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

Number of Bills: 127

Report Sections:

Author (127):
SB 133 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the admissibility in a criminal trial of race or ethnicity as a predictor of future criminal behavior.

SB 199 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Goodman
Last Action: 05/02/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the possession of firearms by certain individuals convicted of or otherwise found to have committed family violence; providing penalties.

SB 293 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: West, George "Buddy"
Last Action: 05/14/2001 H Record vote
Caption: Relating to electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate; providing penalties.

SB 294 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/22/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.

SB 295 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/22/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to certain limitations on discontinuance of basic local telecommunications service.

SB 296 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/22/2001 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to posting notice about a violation of certain municipal ordinances or requirements.

SB 297 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Noriega | Naishtat | Burnam
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain grandparents.

SB 401 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to counseling in connection with a high cost home loan.

SB 478 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 05/20/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to certain children suspected of conduct that violates a penal law who are taken into possession in an emergency without a court order by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.

SB 479 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 05/03/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the entry of protective order information in the statewide law enforcement information system.

SB 485 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 05/18/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to requiring a state agency to consider legislative intent during the process of adopting an agency rule.

SB 576 Author: West, Royce
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 656 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Coleman
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the designation and functions of a state demographer.

SB 678 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/19/2001 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the period during which a justice, municipal, or juvenile court may defer proceedings against certain persons for purposes of attending a teen court program.

SB 702 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Oliveira
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to compensatory, intensive, and accelerated education in public schools.

SB 703 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the amount of the compensatory education allotment provided under the Foundation School Program.

SB 704 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to standardized school district dress codes.

SB 705 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to attending school.

SB 706 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Rising Star Scholarship Program for deserving junior college and technical institute students.

SB 719 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/23/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to making a voter information guide for judicial elections available to the public.

SB 720 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Hartnett
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to regulating certain political contributions made by judicial candidates and officeholders.

SB 788 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 05/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to certain suits by perpetual care cemetery plot owners.

SB 822 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/14/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions to judicial candidates and officeholders.

SB 823 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/19/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions to certain judicial candidates.

SB 875 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Raymond | Wohlgemuth | Naishtat | Davis, John
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to participation of fathers in programs and services administered by the Health and Human Services Commission and health and human services agencies and functions performed by the office of the attorney general.

SB 1013 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/29/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to funding to enable Prairie View A&M University to qualify for agricultural research, extension, and education matching funds, including federal agricultural research and extension formula funds.

SB 1015 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Driver
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the regulation of persons engaged in the sale of portable cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas.

SB 1022 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/20/2001 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the functions of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

SB 1035 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/08/2001 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption: Relating to the preparation of a judgment in a criminal case.

SB 1074 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Thompson | Hinojosa | Keel | King, Phil | Naishtat
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain peace officers.

SB 1141 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/07/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to eliminating the Texas Academic Skills Program and allowing institutions to select a test to assess students' proficiency and need for remediation.

SB 1142 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/07/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to student discipline in public schools.

SB 1192 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/14/2001 S Record vote
Caption: Relating to the exclusive authority of the attorney general to represent the state before the United States Supreme Court in all matters.

SB 1193 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/10/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the joint interim committee on substance abuse and crime prevention to evaluate the potential benefits of drug treatment and counseling as an alternative to incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders.

SB 1208 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/08/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to court costs.

SB 1209 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/09/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of cloning of human beings; providing penalties.

SB 1210 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Dunnam | Goodman
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain attorneys and law clerks employed by a court.

SB 1223 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Solis, Jim
Last Action: 05/02/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to court reporters and court reporting firms.

SB 1231 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/08/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to certain hotel facilities.

SB 1322 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the requirement that an ignition interlock device be installed on the vehicle of a person placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.

SB 1419 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Thompson
Last Action: 05/22/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations in certain civil proceedings involving the public institutions of higher education or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

SB 1420 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to compulsory school attendance; providing penalties.

SB 1421 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Thompson | Coleman
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to certain court costs imposed on a person convicted of an offense.

SB 1422 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to notice of applications for and grants of charters for open-enrollment charter schools.

SB 1429 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Lewis, Glenn
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to establishing at Prairie View A&M University a center for relationship violence prevention and intervention.

SB 1430 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Caption: Relating to a court order of retroactive child support or for the abeyance of the enforcement of child support arrearages.

SB 1431 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to educationally disadvantaged students.

SB 1432 Author: West, Royce
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 1436 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/24/2001 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 24 2001 9:06PM
Caption: Relating to an additional fee for filing civil cases in certain Dallas County courts.

SB 1544 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/03/2001 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to local enforcement of certain health and safety statutes and ordinances.

SB 1569 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Merritt
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

SB 1570 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Garcia
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the expunction of certain arrest records and files.

SB 1580 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the study and treatment of pollution-related illness and to the establishment of the Texas Environmental Health Institute.

