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

Number of Bills: 24

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 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 98 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Shapleigh | Shapiro | Truan
Last Action: 04/04/1997 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to a prohibition of discrimination in the determination of eligibility for employment and coverage under certain group health benefit plans based on the use of certain genetic tests and to limitations on the use of information derived from those tests; providing an administrative penalty.

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 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 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 282 Author: Haywood
Coauthor: Ellis | Shapiro
Last Action: 05/07/1997 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to incentives for an employer that establishes and operates a day-care center for children of employees or purchases child-care services for employees.

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 390 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Shapiro
Last Action: 02/04/1997 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.

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 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 472 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Carona | Shapiro | West, Royce
Sponsor: Marchant
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to powers of certain regional transportation authorities.

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 974 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Hill
Last Action: 05/05/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the recovery of environmental inspection, removal, and remediation costs by a taxing unit that purchases real property at an ad valorem tax sale.

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 1063 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Hill
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Richardson.

SB 1923 Author: Ratliff
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Uher
Last Action: 05/23/1997 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the investment of public funds in certain business entities.

SCR 8 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Brown | Shapiro | Zaffirini
Last Action: 03/25/1997 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Encouraging the State Preservation Board to provide for the permanent placement of a monument on the Capitol grounds honoring Girl Scouts in Texas.

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.

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