Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Royce West
74th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 7/14/2025

Number of Bills: 94

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (86):
SB 68 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Hochberg | Farrar
Last Action: 06/15/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the reckless discharge of a firearm and other common or public nuisances; creating an offense and providing criminal penalties and civil remedies.

SB 84 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/11/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses committed because of bias or prejudice.

SB 95 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Hilderbran
Last Action: 05/28/1995 H Motion tabled
Caption: Relating to the recall of an elected official in a general-law municipality.

SB 98 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/11/1995 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or the possession of an alcoholic beverage in a public area.

SB 99 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Giddings
Last Action: 06/15/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to construction change orders.

SB 130 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Greenberg
Last Action: 06/08/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to creating the offense of transferring a handgun to a person who is the subject of a protective order and including in the law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety information relating to protective orders.

SB 131 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Danburg
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the duties of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services regarding domestic violence.

SB 132 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Jones, Jesse
Last Action: 05/22/1995 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the granting of pawnshop licenses and to public notification of an application for a pawnshop license in certain counties.

SB 146 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Hightower
Last Action: 06/05/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to membership on community justice councils by state senators and representatives.

SB 147 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/17/1995 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the power of a governmental entity to regulate the location of the premises of the holder of an alcoholic beverage license or permit.

SB 150 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/17/1995 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to public contracts with disadvantaged businesses.

SB 152 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/31/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of protective order information in the law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

SB 189 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/01/1995 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the certification of historically underutilized businesses by the General Services Commission.

SB 257 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/19/1995 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to establishing a good faith effort checklist to guide state agency efforts in assisting historically underutilized businesses to contract with the state and to auditing and enforcing state agency compliance with the state's purchasing assistance goals for those businesses.

SB 339 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/01/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the General Services Commission.

SB 340 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/30/1995 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to programs for public school students with disciplinary problems; creating an offense and providing a penalty.

SB 381 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/03/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Relating to the provision by the state of guarantees and indemnification relating to surety bonds for historically underutilized businesses; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

SB 382 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/03/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Relating to a capital growth and start-up fund for historically underutilized businesses; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

SB 434 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 05/21/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the appellate process for applicants and recipients of certain state-administered assistance programs.

SB 483 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/08/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the disposition of records of the conviction or adjudication of minors.

SB 484 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/08/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Juvenile Justice Task Force to create and codify the juvenile justice system code.

SB 485 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/08/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the adjudication and disposition of children for delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of this state of the grade of felony and to the commitment of children to the Texas Youth Commission under a determinate sentence.

SB 499 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/02/1995 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to assisting small businesses to participate in state public works contracting.

SB 558 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Giddings
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to construction contract provisions, construction trust funds, and the creation of and management policies applicable to a construction account created to hold funds associated with a construction contract; providing penalties.

SB 565 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/06/1995 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of inmates who are serving sentences for violent offenses to state jail felony facilities.

SB 567 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the opening statement of the defendant in a criminal trial.

SB 568 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to adding prosecutors of juvenile crime to county juvenile boards.

SB 585 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Rangel
Last Action: 06/12/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to assistance by certain public institutions of higher education relating to admissions, financial aid, and testing.

SB 618 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/03/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Relating to a report prepared by and information required by the General Services Commission under the historically underutilized businesses program.

SB 635 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/10/1995 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to filing conduct surety bonds by certain alcoholic beverage permit or license holders.

SB 691 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Gallego
Last Action: 06/08/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the appointment of an acting county judge.

SB 692 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/22/1995 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to costs associated with investigating environmental crimes; and making an appropriation.

SB 693 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 05/17/1995 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to prison inmate liability for destruction of property at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

SB 701 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Goodman | Allen
Last Action: 05/23/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Grand Prairie.

SB 761 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/27/1995 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to allowing a governmental entity to regulate certain establishments required to have an alcoholic beverage license or permit.

SB 798 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/01/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to a referendum on legalizing the carrying of concealed handguns.

SB 843 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/06/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the disposition made by a law enforcement officer regarding a child expelled from school.

SB 865 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/02/1995 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to nurse aides in certain nursing facilities funded through the state Medicaid program.

SB 878 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/03/1995 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the provisions of state agency strategic plans that address contracting with historically underutilized businesses and to auditing and enforcing agency compliance with those provisions.

SB 922 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/06/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to peremptory challenges in criminal cases.

SB 923 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/06/1995 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to repealing the exemption from tax of food items sold at certain institutions.

SB 924 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/11/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Relating to discrimination by certain accommodations and associations; imposing civil and criminal penalties.

SB 926 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/06/1995 S Referred to special subcommittee
Caption: Relating to an exemption of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a disabled or elderly person from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SB 975 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/08/1995 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to impose a local tax on the gross rental receipts from the rental of a rented motor vehicle.

SB 1058 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Bosse
Last Action: 06/16/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to procure certain services by competitive sealed proposal.

SB 1107 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/14/1995 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to establishing Prairie View A&M University School of Medicine.

SB 1129 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Davis | Giddings | Hudson | Jones, Jesse
Last Action: 06/13/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of certain highways in Dallas County as the S. M. Wright Freeway.

SB 1130 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/15/1995 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to a reduction in AFDC benefits for certain children who do not regularly attend school.