SB 1581 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Davis, Yvonne
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to certain practices in connection with a home loan.

SB 1692 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/14/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to research excellence compensation for medical school faculty achieving national recognition.

SCR 20 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Reyna, Elvira
Last Action: 05/03/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging judges who hear family law cases to increase use of alternative dispute resolution and mediation in solving child custody disputes.

SJR 32 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Solis, Jim
Last Action: 05/24/2001 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to donate outdated or surplus firefighting equipment or supplies to underdeveloped countries.

SR 5 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In tribute to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SR 6 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/11/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Judge Howard O. Banks of Dallas.

SR 18 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/16/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the organizers and attendees of the 20th Annual King Celebration Awards Banquet.

SR 19 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/16/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Reverend Isaac Johnson of South Dallas.

SR 34 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/17/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Dr. Warren Morgan.

SR 35 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/17/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

SR 86 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/24/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Reverend Dr. C. A. W. Clark, Sr., of Dallas.

SR 87 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/24/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Le'Toya Ashanti Glenn-Harris.

SR 101 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Amy K. Hackney.

SR 102 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Willie Mae Coleman of Dallas.

SR 103 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating A. Pearl Hunt of Fort Worth.

SR 104 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Doris Gurst Harris.

SR 105 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jessie Robertson of Dallas.

SR 106 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sarah Walker of Tarrant County.

SR 107 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ester Davis.

SR 108 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kelly R. Wiley.

SR 109 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Areatha Simmons Jones of Dallas.

SR 110 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dora J. Ezidore Steele.

SR 119 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Hilary Johnson of Dallas.

SR 120 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Osceola Mays.

SR 121 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/29/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.

SR 153 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 01/31/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. James O. Rueter.

SR 177 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ismael "Bob" Morales of Dallas.

SR 202 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/06/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) Dallas.

SR 203 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/06/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Fred Leonard Lander III of Dallas.

SR 243 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend M. O. Gerald, Sr., of Dallas.

SR 249 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/15/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Laurence Craig Thomas of Dallas.

SR 347 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 02/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Edith Lanita Whitmore Robertson of Dallas.

SR 383 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/06/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Parents as Teachers program.

SR 395 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 7, 2001, as Jimmie Tyler Brashear Early Childhood Development Center Alumni Appreciation Day.

SR 429 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas.

SR 430 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/13/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Student Advisory Committee.

SR 478 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/15/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ola J. Reagan of Dallas.

SR 487 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Designating March 21, 2001, as Southwest Airlines Day at the State Capitol.

SR 504 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/28/2001 S Again read
Caption: Congratulating Mayor Richard Rozier of DeSoto.

SR 505 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Vernor Kennedy of Dallas.

SR 514 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/20/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the 2001 Youth Forum of the 14th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference.

SR 515 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/20/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the Best Southwest Chamber Partnership.

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

SR 534 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/21/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Keith Martin Morales.

SR 548 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Larry L. Brandon, Jr.

SR 565 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kimberly Avant of DeSoto.

SR 581 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/27/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Burl Jernigan of Dallas.

SR 585 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 03/28/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the Best Southwest Chamber Partnership to the State Capitol.

SR 609 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/02/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dee Etta Jones of Dallas.

SR 610 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/02/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bishop Paul Sylvester Morton, Sr.

SR 645 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Jerrod Inskeep on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

SR 646 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of HYPE on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

SR 647 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Monica Shepherd on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

SR 656 Author: West, Royce | Moncrief
Last Action: 04/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Chequan A. Lewis on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

SR 657 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Harold Kevin Jackson on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

SR 658 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/05/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Bloomington High School Peer Assistance and Leadership Class on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

SR 659 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/04/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Walter Travis of Dallas.

SR 739 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/11/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mrs. Freddye Carter.

SR 745 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/17/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Dallas Public Library.

SR 765 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Erin Walker.

SR 766 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jerrika Hinton.

SR 767 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Danielle Jones of Grand Prairie.

SR 768 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Amy Walker of Dallas.

SR 769 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/19/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ngyhia Randle of Dallas.

SR 776 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 04/20/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Williamsburg Village Senior Healthcare Centers.

SR 1032 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/10/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May, 2001, as National Drug Court Month.

SR 1041 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/14/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of MacGregor Wood Day of Dallas.

SR 1061 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/16/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring May 29, 2001, as Reverend Charles Day.

SR 1144 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing June 1, 2001, as Golden Heart's Aviation Day for Children.

SR 1145 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/22/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Hardie Moran Lockett of Dallas.

SR 1186 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/25/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Directing deans of public law schools in Texas to study ways to enhance the representation of students from low-income backgrounds and report to the Texas Senate Education Committee.

SR 1187 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/24/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1432.

SR 1224 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Williams-Livingston family.

SR 1225 Author: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/26/2001 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Aaron Ananias and Cathelyn Francis Butcher.

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