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

Number of Bills: 24

SB 30 Author: Zaffirini | Moncrief | Nelson
Coauthor: Shapleigh | Truan
Sponsor: Maxey
Last Action: 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to fraud and improper payments under the state Medicaid program and other welfare programs and to the creation of a criminal offense; providing penalties.

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 54 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Gray | Greenberg | McCall | Averitt
Last Action: 06/18/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to access to certain obstetrical or gynecological health care under a health benefit plan; providing administrative 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 64 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Shapleigh | Nixon, Drew
Sponsor: Greenberg
Last Action: 05/21/1997 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to minimum standards for smoking in certain public places or at certain public meetings; creating an offense and providing penalties.

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Last Action: 04/04/1997 S Withdrawn from intent calendar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 162 Author: Barrientos
Coauthor: Ellis | Carona | Shapleigh
Sponsor: Raymond
Last Action: 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to prevention and treatment of diabetes.

SB 163 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Duncan | Carona | Lucio | Shapleigh
Sponsor: Berlanga
Last Action: 05/09/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to coverage under health benefit plans for certain supplies and services associated with the treatment of diabetes.

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 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 266 Author: Ellis | Lucio | Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Sibley | Barrientos | Cain | Carona | Gallegos | et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira | Coleman | Lewis, Glenn | Greenberg | Dunnam
Last Action: 06/20/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program in the Texas Department of Commerce to secure certain loans made to small and medium-sized businesses and nonprofit organizations.

SB 294 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Maxey
Last Action: 06/20/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a study project involving the use of computer networks in public schools.

SB 460 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Moncrief | Shapleigh
Sponsor: Cuellar
Last Action: 05/09/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specially designed volunteer advocate program license plates by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SB 537 Author: Ogden
Coauthor: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Junell | Kamel
Last Action: 04/22/1997 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to contracts with and compensation of administrators of public institutions of higher education.

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 650 Author: Luna, Gregory
Coauthor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 02/20/1997 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the computation of the number of students in weighted average daily attendance under the Foundation School Program.

SB 827 Author: Ellis | Sibley
Coauthor: Armbrister | Carona | Madla | West, Royce | Zaffirini | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/1997 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the review of certain state agency requirements imposed on individuals and businesses.

SB 1060 Author: Patterson, Jerry
Coauthor: Luna, Gregory | Brown | Zaffirini | Lucio | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor: Counts
Last Action: 05/09/1997 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the management of certain funds by the Veterans' Land Board, to the creation of veterans homes, and to the Veterans' Land Board's entering into bond enhancement agreements for certain bonds.

SB 1512 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Lucio | Shapleigh
Sponsor: Rangel
Last Action: 06/19/1997 E Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the provision of utility service in economically distressed areas.

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 19 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Ellis | Shapleigh
Last Action: 04/22/1997 H Referred to Human Services
Caption: Requesting the United States Congress to encourage citizenship of legal immigrants by encouraging schools and institutions of higher education to provide enhanced citizenship training.

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.

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