Legislation authored by Gilbert Manly Spring

Includes legislation with Gilbert Manly Spring as the primary author for the 52nd through 54th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

54th Regular Session
HB 67 Caption: Relating to providing for the election of one (1) presidential elector from each Congressional District in the State of Texas; providing that the remaining number of electors to which the State is entitled shall be elected from the state at large; providing for the nomination of the electors by each political party in its State Convention (Presidential Convention); providing for certification of the nominee; providing for counting the votes and certification of the results to the Secretary of State; providing for canvassing of the votes.
HB 110 Caption: Relating to removing Angelina County from the Second Congressional District and place it in the Seventh Congressional District.
HB 111 Caption: Relating to Student Union fees in The University of Texas.
HB 149 Caption: Relating to providing that persons, firms, corporations, or associations serving as mortgagees and collecting taxes, insurance premiums, or service deposits to be used in payment of taxes or insurance premiums in advance from mortgagors pay mortgagors interest on such advance collections to be computed at a rate of four (4) per cent per annum; providing for a method of determining period of time for which interest is due mortgagor and providing for time of payment; providing for liability of mortgagor for damages to be computed at five (5) times amount of interest due.
HB 644 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts extending the open season on squirrel in Angelina County.
HJR 16 Caption: Proposing an amendment to Articles III and XVI of the Constitution of the State of Texas by adding new sections numbered 24a and 66, respectively, authorizing the Legislature to provide for retirement and compensation of members of each house and of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Treasurer of the State of Texas, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Railroad Commissioner, and Secretary of Agriculture.
53rd Regular Session
HB 239 Caption: Relating to providing for the election of one (1) presidential elector from each Congressional District in the State of Texas; providing that the remaining number of electors to which the State is entitled shall be elected from the state at large; providing for the nomination of the electors by each political party in its State Convention (Presidential Convention).
HB 511 Caption: Relating to creating an additional District Court for Angelina, Cherokee and Nacogdoches Counties, Texas, to be known as the 140th District Court.
HB 901 Caption: Relating to providing for an open season when it shall be lawful to hunt, take or kill squirrel in Angelina County; fixing a penalty for the violation thereof.
HR 162 Caption: In memory of J. J. Collins of Lufkin.
HR 222 Caption: In memory of Wyman Windham, Sr. of Livingston.
53rd 1st Called Session
HB 98 Caption: Relating to creating an additional District Court for Angelina, Cherokee and Nacogdoches Counties, Texas, to be known as the 140th District Court.
HR 7 Caption: Directing the creation of committees to notify the Governor and the Senate that the House is organized.
HR 93 Caption: Memorializing Congress to pass legislation permitting states to collect certain sales taxes on goods sold at Federal facilities within the state.
52nd Regular Session
HB 157 Caption: Relating to providing for the assessment and payment of taxes on land in certain instances providing that ownership of the surface estate in land shall constitute adverse possession of the mineral or sub-surface estate; providing for a three-year period of limitation; providing that the provisions of this act shall not apply when the sub-surface or mineral estate is drilling, producing, mining or being rendered for taxation and taxes paid thereon.
HB 761 Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to take or kill wild deer in the County of Trinity, Precincts 1, 3 and 4, of Texas, for a period of two (2) years; prescribing a penalty for violation of this Act.