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Includes legislation with Fine Gordon Bedford as the primary author for the 34th through 43rd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 34th.

43rd Regular Session
HB 71	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to amending certain statute regarding the creation of corporations so as to provide that corporations may be created for, or after being created, charters may be amended to include the construction, maintenance, and operation of radio broadcasting equipment and stations.
HB 75	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to be paid out of any funds not otherwise appropriated, and credited to the Sand, Shell, and Gravel Fund in the State Treasury, as an emergency to cover refund of State tax on mudshell due Galveston County.
HB 76	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to be paid out of any funds not otherwise appropriated, and credited to the Sand, Shell, and Gravel Fund in the State Treasury, as an emergency to cover refund of State tax on mudshell due the city of Texas City, Texas.
HB 182	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the manner of holding elections for the issuing of seawall bonds and relating to the manner of declaring the results of elections held for the issuance of seawall bonds.
HB 312	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to defining "license tax," regulating and controlling recreation establishments, fixing penalties for violation of said Act.
HB 492	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to the fees of the county attorney in any county having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants or less, but containing a city with a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants, according to the last preceding Federal Census and each succeeding Federal Census thereafter, where there is no district attorney.
HB 757	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Trustees, of the Public Free Schools, of the State of Texas, to make appropriations of funds and/or other property, heretofore donated, or which may hereafter be donated to them, and not heretofore appropriated for any specific purpose, and when the specific purpose of the donated has not been stated, or provided for by the donor, for the purpose of creating, maintaining, and establishing a retirement fund for the present and future superintendents, principals, supervisors, teachers, and other regularly salaried employees of said schools, in their respective districts.
HB 760	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to authorizing and requiring the Board of Trustees of the Public Free Schools of the City of Galveston to set aside and appropriate the fund of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) represented by the Guaranty Building and Loan Company Certificates heretofore donated to said Board of Trustees by Mrs. I. Lovenberg, on the 13th day of October, 1931, for the purpose of providing, establishing and maintaining a retirement fund, as well as any other fund or property hereafter specifically given or donated to said Board of Trustees therefor, the income from which shall be used for the payment of pensions or retirement benefits to the present and future Superintendents, Principals, Supervisors, Teachers, and other regularly salaried employees of said schools, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed therefor.
HJR 32	Author: Bedford, Fine G. \| et. al. Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 1-a, Article VIII, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, exempting three thousand dollars ($3,000) of the assessed value of all residence homesteads, as now defined by law, from all taxatoin for all State purposes, excepting, until the expiration of such remission period, or the need of such remission, that portion of the State ad valorem taxes remitted within certain counties and political subdivisions now receiving a remission of such taxes.
43rd 1st Called Session
HB 76	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to repealing certain Act relating to the salaries of county commissioners.
HB 97	Author: Bedford, Fine G. \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending certain Article of the Penal Code of the State of Texas by omitting therefrom the following language: "an exhibition of prize fights or glove contests," or of "making it lawful for moving picture to give or present to the public an exhibition of prize fights or glove contests."
HB 195	Author: Bedford, Fine G. \| et. al. Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay for fuel, light, and water for the Court of Civil Appeals, First Supreme Judicial District at Galveston, Texas, and the Court of Civil Appeals, Sixth Supreme Judicial District at Texarkana, Texas, for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1934 and August 31, 1935, respectively.
42nd Regular Session
HB 475	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes authorizing the Commissioner to examine insurance companies.
HB 476	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes designating the securities in which the funds of life insurance companies may be invested.
HB 995	Author: Bedford, Fine G. \| et. al. Caption: Relating to making better provisions for public parks and playgrounds outside the limits of incorporated cities.
HB 996	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Relating to fees of County Attorney in any county having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants or less, but containing a city with a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants.
HJR 5	Author: Bedford, Fine G. Caption: Proposing an amendment authorizing counties and cities bordering on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to levy and collect such a tax for construction of seawalls, breakwaters or sanitary purposes.