Legislation authored by James Joseph Collins

Includes legislation with James Joseph Collins as the primary author for the 44th through 44th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
Please note author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 30th.

44th Regular Session
HB 145	Caption: Relating to amended a certain Statute of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; providing that a flat maximum fee of One Dollar ($1) be fixed for the Justice of the Peace in default cases.
HB 146	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; providing that when a majority of the inhabitants, who are property owning, taxpaying, qualified voters of any territory adjoining the limits of any town or village, incorporated hereunder, shall vote in favor of becoming a part of said town or village, any three of the said property owning, taxpaying, qualified voters may make affidavit to such fact and file such affidavit with the mayor of said town or village.
HB 147	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; providing in cases of annexation of territory to a city, that only property owning, taxpaying, qualified voters who had the right to vote for members of the State Legislature of any territory adjoining the limits of said city shall have the right to vote in said cases of annexation.
HB 148	Caption: Relating to providing a method of service by registered mail as an alternative to personal service of citation out of the justice court.
HB 149	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; providing that execution for money may be issued in the first instance to the county in which the judgment debtor resides.
HB 687	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land Office to revalue certain lands in Loving County, Texas, in order to equalize the amount due the State with adjoining sections in the same county.
HB 903	Caption: Relating to amending certain Articles of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; requiring issuance of permits to persons authorized to sell liquor.
44th 1st Called Session
HB 122	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing for pensions on reaching the age of sixty-five (65) of persons employed in the Fire, Police and Fire Alarm Operator's Department of any incorporated city or town containing more than 240,000 inhabitants and less than 275,000 inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal census.
HR 13	Caption: Recognizing the publishers of the Dallas Morning News for the publication of their Golden Jubilee Edition.
44th 3rd Called Session
HB 38	Caption: Relating to providing for a Civil Service System in certain counties.
HB 54	Caption: Relating to eligibility to participate in the Pension Fund; extending and providing the time of making application for membership and participation therein; providing the amount of pension benefits to members of the Pension Fund and beneficiaries.