Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Judith Zaffirini
74th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 7/15/2025

Number of Bills: 46

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 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 18 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Barrientos | Brown | Ellis | Gallegos | Madla | et al.
Sponsor: Counts
Last Action: 02/06/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the reestablishment and operation of the State Board of Dental Examiners and to the regulation of the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; providing penalties; and making an appropriation.

SB 26 Author: Bivins | Lucio | Ratliff | Harris, Chris | Montford
Coauthor: Nelson | Moncrief | Armbrister | Sims | Shapiro | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/1995 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to civil remedies for deceptive trade practices.

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 59 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Luna, Gregory | Nixon, Drew | Truan | Haywood | Barrientos | et al.
Sponsor: Giddings
Last Action: 06/05/1995 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to removal of restrictions on investment of certain funds in businesses doing business in South Africa.

SB 124 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Brown | Shapiro | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: McCall | De La Garza | Goodman | Danburg | Naishtat
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to notification of a victim of the offense of stalking about the release on bail of the defendant in the case.

SB 126 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Shapiro | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: McCall | Greenberg | Combs | Danburg | Naishtat
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a victim of the offense of stalking must have previously reported the stalking conduct; providing penalties.

SB 127 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Brown | Shapiro | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: McCall
Last Action: 03/30/1995 H Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the temporary detention of certain persons charged with offenses involving family violence or the offense of stalking.

SB 128 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Greenberg | Farrar | Thompson | Danburg
Last Action: 05/11/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to certain evidentiary and procedural privileges and requirements for certain criminal cases.

SB 129 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Shapiro | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: McCall | Goodman | Danburg | Dukes | Naishtat
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to magistrate's orders for emergency protection for victims of family violence or the offense of stalking and to the offense of violation of a protective order or magistrate's order for emergency protection.

SB 134 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Moncrief | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Thompson | Farrar | Greenberg
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain assaults committed by one member of a family against another family member.

SB 135 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Moncrief | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Thompson | Puente | Greenberg
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of violation of a protective order by a habitual offender under that statute.

SB 160 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: West, Royce | Zaffirini
Last Action: 01/17/1995 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to requiring instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution procedures in public schools.

SB 175 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 01/17/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to persons considered to be a spouse for purposes of the prosecution of sexual assaults.

SB 182 Author: Rosson
Coauthor: Ellis | Zaffirini | Barrientos | Gallegos | Patterson, Jerry | et al.
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/13/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to prohibiting discrimination by certain insurers in issuing health insurance policies to women with fibrocystic breast conditions; imposing penalties.

SB 242 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Moncrief | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Denny
Last Action: 06/15/1995 E Effective on 1/1/96
Caption: Relating to the use of violence prevention and conflict resolution training and education in juvenile probation and in children's correctional facilities.

SB 243 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Moncrief | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Denny
Last Action: 06/14/1995 E Effective on 1/1/96
Caption: Relating to educating juveniles under the custody of the Texas Youth Commission in violence prevention and conflict resolution.

SB 246 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Armbrister | Luna, Gregory | Madla | Moncrief | Patterson, Jerry | et al.
Sponsor: Greenberg
Last Action: 05/21/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law to certain meetings of governmental bodies.

SB 356 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 01/31/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to driving or operating a motor vehicle for purposes of the law governing driving while intoxicated.

SB 358 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 01/31/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of an offense involving the driving or operation of a motor vehicle by a person under the age of 21 while under the influence of alcohol or certain substances or while impaired.

SB 359 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 01/31/1995 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the standard of alcohol concentration used in defining the offense of driving while intoxicated.

SB 385 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Madla | Luna, Gregory | Moncrief | West, Royce
Last Action: 01/31/1995 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a healthy start/healthy families program.

SB 432 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Raymond
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the validation of acts and proceedings of certain counties regarding nonhazardous solid waste disposal.

SB 438 Author: Madla | Lucio
Coauthor: Truan | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Alexander
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to the operation of overweight vehicles on highways and inspection of certain bridges; providing criminal penalties.

SB 455 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Truan | Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/16/1995 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a regional academic health center as part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

SB 596 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/20/1995 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the consolidation of certain programs regarding job training, labor, and employment, the creation of a statewide workforce development system, and the creation and operation of the Texas Workforce Development Department.

SB 953 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Madla | Zaffirini | Barrientos
Last Action: 05/01/1995 H Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to regional planning of water supply or sewer services for an area eligible for economically distressed area program financial assistance.

SB 979 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Bivins | Haywood | Rosson | Cain | et al.
Sponsor: Berlanga
Last Action: 06/08/1995 E Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to programs to increase the number of primary care physicians and allied health personnel in medically underserved areas of this state.

SB 1221 Author: Nixon, Drew | Ratliff | Galloway | Haywood | Barrientos
Coauthor: Patterson, Jerry | Gallegos | Whitmire | Madla | Moncrief | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/1995 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to voluntary road use agreements between a person and a county.

SB 1280 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Bivins | Rosson | Lucio | Madla | et al.
Sponsor: Delisi
Last Action: 06/12/1995 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of statewide preceptorship programs in general internal medicine and general pediatrics and the expansion of primary care residency positions.

SB 1298 Author: Cain | Turner, Jim | Sibley
Coauthor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/18/1995 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the transfer of the Baylor College of Dentistry to The Texas A&M University System and the transfer of Texas A&M International University from The Texas A&M University System to The University of Texas System.

SB 1346 Author: West, Royce
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Barrientos | Cain | Armbrister | Luna, Gregory | et al.
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 1421 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Rosson | Lucio
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/23/1995 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the making of, and the issuance of bonds for, international cooperation agreements by state agencies and political subdivisions.

SB 1599 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Luna, Gregory | Madla | Montford | Rosson | et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira
Last Action: 05/21/1995 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas-Mexico Border Environmental Education Council.

SB 1692 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Truan | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/09/1995 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the election of the members of the board of trustees of South Texas Community College.

SCR 5 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Moncrief | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Denny
Last Action: 06/16/1995 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Requesting and encouraging local counseling services to develop battering intervention and protection programs in response to the studies documenting the success of such programs.

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 45 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Truan | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/09/1995 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Directing the board of regents of The University of Texas System to conduct a study to assess the availability and suitability of existing facilities for use in connection with the operation of health education programs.

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.

SCR 116 Author: Truan | Barrientos | Gallegos | Madla | Lucio
Coauthor: Luna, Gregory | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Berlanga
Last Action: 04/21/1995 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Selena Quintanilla-Perez.

SCR 152 Author: Rosson
Coauthor: Lucio | Truan | Luna, Gregory | Barrientos | Zaffirini | et al.
Sponsor: Moreno
Last Action: 05/25/1995 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending Belen Robles for her contributions to the League of United Latin American Citizens.

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.

SJR 7 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Gallegos | Luna, Gregory | Truan | Moncrief | Nixon, Drew | et al.
Sponsor: Giddings
Last Action: 05/25/1995 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing investment of money from the Texas growth fund in a business without the business's disclosure of its investments in or with South Africa or Namibia.

SR 4 Author: Lucio | Luna, Gregory
Coauthor: Barrientos | Zaffirini | Madla | Gallegos | Montford | et al.
Last Action: 01/11/1995 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the new Dean of the Senate, Senator Carlos F. Truan.

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.

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