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

Number of Bills: 21

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 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 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 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 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 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 399 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Ratliff
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 04/27/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to qualifications of the executive director of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 897 Author: Sims | Brown
Coauthor: Lucio | Ratliff | Rosson | Bivins
Sponsor: Patterson, L.P. "Pete"
Last Action: 05/16/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a review of Texas' programs to research, control, and eradicate animal tuberculosis and to implementing an improved program based on the review.

SB 977 Author: Sims
Coauthor: Ratliff
Sponsor: Lewis, Ron
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the beneficial land application of biosolids.

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 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 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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