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

Number of Bills: 96

Report Sections:

Author (96):
SB 116 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Hilderbran
Last Action: 05/18/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to authorizing the board of trustees of an independent school district to donate certain surplus district property to a municipality, county, or nonprofit organization in order to preserve the property.

SB 117 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/21/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for purposes of prosecuting certain felony sex offenses.

SB 118 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the applicability to judicial officers of certain prohibitions against the carrying of handguns or other weapons.

SB 119 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to establishing a procedure for postconviction DNA testing.

SB 120 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/15/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the sealing of certain affidavits on which search warrants are based.

SB 131 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/28/2001 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the length of time notice of a meeting of a governmental body with statewide jurisdiction must be posted under the open meetings law.

SB 132 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to access to criminal history record information concerning volunteers with certain programs providing activities to children.

SB 146 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program for mid-sized school districts.

SB 147 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Redistricting
Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

SB 170 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Wolens
Last Action: 06/04/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law to attendance at a legislative committee or agency meeting by a quorum of another governmental body.

SB 172 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to eligibility for public prekindergarten classes.

SB 226 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/16/2001 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to state purchasing using the reverse auction procedure.

SB 238 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the safe operation of bicycles on roadways.

SB 239 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/16/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to a defense to proceeding with an adjudication of guilt or to a revocation of community supervision.

SB 240 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/14/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the offense of hindering apprehension or prosecution.

SB 339 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to financial disclosure by certain municipal officers; providing penalties.

SB 362 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/25/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Real Estate Commission; providing penalties.

SB 390 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Hilbert
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the requirements of the open meetings law for certain negotiations involving the Texas Lottery Commission.

SB 391 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Gutierrez
Last Action: 05/21/2001 H Motion fails
Caption: Relating to the automation of the compulsory motor vehicle inspection system.

SB 499 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/14/2001 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the composition of the districts of the Texas Senate.

SB 500 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/09/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

SB 501 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/09/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the composition of the districts of the State Board of Education.

SB 504 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/05/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to enrichment curriculum requirements.

SB 694 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: McCall
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of credit card, debit card, charge card, and access device numbers that are collected, assembled, or maintained by a governmental body and of certain e-mail addresses.

SB 695 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Clark
Last Action: 05/07/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to consultations between a governmental body and its attorney.

SB 696 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to write-in votes for the election of library district trustees.

SB 697 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Haggerty
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of professional engineering.

SB 721 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/19/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the functions of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

SB 724 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/04/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the determination under the school finance system of the amount of collected taxes for certain school districts.

SB 739 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the board of managers of certain joint municipal and county hospitals.

SB 797 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/03/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Guadalupe County.

SB 800 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/08/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the subdivision of land under the jurisdiction of counties.

SB 839 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/11/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to excepting from required disclosure under the public information law information that identifies the location of a cave.

SB 840 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Ellis, Dan
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the response required of a governmental body to a request for information from a person who is incarcerated.

SB 974 Author: Wentworth
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 1012 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/05/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of automobile insurance rates.

SB 1172 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/10/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of municipalities and counties to regulate subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.

SB 1173 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Hilderbran
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of not more than $9 million in revenue bonds for the benefit of the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Memorial Naval Museum.

SB 1174 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Turner, Bob
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal mischief involving a public water supply.

SB 1175 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Walker
Last Action: 05/25/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the administration of the weather modification program and grants for weather modification and control activities.

SB 1182 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Danburg
Last Action: 05/20/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to categories of information that are presumed to be available to the public under the public information law.

SB 1187 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/08/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to state funding for school districts that have not more than 400 students in average daily attendance.

SB 1194 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Kuempel | Danburg | Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the protection of bats; providing a penalty.

SB 1195 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/10/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense involving the supervision of a vehicle operator holding an instruction permit.

SB 1459 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/16/2001 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Bexar County Hospital District to impose a sales and use tax.

SB 1495 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.

SB 1566 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to certain records of and communications to county officials.

SB 1597 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to retainage payments under certain construction contracts.

