Legislation authored by Vernon Eugene Smith

Includes legislation with Vernon Eugene Smith as the primary author for the 53rd through 54th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

54th Regular Session
HB 47	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes prescribing rules and regulations as to location and operation of all funeral establishments.
HB 284	Caption: Relating to creating a Conservation District comprising the territory contained within the City of Haltom City in Tarrant County, Texas, for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic and industrial use and processing and transporting the same.
HB 398	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by exempting professional liability insurance from the operation of the single rating law.
HB 472	Caption: Relating to repealing Statutes concerning issuance of interest bearing time warrants by school districts for repairs of facilities.
HB 492	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to prohibit the Texas State Board of Examiners in Optometry from enacting any rules or regulations prohibiting, limiting, regulating, or in any manner affecting advertising, displaying of merchandise or eye frames, or the number or location of offices used for the purposes of the practice of optometry; excepting from the provisions of the optometry laws qualified opticians as defined.
HB 512	Caption: Relating to creating a Conservation District comprising certain territory contained in Tarrant County, Texas, to be known as "Benbrook Water and Sewer Authority," for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic, and industrial use and processing, transporting, and distributing the same and providing plants and facilities for the collection, transportation, processing, disposal and control of all domestic, industrial and communal wastes.
HB 627	Caption: Relating to making certain adjustments in the organization, regulation, operation and control of all associations, exchanges, underwriters or companies making, entering into, or exchanging contract of insurance, other than contracts of life insurance, subject to the Insurance Code.
HB 766	Caption: Relating to revising and arranging certain statutes of this State relating to taxation into a new title of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas to be known as "Title 122A, Taxation-- General"; reducing the rate of all taxes included in said Title, with certain exceptions, raising certain taxes in said Title, and adding certain new taxes; preserving the substantive law as it existed immediately prior to the passage of this Act except where a contrary intention is clearly expressed; amending certain portions of the Texas Liquor Control Act so as to make appropriate references to the new title created; repealing certain statutes and acts relating to taxation; providing a saving clause.
HCR 6	Caption: Requesting the Texas Turnpike Authority and the various County Commissioner Courts to give priority to public freeways and use tolls only as a last resort.
HR 160	Caption: Commending Frank D. Kasko, of Fort Worth, for his selection as director of the "All-American Band".
HR 358	Caption: Congratulating the members of Polytechnic High School of Fort Worth football team for winning the district championship.
HR 384	Caption: Congratulating the Fort Worth Cats professional baseball team on their success.
HR 426	Caption: Instructing the Chief Clerk of the House to transmit an amendment to the Senate for S. B. No. 2.
HR 428	Caption: Commending T. K. Hale for maintaining regular correspondence with his State Representative on the issues of the Legislature.
HR 438	Caption: In memory of Leroy Lieber of Fort Worth.
53rd Regular Session
HB 43	Caption: Relating to amending the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, to provide methods and procedure for installation, operation, alteration, and removal of traffic signs and fixing of speed limits on certain highways in cities and towns of less than a certain population in counties of more than a certain population; providing for the administration thereof; providing for fines, penalties, and suits for the enforcement thereof.
HB 718	Caption: Relating to amending certain Act fixing the credit to be accorded under the Employees Retirement System for military and war service in time of war or national emergency and fixing a basis for calculation of same.
HR 42	Caption: In memory of R. Mayo Bowen of Fort Worth.
HR 114	Caption: In memory of Ralph J. Harris of Fort Worth.
HR 130	Caption: In memory of W. E. Moncrief of Arlington.
HR 143	Caption: Commending W. Fred Swank for his service to the community of Fort Worth.
HR 154	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 158	Caption: Congratulating L. H. Reeves for being honored by the Tarrant County Medical Society.
HR 193	Caption: Congratulating Homer Covey of Fort Worth for receiving the Golden Deeds Award from the Exchange Club.
HR 224	Caption: Congratulating Mrs. Kenneth L. Wickett for her selection as Fort Worth's "First Lady" by the Altrusa Club.
HR 237	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 260	Caption: Congratulating Amon G. Carter of Fort Worth.
HR 346	Caption: Memorializing Congress to hold the leaders responsible for the shortage of ammunition for the Korean War and enact laws to prevent radical labor leaders from disrupting the war effort.
53rd 1st Called Session
HB 16	Caption: Relating to amending certain Act by making an appropriation for payment of additional salaries to state employees; making an appropriation for construction of buildings for the State School for the Deaf.