carona | Shapleigh | |
| Sponsor: | Raymond | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to prevention and treatment of diabetes. |
| SB 171 | Author: | Barrientos |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 01/14/1997 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Opportunity Scholarship to exempt high-performing high school graduates from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 173 | Author: | Patterson, Jerry |
| Coauthor: | Armbrister | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 04/07/1997 H Referred to Financial Institutions | |
| Caption: | Relating to a voluntary, consensual encumbrance on homestead property for the purpose of an equity loan. |
| SB 177 | Author: | Barrientos |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Gallegos | |
| Last Action: | 01/15/1997 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to uniform admission and reporting procedures for institutions of higher education. |
| SB 179 | Author: | Barrientos |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 04/30/1997 S Withdrawn from intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the indemnification of certain personnel of certain institutions of higher education for admissions activities. |
| SB 190 | Author: | Zaffirini | Moncrief |
| Coauthor: | Barrientos | Ellis | West, Royce | Shapiro | Nelson | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Naishtat | Hilderbran | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of nursing homes and similar facilities; providing penalties. |
| SB 217 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | Lucio | Ellis | Shapiro | Truan | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Van de Putte | |
| Last Action: | 05/14/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to coverage under certain health benefit plans for reconstructive surgery incident to a mastectomy. |
| SB 241 | Author: | West, Royce |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Giddings | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to construction contract provisions, construction trust funds, and the creation of and management policies applicable to a construction account created to hold funds associated with a construction contract; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 270 | Author: | Haywood | Fraser |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Hunter | |
| Last Action: | 05/07/1997 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to peace officers of hospitals in certain municipalities. |
| SB 273 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Nelson | Haywood | Gallegos | |
| Sponsor: | Cuellar | Raymond | Naishtat | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Relating to development of a statewide consumer guide for senior citizens and to coordination of state activities relating to aging; authorizing a study relating to long-term health care. |
| SB 282 | Author: | Haywood |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Shapiro | |
| Last Action: | 05/07/1997 S No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to incentives for an employer that establishes and operates a day-care center for children of employees or purchases child-care services for employees. |
| SB 304 | Author: | Brown |
| Coauthor: | Armbrister | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 01/29/1997 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of two judicial districts in Fort Bend County. |
| SB 310 | Author: | Brown |
| Coauthor: | Armbrister | Barrientos | Gallegos | Ellis | Whitmire | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Goodman | Thompson | Cuellar | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain judicial salaries. |
| SB 328 | Author: | Brown |
| Coauthor: | Shapiro | Truan | Armbrister | Lindsay | Patterson, Jerry | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Thompson | |
| Last Action: | 03/26/1997 H Considered in Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of the Judicial Compensation Commission. |
| SB 415 | Author: | Brown |
| Coauthor: | Armbrister | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Olivo | |
| Last Action: | 05/07/1997 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to associate judges appointed by the district courts and county courts at law of Fort Bend County. |
| SB 753 | Author: | Harris |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Gray | |
| Last Action: | 05/20/1997 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the liability of the operator of a railroad. |
| SB 882 | Author: | Brown |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Greenberg | Stiles | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to negotiated rulemaking by state agencies. |
| SB 910 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Maxey | |
| Last Action: | 06/18/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of electronic transfer and data matching in connection with certain benefits programs. |
| SB 937 | Author: | Harris |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Wentworth | |
| Sponsor: | Goodman | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of the Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. |
| SB 944 | Author: | Whitmire |
| Coauthor: | Brown | Ellis | Gallegos | Patterson, Jerry | Lindsay | |
| Last Action: | 04/02/1997 H Referred to Business & Industry | |
| Caption: | Relating to the financing of venues for tourism, sports, arts, and entertainment and to related infrastructure; authorizing the imposition of certain local taxes and the issuance of local bonds; providing civil penalties. |
| SB 947 | Author: | Patterson, Jerry |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Pitts | |
| Last Action: | 05/10/1997 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the designation of a primary physical residence for a child in an order of joint managing conservatorship of the child. |
| 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 1067 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Barrientos | Ellis | Gallegos | Lucio | Moncrief | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/09/1997 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to assistance for certain legal immigrants. |
| 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 1129 | Author: | Madla |
| Coauthor: | Zaffirini | Lucio | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 04/22/1997 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to review of the termination of contracts with certain insurance agents; providing an administrative 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. |
| SB 1384 | Author: | Haywood |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Hirschi | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to counseling for certain persons in a suit for divorce or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. |
| SB 1442 | Author: | Wentworth |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 05/16/1997 S Withdrawn from intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the qualifications for appointment to the Texas Transportation Commission. |
| SB 1547 | Author: | Ogden |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Wentworth | |
| Last Action: | 04/18/1997 H Referred to Judicial Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the appointment and duties of criminal magistrates for certain courts of Williamson County. |
| SB 1750 | Author: | Brown |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Danburg | Woolley | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/1997 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation, administration, powers, and duties of the Upper Kirby Management District; granting the authority to issue bonds; authorizing a tax. |
| SB 1810 | Author: | Barrientos |
| Coauthor: | Zaffirini | Lucio | Brown | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Dukes | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation, operation, and funding of the Texas Youthworks Program. |
| SB 1877 | Author: | Wentworth | West, Royce | Barrientos |
| Coauthor: | Lucio | Ellis | Zaffirini | |
| Sponsor: | Greenberg | Coleman | Giddings | Siebert | Delisi | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Relating to creating a Texas community investment program to assist certain businesses in distressed areas of the state. |
| 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 19 | Author: | Truan |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Shapleigh | |
| Last Action: | 04/22/1997 H Referred to Human Services | |
| Caption: | Requesting the United States Congress to encourage citizenship of legal immigrants by encouraging schools and institutions of higher education to provide enhanced citizenship training. |
| 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. |
| SJR 12 | Author: | Patterson, Jerry |
| Coauthor: | Armbrister | Ellis | West, Royce | |
| Last Action: | 04/07/1997 H Referred to Financial Institutions | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a voluntary, consensual encumbrance on homestead property for the purpose of an equity loan. |
| 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. |