Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Chris Harris
74th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 7/14/2025

Number of Bills: 17

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 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 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 60 Author: Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Harris, Chris | Moncrief
Sponsor: Wilson | Carter | Stiles | Allen
Last Action: 05/26/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a concealed handgun; requiring of an applicant for the license a handgun proficiency and safety training course and a criminal background check; providing penalties.

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Last Action: 05/25/1995 S Withdrawn from intent calendar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 103 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Harris, Chris
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 06/16/1995 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to providing guardianship services and a pooled income trust for incapacitated persons.

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 279 Author: Brown
Coauthor: Harris, Chris | Madla | Lucio
Sponsor: Junell
Last Action: 05/16/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the identification of inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and other convicted persons as illegal criminal aliens.

SB 574 Author: Turner, Jim | Truan | Moncrief | Montford | Zaffirini
Coauthor: Barrientos | Cain | Ellis | Gallegos | Harris, Chris | et al.
Last Action: 02/16/1995 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to children and family issues, including education and health and human services and juvenile justice issues; providing penalties.

SB 1221 Author: Nixon, Drew | Ratliff | Galloway | Haywood | Barrientos
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Gallegos | Whitmire | Madla | Moncrief | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/1995 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to voluntary road use agreements between a person and a county.

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 66 Author: Rosson | Armbrister | Barrientos | Bivins | Brown
Coauthor: Bullock | Cain | Ellis | Gallegos | Galloway | et al.
Sponsor: Moreno
Last Action: 03/09/1995 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Declaring support of the El Paso region as the pilot site for the Intermodal Installation Program.

SJR 4 Author: Bivins | Armbrister | Brown | Cain | Galloway
Coauthor: Harris, Chris | Haywood | Leedom | Lucio | Moncrief | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/1995 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve in legislative office or in certain elective executive offices.

SR 88 Author: Sibley | Armbrister
Coauthor: Barrientos | Bivins | Brown | Cain | Ellis | et al.
Last Action: 01/25/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bernard Rapoport of Waco on being honored by receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of McClennan County children and youth.

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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