Legislation authored by William Jessey Galbreath

Includes legislation with William Jessey Galbreath as the primary author for the 46th through 46th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

46th Regular Session
HB 126 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing for a penalty for failure to give proper inventory of property.
HB 157 Caption: Relating to creating and establishing Jackson County Road District No. 10 for the purpose of the construction, operation, and maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or in aid thereof.
HB 655 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article relating to railroad employees granting or exchanging free passes or free transportation
HB 1003 Caption: Relating to fixing the salaries and compensation of County Commissioners in counties with a taxable valuation of not less than Fifty-one Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($51,100,000) nor more than Fifty-one Million, Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($51,400,000) taxable valuation for county purposes according to the valuation as shown on the County Tax Assessor-Collector's rolls for the current year of 1938.
HB 1024 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Chapter of the Special Laws creating Road District No. 12, Jackson County, Texas; authorizing the Commissioners Court to continue to levy an ad valorem tax for the payment of the principal and interest on all outstanding bonds of the former district embraced within Road District No.12.
HB 1037 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute by providing that in certain counties the Commissioners Courts shall have the power to fix the maximum amount of fees the Justices of the Peace and Constables shall be allowed to retain.
HB 1039 Caption: Relating to providing that the date for the execution of a person sentenced to death shall not be fixed so as to fall upon a Friday, and providing that in the event the date of the execution is fixed so as to fall upon a Friday, the execution of the sentence be postponed to the following day; providing if any execution be set on Sunday the same shall be postponed until the following Tuesday.
HCR 54 Caption: Authorizing the loan of certain highway equipment to the School Board of Ganado Independent School District.
HCR 169 Caption: Providing for adjournment sine die.
HCR 177 Caption: Providing for the appointment of a committee to make an inquiry of the Senate regarding their intended votes on old age pensions and other social obligations.
HCR 215 Caption: Approving the suspension of all Joint Rules so that the Senate might consider HB 1039.
HR 131 Caption: Inviting to committees the experts who assisted the Governor in his preparation of the Transactions Tax Bill.
HR 155 Caption: Granting employees of the House a holiday on Texas Independence Day.