Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Jane Nelson
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 96

Report Sections:

Author (96):
SB 11 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Gray | Maxey | Kitchen | Capelo
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to protecting the privacy of medical records; providing penalties.

SB 12 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: McCall
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to a prohibition of discrimination based on the use of certain information in the determination of eligibility for employment, an occupational license, or insurance coverage.

SB 13 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/20/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to a prohibition of discrimination in the determination of eligibility for employment, occupational licenses, and health insurance coverage based on the use of certain genetic characteristics.

SB 14 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for release on community supervision or parole for certain defendants convicted of aggravated assault.

SB 15 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Danburg
Last Action: 05/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to excepting certain information maintained by family violence shelter centers and sexual assault programs from disclosure under the public information law.

SB 16 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/21/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to certain issues affecting the punishment of the offense of murder.

SB 17 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/15/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a magistrate provide reasonable notice to the attorney representing the state before reducing the amount of bail set for a defendant charged with or convicted of certain serious offenses.

SB 18 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of interfering with an emergency telephone call.

SB 19 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Dunnam
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to health education in public schools and to the improvement of children's health through daily physical activity in public schools and a coordinated approach by public schools to prevent obesity and certain diseases.

SB 89 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/20/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of possessing an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and to the civil and criminal consequences of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

SB 90 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

SB 91 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to possessing or consuming an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle.

SB 92 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to reports of intoxication by emergency medical services personnel.

SB 93 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to providing telemedicine services.

SB 94 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Delisi
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to local government plans to respond to natural, technological, and man-made hazards, including acts of terrorism.

SB 95 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of chemical and biological weapons; providing criminal penalties.

SB 96 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to use of earned, unused franchise tax benefits for development stage companies conducting certain research and development activities.

SB 97 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain health benefit plans from requiring the use of hospitalists by participating physicians.

SB 98 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Maxey | Wohlgemuth
Last Action: 05/11/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain automated systems used to dispense prescription drugs.

SB 99 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to an evaluation of preauthorization requirements imposed by managed care organizations providing health care services to recipients of medical assistance.

SB 100 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/10/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to an evaluation of a limitation on the number of managed care organizations permitted to provide health care services to recipients of medical assistance.

SB 101 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Coleman
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to an evaluation of required copayments from recipients of medical assistance through managed care.

SB 102 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/20/2001 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption: Relating to the regulation of cloning of human beings; providing penalties.

SB 103 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/18/2001 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 18 2001 4:07PM
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving damage or destruction of property.

SB 163 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the circumstances under which a witness in a criminal case may be excluded from the courtroom.

SB 279 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to sanctions imposed against, and confidential information regarding, certain facilities regulated by the Texas Department of Health.

SB 280 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the gathering of information on and the use of funds from a more efficient means of storing and distributing vaccines.

SB 281 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/21/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Health to allow health care providers to use certain vaccines in the federal vaccines for children program.

SB 282 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Health to promote the vaccines for children program to certain health care providers not currently enrolled in the program.

SB 283 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Coleman
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to special disease management programs for certain recipients of medical assistance under the Medicaid managed care program.

SB 284 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Coleman
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to streamlining reporting requirements and inspection procedures under the Medicaid managed care program.

SB 285 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Delisi
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to cancer incidence reporting.

SB 531 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Health in consultation with the General Services Commission to study the cost and feasibility of installing automated external defibrillators in state buildings.

SB 532 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Maxey | Naishtat | Luna, Vilma | Danburg | Villarreal, Mike
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to medical assistance for certain persons in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer.

SB 533 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the State Board of Dental Examiners.

SB 542 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Truitt
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to meet and transact business in a location other than the county seat.

SB 543 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/07/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to funding of special education programs under the public school finance system.

SB 635 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/12/2001 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to recognizing Texas Prayer Day.

SB 791 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the imposition of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties and the authorization of emergency license suspension for certain licensing programs regulated by the Texas Department of Health.

SB 835 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Denny
Last Action: 05/03/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the directors of the Upper Trinity Regional Water District and the powers and duties of the district; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 847 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Truitt
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Westlake located in Tarrant and Denton counties.

SB 866 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/20/2001 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of a Texas Privacy Act and addressing the ways in which the information practices of state and local governmental entities affect personal privacy.

SB 867 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/26/2001 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation, operation, and duties of a joint interim task force to study various issues affecting personal privacy.