SB 1131 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/15/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to offenses committed against the elderly.

SB 1132 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/15/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of indecency with an elderly or disabled individual.

SB 1133 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/09/1995 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the requirement of advance approval for certain international travel.

SB 1145 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/26/1995 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to use of osteopathic hospitals by health maintenance and preferred provider organizations.

SB 1226 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Swinford
Last Action: 05/22/1995 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to child-care facilities.

SB 1346 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Seidlits | Marchant
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to the creation of sports authorities and sports facility enterprise zones and to the financing of sports facilities.

SB 1347 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 06/09/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to securing or guaranteeing payment on in-kind sales through insurance contracts or other agreements.

SB 1348 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/20/1995 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for voting by persons convicted of a felony.

SB 1710 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/09/1995 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to authorizing a municipal tax to provide affordable housing in populous municipalities.

SCR 3 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/08/1995 H Referred to Corrections
Caption: Encouraging the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Council on Family Violence to issue a directive that local community supervision and correctional departments work with battering intervention and prevention programs .

SCR 79 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/06/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Requesting that the community justice assistance division encourage local jurisdictions to increase the availability of culturally specific programs.

SJR 29 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/03/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the issuance of bonds for the state financing of start-up costs for historically underutilized businesses.

SJR 30 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/03/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the issuance of bonds to provide or guarantee surety bonds for historically underutilized businesses.

SJR 44 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/06/1995 S Referred to special subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt a portion of the market value of the residence homestead of a disabled or elderly person from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SR 19 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/16/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SR 64 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/23/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 2, 1995, as National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

SR 69 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/24/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of F. F. "Pancho" Medrano, Jr.

SR 72 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/23/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Shirley Ann Oliver Covington of Dallas.

SR 149 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/06/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the month of February, 1995 as Black History Month.

SR 216 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Josephine Torres for her accomplishments and dedication on her retirement from the West Dallas Community Centers.

SR 291 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/22/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Betty J. Anderson of Dallas who is receiving the Sojourner Truth Award from the Business and Professional Women's Club.

SR 293 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/23/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Designating March 14 and 15, 1995, as Delta Days at the State Capitol in honor of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

SR 294 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/23/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Lillie Belle Brown Hall.

SR 372 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/09/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Dallas Black Dance Theatre and its founder, Ann Williams.

SR 436 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/22/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 22, 1995, as Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program Day and welcoming Mrs. Eleanor Conrad.

SR 648 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/06/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Don L. Hicks of Oak Cliff on receiving the W. O. "Bill" Durrett Senior Citizen of the Year Award.

SR 818 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/26/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of William Edwin White of Dallas.

SR 819 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/28/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Paul Quinn College men's basketball team and their coaches for winning the 1995 National Small College Athletic Association basketball championship.

SR 847 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/28/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Proclaiming April 29, 1995, as Black Data Processing Associates Day in Dallas.

SR 848 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/28/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jennifer Ruud on being selected for participation in the eighth Texas Career and Technology Education Awards Program.

SR 932 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/05/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Arthur Gillum for his many years of service to the Dallas Independent School District.

SR 937 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/08/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Napoleon B. Lewis, Sr., on the dedication of the Napoleon B. Lewis, Sr., Mathematics and Science Annex at Lincoln Magnet High School in Dallas.

SR 1004 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/09/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Michael Wayne Terrell.

SR 1019 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/10/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 25th Freedom Fund Banquet.

SR 1032 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/11/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mayor-elect Ron Kirk of Dallas on his recent victory.

SR 1243 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/27/1995 S Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Urging the Texas Department of Health, in conjunction with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other appropriate state or federal agencies or institutions, to study the current system by which deadly pathogens are manufactured and distributed.

SR 1245 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/25/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 984.

SR 1307 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/28/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring June 3, 1995, as Williams-Livingston Day in Texas in honor of their family reunion.

Additional Primary Authors (8):
SB 6 Author: Harris, Chris | West, Royce
Last Action: 04/18/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the juvenile justice system, including the adjudication and disposition of children; providing for civil and criminal penalties.

SB 313 Author: Ellis | West, Royce | Madla | Moncrief | Montford
Sponsor: Alonzo | Thompson
Last Action: 05/08/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the abolition of certain district courts, the creation of additional district courts, and the election of district court judges in certain counties.

SB 946 Author: Sims | West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to minimum standards for certain child-care facilities.

SB 947 Author: Sims | West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the membership of the State Advisory Committee on Child-Care Administrators and Facilities.

SCR 54 Author: Cain | Nixon, Drew | Ratliff | Shapiro | West, Royce
Sponsor: Glaze
Last Action: 03/30/1995 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating the John Tyler High School football team for winning the 5A Division Championship.

SJR 26 Author: Ellis | West, Royce | Montford | Moncrief | Turner, Jim
Sponsor: Thompson | Alonzo
Last Action: 05/15/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the election of justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of criminal appeals, justices of the courts of appeals, and certain district judges from subdistricts.

SR 153 Author: Ellis | West, Royce
Last Action: 02/06/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Honorable Chris V. Semos of Dallas County for his many years of public service.

SR 649 Author: Rosson | Patterson, Jerry | West, Royce | Whitmire | Zaffirini
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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