Legislation authored by Frank Eugene Mann

Includes legislation with Frank Eugene Mann as the primary author for the 45th through 55th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

55th Regular Session
HB 82 Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code by creating a Boxing and Wrestling Commission.
HB 165 Caption: Relating to prohibiting the making or filing of false, misleading or unfounded reports to any governmental agency in this State and for the purpose of interfering with the operation of such governmental agency or with the intent to mislead or malign any officer in such agency; and providing a penalty for violation of this Act.
HB 323 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relative to the fixing of standard time in this state so as to provide for daylight saving time during certain periods.
HB 499 Caption: Relating to continuances in court actions where a party or an attorney for a party is a member of the Legislature.
HB 605 Caption: Relating to creating an additional Criminal District Court for Harris County, prescribing the jurisdiction thereof.
HB 641 Caption: Relating to Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District of Harris County, Texas; authorizing said District to acquire, purchase, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, operate, or develop certain improvements and facilities.
HB 670 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to the confession of a Defendant.
HB 671 Caption: Relating to repealing an Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to a Defendant jointly indicted with others.
HB 672 Caption: Relating to repealing an Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to persons charged as principles, accomplices or accessories being introduced as witnesses for one another.
HB 673 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to a Defendant testifying in his own behalf.
HB 674 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to special pleas for a Defendant.
HB 675 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to Order of Argument.
HB 676 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to Requisites of an Indictment.
HB 677 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to Applications Sworn To.
HB 678 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas in regards to Court appointed counsel.
HB 679 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide that the Tax Collectors shall be entitled to deduct amounts of homestead exemptions claimed, and refund some to claimants, if paid in error and reported in prior months of the current tax year, from the amounts due on such later monthly reports of tax collections due the State.
HB 680 Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code of Texas to provide for a renewal fee of Three Dollars in addition to the amount required to be paid for annual license fees.
HB 681 Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code to provide a fee of Eight Dollars upon making an application for an original license.
HB 682 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to fees allowed Justices of the Peace.
HB 683 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by raising certain fees for Sheriffs and Constables.
HB 684 Caption: Relating to repealing an Article requiring district, county and precinct officers to make annual reports of fees.
HB 685 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide a jury fee of $8.00 to be taxed against the defendant upon conviction.
HB 686 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to fees allowed the Clerks of the County and District Courts for their services.
HB 687 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to fees allowed the Sheriff or other Peach Officer performing the same services in misdemeanor cases, to be taxed against the defendant on conviction.
HB 842 Caption: Relating to providing for tolling of limitation period for prosecution of offenses involving public officers under certain circumstances.
HB 843 Caption: Relating to providing an additional optional method for establishment and administration of county-wide hospital districts under management of a board of managers composed of the Commissioners Court with the county judge as chairman.
HB 901 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by empowering all incorporated cities having a population in excess of three hundred and eighty thousand, according to the last preceding or any future United States Census, to provide for the establishment of up to eight Corporation Courts.
HB 910 Caption: Relating to authorizing the creation of public bodies corporate and politic to be known as transit authorities to undertake the ownership and operation of metropolitan transit facilities in cities having more than five hundred thousand inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal Census.
HCR 22 Caption: Urging Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution relative ot taxes on incomes, gifts, inheritances and to provide limitations on taxes so levied and to repeal the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution.
HR 19 Caption: In memory of Jesse Holman Jones of Houston.
HR 210 Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Mrs. Walter Fondren.
HR 224 Caption: Providing for the appointment of a committee to draft a form of questionnaire to be sent to the members of the House.
HR 472 Caption: Congratulating the Houston Chronicle on holding the Cut the Budget contest.
HR 481 Caption: Commending the participants of the Houston area Spelling Bee.
HR 504 Caption: Urging the Texas Delegation of Congress to support the increase in the personal exemption from Federal Income Tax.
55th 1st Called Session
HB 14 Caption: Relating to requiring any person who solicits, receives or makes expenditures of contributions to promote or oppose legislation to file certain information in regard thereto with the Secretary of State.
HB 48 Caption: Relating to repealing an Article that requires all fee officers to make annual reports to the State Auditor, on forms designed by the State Auditor.
HB 49 Caption: Relating to providing that the Tax Collectors shall be entitled to deduct amounts of homestead exemptions claimed, and refund same to claimants, if paid in error and reported in prior months of the Current tax year, from the amounts due on such later monthly reports of tax collections due the State; and providing that the State Comptroller shall honor such deductions so long as they are made prior to June 30 of the year when current taxpaying ends.
HCR 15 Caption: Urging the Texas Delegation of Congress to support the increase in a personal Federal Income Tax exemption.
HR 115 Caption: Requesting parking spaces for officers and staff of the House of Representatives for interim use.
55th 2nd Called Session
HB 9 Caption: Relating to repealing certain provisions which require all fee officers to make annual reports to the State Auditor on forms designed by the State Auditor.
HB 10 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing that the Tax Collectors shall be entitled to deduct amounts of homestead exemptions claimed, and refund same to claimants, if paid in error and reported in prior months of the Current tax year, from the amounts due on such later monthly reports of tax collections due the State; providing that the State Comptroller shall honor such deductions so long as they are made prior to June 30 of the year when current taxpaying ends.
HR 1 Caption: Commending the editorial staff and writers of the Houston Post for their work.
HR 55 Caption: Congratulating members of the Harris County Home Rule Commission on their work.
