| 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 56 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 02/26/1997 S No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to eligibility for state matching funds assistance under the indigent health care law. |
| 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 102 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Luna, Gregory | Nelson | Madla | Wentworth | Truan | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Kamel | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation and use of an emergency medical services and trauma care system fund. |
| SB 122 | Author: | Bivins |
| Coauthor: | Shapiro | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 04/11/1997 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 11 1997 8:02PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to the representation of a person before an executive state agency by a member of the legislature. |
| SB 133 | Author: | Bivins |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Dutton | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/1997 E Effective with 1997-1998 school year | |
| Caption: | Relating to placement of students expelled from public schools in juvenile justice alternative education programs. |
| SB 159 | Author: | Haywood |
| Coauthor: | Brown | Nixon, Drew | Nelson | Ogden | Shapiro | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/11/1997 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 11 1997 9:37PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to permitting certain law enforcement authorities and probation officers to receive reduced airline fares while engaged in certain official duties. |
| 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 231 | Author: | Carona |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | West, Royce | |
| Sponsor: | Thompson | Tillery | |
| Last Action: | 05/29/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to sources of names for the jury wheel. |
| SB 250 | Author: | Whitmire | Patterson, Jerry |
| Coauthor: | Brown | Nelson | Truan | West, Royce | |
| Last Action: | 05/14/1997 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the repeal of release to mandatory supervision and to parole procedures applicable to certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| SB 258 | Author: | Ellis |
| Coauthor: | Madla | Shapiro | Zaffirini | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | McCall | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to coverage under certain health benefit plans of tests for the detection of prostate cancer. |
| 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 370 | Author: | Armbrister | Sibley |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Bosse | Gray | Alexander | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation, the abolition of the Texas Turnpike Authority, and the creation of regional tollway authorities; authorizing the issuance of bonds and the imposition of taxes; granting the power of eminent domain; and providing penalties. |
| SB 407 | Author: | Harris |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | Galloway, Michael | Nixon, Drew | Patterson, Jerry | Carona | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Van de Putte | Chisum | Rodriguez | Janek | |
| Last Action: | 05/01/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to minimum standards, records, suspension or revocation of a license, and administrative penalties for abortion facilities. |
| SB 446 | Author: | Haywood |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Siebert | |
| Last Action: | 05/09/1997 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Relating to the posting of political signs on private property along certain highways. |
| SB 464 | Author: | Harris |
| Coauthor: | Madla | Wentworth | Nelson | Armbrister | |
| Last Action: | 02/11/1997 S Referred to Economic Development | |
| Caption: | Relating to providing fairness and choice to certain patients and providers under managed care health benefit plans. |
| SB 519 | Author: | Bivins |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | Luna, Gregory | West, Royce | |
| Sponsor: | Krusee | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/1997 H Point of order sustained | |
| Caption: | Relating to the issuance of charters for open-enrollment charter schools by the State Board of Education. |
| SB 631 | Author: | Haywood |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Junell | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/1997 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |
| Caption: | Relating to the compensation of retired state employees who return to work for, or contract with, the state. |
| SB 674 | Author: | Brown |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Place | |
| Last Action: | 06/18/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possession or promotion of child pornography. |
| 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 875 | Author: | Shapiro |
| Coauthor: | West, Royce | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Danburg | Allen | McClendon | Eiland | |
| Last Action: | 06/13/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the applicability of the sex offender registration program to certain defendants, to the procedures used to register and monitor sex offenders, and to the imposition of criminal penalties. |
| 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 1105 | Author: | Duncan |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Averitt | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/1997 H Point of order sustained | |
| Caption: | Relating to the liability of certain volunteer health care providers. |
| SB 1131 | Author: | Ellis |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Sponsor: | Davila | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of the practice of cosmetology; providing an administrative penalty. |
| SB 1206 | Author: | Bivins |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 04/21/1997 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 21 1997 11:34PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to creation of a public education scholarship pilot program for children assigned to attend certain low-performing public schools and to the funding of public education grants. |
| SB 1220 | Author: | Patterson, Jerry |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 05/01/1997 S No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of inmate and probationer labor for state highway system projects. |
| SB 1480 | Author: | Bivins |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 05/13/1997 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the diagnosis of reading development and comprehension at certain grade levels in public school. |
| SB 1557 | Author: | Sibley |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | |
| Last Action: | 05/12/1997 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain contributions and tax abatement agreements of a school district for the support of reinvestment zones. |
| 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 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. |
| SR 84 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Luna, Gregory | Madla | Nelson | Shapiro | Wentworth | |
| Last Action: | 02/11/1997 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Honoring the National Women's Memorial Project. |