Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Jane Nelson
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 77

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (44):
SB 1 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: General Appropriations Bill.

SB 16 Author: Nelson | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on the dissemination by a state agency of an individual's personal data.

SB 63 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Meyer
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the property tax appraisal system, including an entitlement to a tax exemption based on the appraised value of certain renewable energy devices.

SB 64 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: White
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a peer support network for certain law enforcement personnel.

SB 197 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Noble | Meyer | Buckley | Turner, Chris | Rodriguez
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for animals adopted from or sold by nonprofit animal welfare organizations.

SB 198 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: White
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the demonstration of weapons proficiency by qualified retired law enforcement officers.

SB 199 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Price
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to automated external defibrillators.

SB 200 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of Internet access service from sales and use taxes.

SB 475 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to state agency and local government information management and security, including establishment of the state risk and authorization management program and the Texas volunteer incident response team; authorizing fees.

SB 476 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Stucky
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to establishment of county adult sexual assault response teams.

SB 477 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Meyer
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the administration and collection of sales and use taxes and certain fees applicable to sales involving marketplace providers.

SB 478 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/14/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 14 2021 1:36PM
Caption: Relating to excluding the furnishing of an academic transcript from the definition of "information service" for purposes of sales and use taxes.

SB 798 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Neave
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the issuance of a birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to victims and the children of victims of family or dating violence.

SB 799 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to contracting procedures and requirements for governmental entities.

SB 800 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to certain required reports or information received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.

SB 1155 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: King, Ken
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

SB 1156 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Minjarez
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the contracting authority of the Health and Human Services Commission for the volunteer advocate for children program.

SB 1182 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the computation of the replenishment ratio used to determine an employer's unemployment compensation tax rate.

SB 1298 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

SB 1299 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the reporting of sexual assault and other sex offenses, to the emergency services and care provided to victims of those offenses, and to the processes associated with preserving and analyzing the evidence of those offenses.

SB 1547 Author: Nelson | Birdwell | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional criminal judicial district composed of Tarrant County.

SB 1548 Author: Nelson | Springer
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Denton County.

SB 1549 Author: Nelson | Birdwell | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to a subject matter preference for certain cases in the County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County.

SB 1550 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Goldman
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to airport police forces, including the authority to commission peace officers and the rights, privileges, and duties of those officers.

SB 1969 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/01/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to state fiscal matters related to public education.

SB 2222 Author: Nelson | Huffman
Sponsor: White | Harless | Kacal
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain equipment provided for use by the officers of the Texas Highway Patrol.

SR 19 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/09/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Eric D. Patterson on the occasion of his retirement.

SR 35 Author: Nelson | Buckingham | Campbell | Huffman | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 02/09/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the members of the Texas Federation of Republican Women.

SR 65 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/23/2021 S Again read
Caption: Celebrating February 17, 2021, as CASA Day.

SR 66 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/23/2021 S Again read
Caption: Recognizing February 15, 2021, as Texas Council on Family Violence Day.

SR 86 Author: Nelson | Birdwell | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 02/23/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 23 and 24, 2021, as Tarrant County Days.

SR 112 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing those who contributed to distribution of COVID-19 vaccine at the Texas Motor Speedway.

SR 188 Author: Nelson | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 03/23/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Laura Hill on the occasion of her retirement.

SR 231 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/08/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Burnett Louis "Burnie" Sutter on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

SR 281 Author: Nelson | Hancock
Last Action: 04/19/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the citizens of Grapevine on the occasion of the Grapevine Main Station grand opening.

SR 335 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/03/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 2021 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

SR 360 Author: Nelson | Hughes | Nichols
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of James B. "Jim" Prewitt.

SR 361 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Flower Mound Smoke Fest Competition and Fundraiser.

SR 364 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Bonnie Sudderth for her service as acting Governor of Texas.

SR 391 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Mike Donnelly on the occasion of his retirement.

SR 407 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/13/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Chimney Creek Ranch on the occasion of its 100th anniversary of family ownership.

SR 444 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/19/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Beverlee Ruth Barnes Herd.

