Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Florence Shapiro
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/6/2024

Number of Bills: 27

SB 9 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Lucio | Hinojosa | Uresti | Gallegos | Carona | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to financial support and incentives for the development of national research universities and high-quality comprehensive regional universities and a review of the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.

SB 18 Author: Estes
Coauthor: Eltife | Hegar | Jackson, Mike | Patrick, Dan | Uresti | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen | Pitts | Kuempel | Geren | Homer
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the acquisition of property by entities with eminent domain authority.

SB 19 Author: Patrick, Dan
Coauthor: Eltife | Huffman | Jackson, Mike | Nelson | Nichols | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.

SB 160 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Shapiro
Last Action: 02/10/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission.

SB 263 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Shapiro
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the issuance by the Texas Transportation Commission of general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects.

SB 268 Author: Harris
Coauthor: Fraser | Estes | Carona | Deuell | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 03/26/2009 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the cancellation of the voter registrations of persons who are not United States citizens.

SB 401 Author: Seliger
Coauthor: Shapiro | Wentworth
Last Action: 03/19/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized district adjustment under the public school finance system.

SB 471 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Shapiro
Last Action: 04/16/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 16 2009 7:20PM
Caption: Relating to claims for excess proceeds of a tax sale of real property.

SB 483 Author: Seliger | Carona | Deuell
Coauthor: Shapiro | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/09/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester in geological formations carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.

SB 643 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Deuell | Carona | Shapiro | Davis, Wendy | et al.
Sponsor: Rose | Phillips | Herrero | Ortiz, Jr. | Naishtat
Last Action: 06/11/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation and to certain legal protections for individuals with disabilities; providing criminal penalties.

SB 730 Author: Hegar
Coauthor: Eltife | Carona | Patrick, Dan | Estes | Shapiro
Sponsor: Frost | Farabee | Lucio III | McReynolds | Driver
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.

SB 816 Author: Patrick, Dan
Coauthor: Shapiro | West
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the Texas Teach Corps Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program for undergraduate students who agree to teach in school districts in this state that have shortages of teachers in mathematics or science.

SB 898 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Villarreal
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the purposes and designation of a municipal transportation reinvestment zone.

SB 956 Author: West
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Branch | Anchia | Giddings | Oliveira | Crownover
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.

SB 1344 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Shapiro
Sponsor: Eissler
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an alcohol awareness component of the health curriculum used in public schools.

SB 1350 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, financing, and use of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund; granting the authority to issue bonds.

SB 1443 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Lucio | Carona | Eltife | Gallegos | Nichols | et al.
Sponsor: Branch
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the academic costs charged to resident undergraduate students by general academic teaching institutions and to certain reports regarding certain costs of those institutions.

SB 1454 Author: West
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Gallego | Miklos | Kent | Moody | Pierson
Last Action: 05/20/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.

SB 1490 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Shapiro | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requirements for the conduct of Texas Education Agency special education due process hearings.

SB 1659 Author: Averitt
Coauthor: Shapiro | Nelson
Last Action: 04/30/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the use of hazardous and solid waste remediation fee funds for lead-acid battery recycling activities.

SB 1877 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Deuell | Shapiro | Uresti | Shapleigh
Sponsor: Zerwas | Coleman | McCall | Parker | Rose
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System grant program.

SB 1931 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Carona | Shapiro
Last Action: 03/24/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations in a civil suit for certain sexual assaults.

SB 2014 Author: Duncan | Ellis
Coauthor: Shapiro | Van de Putte | West
Last Action: 05/07/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned.

SB 2041 Author: Ellis | Carona
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Driver
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to requiring an applicant for a driver's license to demonstrate knowledge of motorists' rights and responsibilities in relation to bicyclists.

SB 2114 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Shapiro
Last Action: 04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to studying the costs and benefits of a pilot program for employment and community integration services for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.

SB 2497 Author: Estes
Coauthor: Shapiro
Sponsor: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds.

SJR 9 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Shapiro | Wentworth | Huffman | Patrick, Dan
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on motor fuels and lubricants and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.

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