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

Number of Bills: 32

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 78 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Whitmire | West, Royce
Sponsor: McClendon
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to punishment for the offense of arson.

SB 79 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Cain | West, Royce | Madla | Sibley | et al.
Sponsor: McClendon
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to certain insurance covering church property; providing a penalty.

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 226 Author: Madla
Coauthor: Luna, Gregory | Patterson, Jerry | Duncan | Ratliff | Zaffirini | et al.
Sponsor: Jones, Delwin
Last Action: 05/19/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to defense economic readjustment zones; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

SB 227 Author: Madla
Coauthor: Luna, Gregory | Patterson, Jerry | Duncan | Ratliff | Zaffirini | et al.
Sponsor: Jones, Delwin
Last Action: 06/18/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a grant for a local area adversely affected by a reduction in defense-related activity.

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 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 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 463 Author: Brown | Lindsay | Sibley | Fraser | Haywood
Coauthor: Armbrister | Ogden | Patterson, Jerry
Sponsor: Uher
Last Action: 05/05/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of State Highway 6 as the Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

SB 553 Author: Brown
Coauthor: Armbrister | Gallegos | Patterson, Jerry
Sponsor: Bonnen | Uher
Last Action: 05/07/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 35 as the Stephen F. Austin Memorial Highway.

SB 621 Author: Duncan | Armbrister
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry
Last Action: 05/07/1997 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the appointment, election, and retention or rejection of appellate justices and judges and to elimination of a straight-party vote in connection with appellate and district justices and judges.

SB 624 Author: Ratliff
Coauthor: Gallegos | Shapleigh | Patterson, Jerry | Luna, Gregory | Madla
Last Action: 02/20/1997 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the regulation of therapeutic optometry.

SB 691 Author: Ratliff
Coauthor: Shapiro | Patterson, Jerry
Sponsor: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/26/1997 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to the regulation of detection devices and alarm systems companies under the Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act.

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 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 1122 Author: Armbrister
Coauthor: Barrientos | Carona | Patterson, Jerry
Last Action: 03/13/1997 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 1564 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Armbrister | Bivins | Carona | Madla | Patterson, Jerry | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/1997 S Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

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.

SB 1864 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry
Sponsor: Bailey
Last Action: 05/21/1997 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the powers of certain property owners' associations.

SB 1952 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Brown | Patterson, Jerry
Last Action: 05/20/1997 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain courts with probate jurisdiction.

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.

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 25 Author: Duncan | Armbrister
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry
Last Action: 05/22/1997 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for gubernatorial appointments to fill vacancies in the offices of appellate justices and judges, for a partisan election followed by retention elections on a nonpartisan ballot for those justices and judges, and for the appointment of district judges in accordance with certain standards.

SJR 41 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Armbrister | Bivins | Carona | Madla | Patterson, Jerry | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/1997 S Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to create the Texas Redistricting Commission to establish legislative and congressional districts and to revise the constitutional redistricting provisions.

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 326 Author: Gallegos | Brown | Ellis | Galloway, Michael | Lindsay
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Whitmire
Last Action: 03/13/1997 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Leonard H. O. Spearman, Jr., of Houston.

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