Senator Zaffirini breaks record
Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, passed 102 bills during the 2015 legislative session, breaking her personal record and passing more bills during the session than any other legislator. As the Senate’s top bill passer, she passed 44 Senate bills and 58 House bills, surpassing by 19 the next most productive senator and bringing her total career bills passed to 897.
"This session we enjoyed many productive opportunities to make a positive difference for the families of Senate District 21 and our great state," she said. "We achieved legislative success in a wide array of policy areas, including not only education and health and human services, but also public safety, natural resources, justice and the judiciary, veterans and local issues."
"As members of the minority party, Democrats have to work harder to pass legislation and to have an impact on major issues, and we did." Senator Zaffirini added. "We can succeed only with strong bipartisan support. Those who considered this impossible were wrong.”
Senator Zaffirini passed legislation in a wide variety of areas, including some new ones. Her legislative victories this session include passing bills increasing access to justice for Texans who cannot afford to hire attorneys, improving training and transparency for higher education governing boards, addressing cargo and oil and gas theft, facilitating organ donation, protecting persons with disabilities from abuse and neglect and reversing the indefensible practice of requiring parents to relinquish their parental rights before securing mental health services for their children.
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