Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Florence Shapiro
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 45

SB 3 Author: Duncan
Coauthor: Brown, J. E. "Buster" | Ellis, Rodney | West, Royce | Moncrief | Sibley | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa | Gallego | Thompson | McCall | Hochberg
Last Action: 04/05/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to establishing procedures for the preservation of evidence containing DNA and postconviction DNA testing.

SB 10 Author: Bivins
Coauthor: Cain | Ellis, Rodney | Sibley | Staples | Truan | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to benefits, including group benefits coverage, for certain participants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and employees of certain charter schools.

SB 11 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Bernsen | Shapiro | Shapleigh | Lindsay | Wentworth | et al.
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 15 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Moncrief | Shapiro | Zaffirini | Shapleigh | Van de Putte
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
Coauthor: Shapiro | Van de Putte
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
Coauthor: Moncrief | Shapiro | Zaffirini | Van de Putte
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
Coauthor: Shapiro | Zaffirini | Van de Putte
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 31 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Shapiro | Madla | Bernsen | Nelson | Moncrief
Sponsor: Raymond | Naishtat
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to providing information about bacterial meningitis to students of public schools and students of institutions of higher education.

SB 68 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Bernsen | Shapleigh | Nelson | Shapiro | Staples | et al.
Sponsor: McCall | Truitt | Turner, Bob | Naishtat
Last Action: 05/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to protective orders with regard to dating violence.

SB 89 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Shapiro
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 130 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Carona | Moncrief | Shapleigh | West, Royce | Bernsen | et al.
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to character education in primary and secondary schools.

SB 140 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Bernsen | Nelson | Shapiro
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to a determination of conservatorship of, or rights to possession of or access to, a child by a person who has a history of abuse or neglect.

SB 331 Author: Haywood
Coauthor: Bernsen | Armbrister | Lucio | Lindsay | Moncrief | et al.
Sponsor: Swinford
Last Action: 04/09/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to agricultural policy for the state.

SB 353 Author: Ellis, Rodney
Coauthor: Harris | Van de Putte | Bernsen | Cain | Shapiro | et al.
Sponsor: McCall
Last Action: 05/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to certain programs to develop the technology workforce in Texas by supporting and promoting higher education in engineering and computer science.

SB 385 Author: Bivins
Coauthor: West, Royce | Zaffirini | Shapiro | Wentworth
Sponsor: Rangel
Last Action: 05/18/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school graduation and for admission to general academic teaching institutions.

SB 406 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Truan | Shapiro
Sponsor: Hawley
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the preservation of rail facilities by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SB 407 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Shapiro | Zaffirini | Shapleigh
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 04/09/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a public entity to borrow funds from the state infrastructure bank.

SB 408 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Shapiro
Last Action: 02/21/2001 S Committee report printed and distributed: Feb 21 2001 3:13PM
Caption: Relating to the appointment of directors of regional tollway authorities.

SB 409 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Bosse
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation, including the power of eminent domain.

SB 488 Author: Harris
Coauthor: Haywood | Nelson | Wentworth | Fraser | Shapiro | et al.
Sponsor: Chisum
Last Action: 05/18/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage or civil union.

SB 532 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Bernsen | Moncrief | Shapleigh | Zaffirini | Shapiro
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 558 Author: Madla
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Coleman
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an advisory committee on reducing drug demand.

SB 576 Author: West, Royce
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bernsen | Cain | Carona | et al.
Sponsor: Jones, Jesse | Goolsby | Marchant | Giddings | Hodge
Last Action: 05/02/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the University of North Texas System and the component institutions of that system.

SB 676 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Bivins | Madla | Shapiro | Gallegos | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira
Last Action: 04/11/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to assessment of academic skills of certain students of limited English proficiency.

SB 745 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/08/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to sanctions that may be imposed on certain school districts.

SB 961 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Shapiro | Cain
Sponsor: Lewis, Glenn
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to salary supplements by a county or a municipality for child and adult protective services workers.

SB 962 Author: Moncrief
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Lewis, Glenn
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to a pilot project to address the need for more child protective services workers in certain regions of the state.

SB 974 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Nelson | Shapiro | Haywood
Last Action: 04/05/2001 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher education.

SB 1432 Author: West, Royce
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Shapiro
Sponsor: Reyna, Arthur
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to truancy, high school equivalency programs, and the authority of justice, municipal, and certain juvenile courts in relation to children; providing criminal penalties.

SB 1461 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Bernsen | Armbrister | Carona | Lucio | Shapiro | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to state assistance to school districts for new instructional facilities.

SB 1627 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Shapiro
Last Action: 04/03/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the atmosphere modification research program and center.

SCR 16 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bernsen | Bivins | Cain | et al.
Sponsor: Gallego
Last Action: 02/08/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Requesting the United States Secretary of Commerce to appoint a federal official to coordinate activities along the United States-Mexico and the United States-Canada borders; and to examine current practices and look at new initiatives to ease the flow of trade, to improve the infrastructures necessary to move commerce, and to redress the negative impacts on the health and safety of our citizens.

SCR 25 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Brown, J. E. "Buster" | Cain | Carona | et al.
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Filed without the Governor's signature
Caption: Memorializing Congress to recognize the impact on Texas of the federal policy of opening the border to Mexican trucks in accordance with provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

SCR 41 Author: Bivins
Coauthor: Cain | Carona | Fraser | Harris | Haywood | et al.
Sponsor: Hunter
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending and applauding all recipients and supporters of the Texas Medal of Arts Awards.

SCR 50 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Bivins | Gallegos | Lucio | Truan | Van de Putte | et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Encouraging school districts to develop and implement dual language bilingual programs.

SJR 35 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Bivins | Shapiro | Van de Putte | Armbrister | Brown, J. E. "Buster" | et al.
Last Action: 05/16/2001 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the time for legislative and congressional redistricting following release of the federal decennial census.

SR 336 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Shapiro | Van de Putte | Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Senator Chris Harris on the occasion of his birthday.

SR 519 Author: West, Royce
Coauthor: Cain | Carona | Nelson | Shapiro
Last Action: 03/21/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2001, as Southwest Airlines Day at the State Capitol.

SR 590 Author: Truan
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bernsen | Bivins | Brown, J. E. "Buster" | et al.
Last Action: 04/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Renaming the Lieutenant Governor's Committee Room the Betty King Committee Room.

SR 783 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Shapiro | Van de Putte | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/27/2001 S Again read
Caption: Congratulating Carol R. West of Dallas.

SR 948 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Cain | Shapiro | West, Royce
Last Action: 05/04/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Dallas Mavericks.

SR 1037 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Nelson | Shapiro | Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the mothers of the 31 Members of the Texas Senate on Mother's Day.

SR 1206 Author: Sibley
Coauthor: Barrientos | Cain | Duncan | Ellis, Rodney | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action: 05/25/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Memorializing Congress to bestow the Congressional Medal of Honor on Doris "Dorie" Miller.

SR 1223 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Shapiro | Van de Putte | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.

SR 1269 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Armbrister | Barrientos | Bernsen | Bivins | Brown, J. E. "Buster" | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Hilda Nino on her graduation from Rivera High School.

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