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

Number of Bills: 19

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 55 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Moncrief | Shapleigh | Nelson | Harris | West, Royce
Sponsor: Berlanga | Jones, Jesse | Delisi | Dunnam | Averitt
Last Action: 06/16/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the sale, distribution, and use of tobacco products; providing penalties.

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 86 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Ogden | Patterson, Jerry | Carona | Harris | Haywood | et al.
Sponsor: Marchant | Hill | Kamel | Smithee | Hupp
Last Action: 05/27/1997 H Returned to committee
Caption: Relating to parental notification before an abortion may be performed on certain 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 253 Author: Barrientos
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Patterson, Jerry | Gallegos | Harris | West, Royce | et al.
Sponsor: Danburg | Driver | Jones, Jesse | Rhodes | Kubiak
Last Action: 06/18/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the selection of telecommunications utilities by customers.

SB 381 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Harris
Sponsor: Goodman | Danburg | McClendon
Last Action: 06/13/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of a grant of deferred adjudication for a sexual offense or a sexually assaultive offense and to the prosecution of certain defendants charged with or convicted of those offenses.

SB 411 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Ogden | Shapiro | Haywood | Armbrister | Carona | et al.
Last Action: 02/17/1997 S Committee report printed and distributed: Feb 17 1997 12:02PM
Caption: Relating to parental consent before an abortion may be performed on a minor; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 841 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Harris | Sibley | Nelson | Wentworth
Sponsor: Hilbert
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective on 1/1/98
Caption: Relating to ad valorem taxation.

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 1055 Author: Haywood
Coauthor: Harris | Nelson | Nixon, Drew | Zaffirini | Madla | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte | Junell
Last Action: 05/26/1997 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to the operation and oversight of a regional planning commission, council of government, or other similar regional planning agency.

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 1694 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Harris | Wentworth | Gallegos | Patterson, Jerry | Lucio | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/1997 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to state financing of public school facilities.

SB 1698 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Wentworth | Harris | Gallegos | Patterson, Jerry | Lucio | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/1997 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to funding for certain fast-growth school districts.

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 40 Author: Shapiro | Ogden | Nelson | Sibley | Wentworth
Coauthor: Bivins | Brown | Carona | Duncan | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor: Craddick
Last Action: 04/25/1997 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending the members of the Texas Federation of Republican Women.

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.

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