SR 457 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/21/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Argyle High School girls' golf team for winning a state championship.

SR 469 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/26/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending the limitations on the conference committee jurisdiction for S.B. No. 1.

Additional Primary Authors (33):
SB 6 Author: Hancock | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic.

SB 7 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Cain | Schofield | Jetton | Klick | Oliverson
Last Action: 05/30/2021 H Point of order overruled
Caption: Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

SB 8 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Slawson | Burrows | Klick | Cain | Leach
Last Action: 05/19/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action.

SB 12 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Campbell | Kolkhorst | Nelson | et al.
Sponsor: Sanford | Metcalf | Smithee
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to complaint procedures and disclosure requirements for social media platforms and to the censorship of users' expressions by an interactive computer service.

SB 19 Author: Schwertner | Campbell | Nelson
Sponsor: Capriglione | Bell, Cecil | Schaefer | Slawson | Oliverson
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to prohibited contracts with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries.

SB 20 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Creighton | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest.

SB 25 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor: Frank | Sanford | Hernandez | Metcalf
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the right of certain residents to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

SB 26 Author: Paxton | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 6 2021 3:50PM
Caption: Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.

SB 29 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Dutton | King, Ken
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on sex and a study conducted by the University Interscholastic League on the effects of allowing a student to participate in an athletic competition designated for the sex opposite to the student's sex.

SB 30 Author: West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Thompson, Senfronia | Wu | Johnson, Jarvis | Button
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the removal of certain discriminatory provisions from a recorded conveyance instrument.

SB 215 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hancock | Hughes | Lucio | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education.

SB 528 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.

SB 672 Author: Buckingham | Campbell | Nelson | Schwertner
Sponsor: Bonnen | Guillen
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to Medicaid coverage of certain collaborative care management services.

SB 809 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.

SB 1336 Author: Hancock | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen | Oliverson | Paul | Krause | Schofield
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations.

SB 1484 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to certain Department of State Health Services procurements for communicable disease data collection and investigations.

SB 1604 Author: Whitmire | Nelson
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to an exemption for certain cemeteries from cemetery location restrictions.

SB 1606 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: May 13 2021 10:39AM
Caption: Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

SB 1827 Author: Huffman | Nelson
Sponsor: Holland
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the opioid abatement account, an opioid abatement trust fund, and a statewide opioid settlement agreement.

SB 2233 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Howard | Thompson, Senfronia | Minjarez
Last Action: 05/30/2021 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

SCR 41 Author: Springer | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

SCR 45 Author: Zaffirini | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Lucio | Nelson | et al.
Last Action: 04/27/2021 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.

SCR 51 Author: Hughes | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Sara "Sally" Sandlin Ratliff of Mount Pleasant.

SR 59 Author: Birdwell | Hancock | Nelson | Powell
Last Action: 02/09/2021 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Congressman Ron Wright.

SR 236 Author: Creighton | Hancock | Hughes | Lucio | Miles | et al.
Last Action: 04/12/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the participants in the Texas A&M University Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Internship Program and Public Policy Internship Program.

SR 242 Author: Zaffirini | Alvarado | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 04/13/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 13, 2021, as Texas Women Judges' Day.

SR 245 Author: Powell | Nelson | Whitmire | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/13/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of former Texas Senator Hugh Quay Parmer.

SR 287 Author: Birdwell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hancock | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing James Allan Curry on the occasion of his retirement.

SR 308 Author: Powell | Hancock | Nelson
Last Action: 04/22/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Betsy Price for her service to the City of Fort Worth.

SR 342 Author: Schwertner | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Urging the Public Utility Commission of Texas to significantly reduce the high system-wide offer cap and evaluate changes to the market structure.

SR 362 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Drew Pearson on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021.

SR 515 Author: Campbell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/31/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Memorial Day 2021.

SR 539 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2021 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Urging the federal government to immediately declare violent foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and encouraging the Texas Military Department and all state resources to use authority under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to repel this violent foreign drug cartel-facilitated invasion in the least lethal manner possible consistent with bringing this facilitated invasion to a conclusion at the earliest possible moment.

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