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

Number of Bills: 40

SB 6 Author: Harris, Chris | West, Royce
Coauthor: Brown | Montford | Whitmire | Nelson
Last Action: 04/18/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the juvenile justice system, including the adjudication and disposition of children; providing for civil and criminal penalties.

SB 7 Author: Harris, Chris
Coauthor: Montford | Nelson
Sponsor: Goodman | Thompson | Combs
Last Action: 05/22/1995 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the parent-child relationship, suits affecting the parent-child relationship, and the protection of children.

SB 9 Author: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bivins | Brown | Cain
Coauthor: Ellis | Gallegos | Galloway | Haywood | Henderson | et al.
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the functions and systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

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 14 Author: Bivins | Sims | Armbrister
Coauthor: Nelson | Galloway
Sponsor: Combs | Saunders | Black | Stiles | Hightower
Last Action: 06/12/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to protecting private real property rights from certain actions of this state or a political subdivision of this state.

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 18 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Barrientos | Brown | Ellis | Gallegos | Madla | et al.
Sponsor: Counts
Last Action: 02/06/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the reestablishment and operation of the State Board of Dental Examiners and to the regulation of the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; providing penalties; and making an appropriation.

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 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 213 Author: Sims | Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Nelson
Last Action: 01/18/1995 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to limiting the liability of certain persons for equine activities.

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 277 Author: Armbrister
Coauthor: Nelson
Last Action: 03/21/1995 S Record vote
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a person who has served as a member of the United States Senate or House of Representatives to be a candidate for the same office.

SB 311 Author: Harris, Chris
Coauthor: Nelson
Last Action: 04/26/1995 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to informed consent to the performance of an abortion; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 338 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Nelson
Sponsor: Cuellar, Henry
Last Action: 06/15/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the termination of the parent-child relationship.

SB 396 Author: Sims | Brown
Coauthor: Leedom | Nelson | Patterson, Jerry
Last Action: 02/02/1995 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the regulation of petroleum storage tanks.

SB 482 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Moncrief | Nelson | Lucio | Truan | Gallegos | et al.
Sponsor: Berlanga | Naishtat
Last Action: 06/16/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Volunteer Health Corps.

SB 489 Author: Armbrister
Coauthor: Nelson
Sponsor: Seidlits
Last Action: 06/09/1995 E Effective on 1/1/96
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information by a person licensed to sell real estate.

SB 606 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Nelson | Rosson | Moncrief
Sponsor: McDonald
Last Action: 05/11/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the detection and prevention of osteoporosis.

SB 979 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Bivins | Haywood | Rosson | Cain | et al.
Sponsor: Berlanga
Last Action: 06/08/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to programs to increase the number of primary care physicians and allied health personnel in medically underserved areas of this state.

SB 1033 Author: Harris, Chris
Coauthor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/09/1995 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the protection of the rights and health of women; providing penalties.

SB 1280 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Bivins | Rosson | Lucio | Madla | et al.
Sponsor: Delisi
Last Action: 06/12/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of statewide preceptorship programs in general internal medicine and general pediatrics and the expansion of primary care residency positions.

SB 1364 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/01/1995 S Referred to special subcommittee
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax and property tax credit for certain corporations for payment of certain tuition.

SB 1701 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Nelson
Sponsor: McCall
Last Action: 06/13/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to the designation of State Highway 190 in Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties as the President George Bush Highway.

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.

SCR 24 Author: Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Madla | Nelson | Shapiro | Wentworth | Brown
Sponsor: Krusee
Last Action: 03/09/1995 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing the Congress to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution exempting desecration of the American flag from protection by First Amendment.

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.

SJR 33 Author: Brown
Coauthor: Haywood | Leedom | Shapiro | Nelson | Patterson, Jerry | et al.
Last Action: 02/08/1995 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for a federal balanced budget.

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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