45th Regular Session
HB 73 Caption: Relating to providing that the license fees for registration of motorcycles, motorcycle side cars, and passengers cars shall be Three ($3.00) Dollars per annum.
HB 74 Caption: Relating to reorganizing the State of Texas into supreme Judicial Districts for the purpose of constituting and organizing Courts of Civil Appeals therein.
HB 76 Caption: Relating to authorizing any citizen of the State of Texas to sue for injunction against bullfighting, in addition to the present authorization therefor by the Attorney General or any District or County Attorney.
HB 77 Caption: Relating to providing for the creation of two additional District Courts for Harris County to be known as the 124 District Court and the 125th District Court, which shall not have or exercise the jurisdiction prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the State for district courts in general.
HB 78 Caption: Relating to providing that in all appeals from decisions of the Industrial Accident Board and on the trial thereof in a court it shall be conclusively presumed that all matters affecting the liability of the insurer exist except that of the extent and duration of the injury, the amount of weekly payments and the right to a lump sum settlement, unless the same shall be specifically denied by the insurer under oath in which event both the burden of pleading and of proof which rests on the insurer.
HB 121 Caption: Relating to making it a felony for the stealing of a motor vehicle.
HB 171 Caption: Relating to defining the term "practice of law"; prohibiting the practice of law except by natural persons who are members of the bar regularly admitted and licensed to practice law.
HB 220 Caption: Relating to adding, as a circumstance under which an assault or battery becomes aggravated, the assault of any person employed by a newspaper or news magazine, having a daily, semi-weekly, weekly or bi-weekly circulation to obtain photographs for such newspaper or news magazine for publication, while such person is so engaged in obtaining such photographs for publication in such newspapers or news magazines.
HB 223 Caption: Relating to penalty for carrying any kind of weapon.
HB 278 Caption: Relating to prohibiting the employment of a married person who is living with his or her spouse when the spouse of such person has an independent income of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars or more a month.
HB 300 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to the appointment of wreck-makers.
HB 301 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to paying a bond before taking appointed office.
HB 302 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to duties of wreck-masters.
HB 303 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute making wreck-masters subject to the commissioners of pilots.
HB 304 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute regulating the sale of salved property by wreck-masters.
HB 305 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to requirements of wreckmasters to keep accurate records of salved property.
HB 306 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute requiring wreck-masters to keep additional records of salvage.
HB 307 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to commissions on sales for wreck-masters.
HB 308 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to the duty of wreck-masters to prosecute any person who shall waste, steal or embezzle wrecked property.
HB 309 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to advertising wrecked cotton.
HB 310 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to the duty to return wrecked cotton to the owner of said cotton.
HB 311 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to the procedures when the owner of wrecked cotton is found within three months.
HB 312 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to the proceeds from the sale of wrecked cotton if no legal claimant is found.
HB 313 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to allowing the county clerk to perform the duties of wreck-master if there be none in the county.
HB 314 Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute relating to penalties for owners of wrecked cotton for failing to comply with the regulations pertaining thereto.
HB 315 Caption: Relating to providing that the fees due officers and judges of the courts as set out in certain statute shall not be due or claimed by such officers and judges in prosecution of misdemeanors.
HB 340 Caption: Relating to declaring it unlawful for any judge, clerk, or other person who may be in the room where an election is being held to mark, sign, stamp, number or handle any ballot in such a manner that such ballot might be identified as being cast by any certain voter; providing a penalty for the violation of this Act.
HB 341 Caption: Relating to election laws.
HB 342 Caption: Relating to election laws.
HB 376 Caption: Relating to striking out requirement in birth certificates that attending physician shall certify whether child was legitimate or illegitimate.
HB 466 Caption: Relating to providing for procedure in Courts of law in cases where any interested party is unwilling and does not consent to abide by the final ruling and decision of the Industrial Accident Board, by allowing suit to be brought in the county of the residence of the injured employee, and requiring that such cases be heard and disposed of before other cases on the dockets of such courts.
HB 467 Caption: Relating to repealing such parts of certain Article of the Penal Code of Texas as permits an inspector of the Highway Department to require any driver operator to unload immediately upon the inspecting such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the gross weight of such vehicle to a maximum gross weight specified by this Article.
HB 478 Caption: Relating to making the maximum weight of load of any motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer or semi-trailer, proportionate to and measured solely by the width of tires on such vehicles.
HB 513 Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars out of the General Revenue of the State, not otherwise appropriated, to aid the Aldine Independent School District in Harris County, Texas, in order to pay the expenses of maintaining the schools in said district for the scholastic year ending August 31, 1937.
HB 570 Caption: Relating to making certain emergency appropriations for the Department of Public Safety for the balance of the fiscal year ending August 31, 1937.
HB 680 Caption: Relating to requiring that all persons representing an injured employee before the Workman's Compensation Board under the Workman's Compensation Law, be an attorney at law under the provisions of Title 14 of the Revised Statutes of Texas.
HB 788 Caption: Relating to suits for divorce.
HB 934 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to bond stamps by authorizing the Treasurer to ship stamps ordered; providing for a penalty.
HR 1 Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to investigate certain courts relating to the issuance of certain injunctions against certain peace officers.
HR 61 Caption: Permitting Harris County to secede form the State for the duration of the 45th Legislature.
HR 69 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
45th 1st Called Session
HR 15 Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to investigate the other investigating committees of the house.
45th 2nd Called Session
HCR 1 Caption: Authorizing the Legislature to adjourn Sine Die on September 29, 1937.