SB 881 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/17/2001 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 17 2001 10:35PM
Caption: Relating to the use of certain revenue by certain municipalities that have territory within the boundaries of certain airports.

SB 882 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/10/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the composition of joint boards governing certain airports.

SB 883 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/10/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the acquisition of property for certain purposes by populous home-rule municipalities.

SB 934 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/07/2001 H Referred to State Recreational Resources
Caption: Relating to allowing recreational metal detecting in designated areas of state parks.

SB 1020 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain law enforcement agencies to remove certain personal property from a roadway or right-of-way.

SB 1093 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/09/2001 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County and to the jurisdiction of and certain procedure in that court.

SB 1094 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Solomons
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the administration and jurisdiction of the statutory county courts in Denton County and to the operation of the statutory probate court in Denton County.

SB 1409 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to procedures for court-ordered assisted outpatient mental health services.

SB 1460 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to state programs for assisting school districts with paying the costs of public school facilities.

SB 1461 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/18/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to state assistance to school districts for new instructional facilities.

SB 1462 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to a financial award for certain classroom teachers and to providing scholarships to classroom teachers pursuing additional teacher certification.

SB 1463 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for grants for innovative public school teacher compensation.

SB 1464 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 05/09/2001 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to signature requirements for certain petitions filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot.

SB 1477 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to human organ donation education and distribution.

SB 1478 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain abusable volatile chemicals.

SB 1543 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Dunnam
Last Action: 05/21/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the review of certain rules adopted by the State Board of Education concerning the required curriculum for public school students.

SB 1571 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Goodman
Last Action: 05/21/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to standard physician contract forms for use in managed care plans.

SB 1742 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to allowing a closed session for a school board to consider student matters.

SB 1743 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/09/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to a school district's release of certain student directory information.

SB 1754 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the information practices of government and to certain information practices of the private sector that affect the privacy of citizens of this state; providing penalties and creating a privacy task force.

SB 1785 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Sadler
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the limit on assistance under the state program for assisting school districts with the payment of existing debt.

SB 1794 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/04/2001 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Trophy Club located in Tarrant and Denton counties.

SCR 24 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Berman
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Encouraging schools in Texas to emphasize the observation of Veterans Day.

SCR 37 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing Congress to provide tax credits to individuals buying private health insurance.

SR 98 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/25/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Dr. Fred F. Ciarochi of Dallas.

SR 100 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Cotton Belt Railroad Depot in Grapevine.

SR 238 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/14/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 14, 2001, as Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Awareness Day at the State Capitol.

SR 299 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/22/2001 S Again read
Caption: Recognizing February 21 and 22, 2001, as Tarrant County Day at the State Capitol.

SR 313 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/21/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the members of the Texas Women's Alliance.

SR 336 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Senator Chris Harris on the occasion of his birthday.

SR 359 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 02/27/2001 S Again read
Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2001, as Denton County Day.

SR 611 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/02/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the National Semiconductor Corporation.

SR 612 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/02/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Linda Kaye Held.

SR 619 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/02/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Lane Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Lewisville.

SR 736 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/11/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Charlotte Blaney.

SR 771 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kittie McKee Nelson of Lewisville.

SR 772 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Bobby Q. Lanier of Fort Worth.

SR 783 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/27/2001 S Again read
Caption: Congratulating Carol R. West of Dallas.

SR 791 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/23/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending American Airlines, Incorporated.

SR 792 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/23/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending The Home Depot, Incorporated.

SR 801 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/24/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Troy Aikman of the Dallas Cowboys.

SR 822 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Caleb Williams of Lewisville.

SR 823 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 04/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Dr. Dale Jackson of Lewisville.

SR 948 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/04/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Dallas Mavericks.

SR 959 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/08/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Duncanville High School in Duncanville.

SR 960 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/08/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Duncanville Police Department.

SR 989 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/09/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Clayton W. Downing of Lewisville.

SR 990 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/09/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Buck Jordan of Waxahachie.

SR 1079 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/17/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring Sir David and Lady Valerie Howard to be honorary citizens of Texas.

SR 1080 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/18/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending F. M. Gilbert School in Irving.

SR 1096 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/17/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Palace Arts Center in Grapevine.

SR 1221 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating John South of Tarrant County.

SR 1223 Author: Nelson
Last Action: 05/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.

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