SB 1598 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 05/21/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the reorganization of a mutual life insurance company.

SB 1599 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to containment systems required for certain underground storage tanks.

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

SB 1628 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory probate courts and to conforming procedures for transferring juvenile proceedings to certain courts.

SB 1629 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Puente
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of Cibolo Canyon Conservation and Improvement District No. 1; granting the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

SB 1630 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the ratification of the creation of and to the administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District.

SB 1664 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/11/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the retirement eligibility of certain classroom teachers in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 1691 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act of state agency orders and decisions and of the validity of agency rules.

SB 1704 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the ratification of the creation of and to the administration, powers, duties, operation, taxing authority, and financing of the Southeast Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.

SB 1752 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/23/2001 H Received from the Senate
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Kimble County Groundwater Conservation District.

SB 1762 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/10/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate land development after a local option election.

SCR 1 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Krusee
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Granting R. C. Crawford and Crawford Heavy and Marine Construction Limited permission to sue the state and the Texas Department of Transportation.

SCR 68 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Jones, Delwin
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring Marshall L. Turner, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from the United States Census Bureau.

SJR 2 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Hilderbran
Last Action: 05/04/2001 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to authorize the board of trustees of an independent school district to donate certain surplus district property of historical significance in order to preserve the property.

SJR 5 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Referred to Redistricting
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to determine legislative and congressional districts and revising the constitutional redistricting provisions.

SJR 35 Author: Wentworth
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 17 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 01/16/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing June 18 through 24, 2001, as Prostate Cancer Awareness Week and September, 2001, as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

SR 165 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/01/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Margaret Terrill of San Angelo.

SR 166 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/01/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Frances Schneider Mertz of San Angelo.

SR 246 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Admiral Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg.

SR 247 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of William Orrin Bowers III.

SR 286 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/05/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Memorializing Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution to prohibit federal courts from ordering or instructing any state or political subdivision thereof, or an official of any state or political subdivision, to levy or increase taxes.

SR 553 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring all members of the Rotary Clubs of Texas.

SR 555 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Brooke and T. J. Connolly of San Antonio on the birth of their daughter, Sarah Alexandra "Alexa" Connolly.

SR 556 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Tom E. Turner, Sr., of San Antonio.

SR 591 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/28/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring April 1, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Day in Texas.

SR 592 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/28/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jimmie Ruth Evans of San Antonio.

SR 597 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of David Malcolm Smith of San Angelo.

SR 598 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 03/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Susan and Jon Snare on the birth of their son, Jonathan Lee Snare, Jr.

SR 623 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/02/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Charlotte and William James Jonas III on the birth of their son, Myles Standish Jonas.

SR 643 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the sponsors and organizers of Fiesta San Antonio.

SR 731 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/10/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Mary Nan West of San Antonio.

SR 750 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/18/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring the week of February 4 through February 10, 2002, as Texas Newborn Babies Week.

SR 781 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/20/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Earl Wesley Smith of San Angelo.

SR 838 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/30/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming Elsa Ramos Rodriguez to the State Capitol.

SR 961 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/08/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Louis Albert Schreiner II.

SR 974 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/09/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the American Presidents: Life Portraits Exhibit to the Texas Capitol.

SR 975 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/09/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Arthur A. Seeligson, Jr., of San Antonio.

SR 1050 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/14/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Linda L. Robertson.

SR 1054 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/16/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Charles "Charlie" Schreiner III.

SR 1116 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/21/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending The SCOOTER Store in New Braunfels.

SR 1118 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/21/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of W. Truett Smith of San Angelo.

SR 1156 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/23/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bobbie and Bryan Maddox of Austin on the birth of their son, Anthony Robert Maddox.

SR 1207 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/25/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ana Paula and Mark Watson on the birth of their daughter, Katalina Lizette Watson.

SR 1214 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/25/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Belton Kleberg Johnson.

SR 1215 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/25/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Kerrville Folk Festival.

SR 1218 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 900.

SR 1273 Author: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/28/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Carlton "Corky" Nutt of San Angelo.

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