Legislation authored by W.R. Bounds

Includes legislation with W.R. Bounds as the primary author for the 41st through 42nd 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.

42nd Regular Session
HB 50	Caption: Relating to making it a misdemeanor to use a telephone in the office, place of business or home of another person, firm or corporation, for long distance conversation and have the charges, fees and tolls therefor charged to the person, firm or corporation in whose name the telephone so used is registered, without the consent of the person, firm or corporation in whose name such telephone is registered, and prescribing a penalty therefor.
HB 128	Caption: Relating to requiring all motor driven vehicles to come to a complete stop before crossing any steam or electric railroad track; providing penalty for violation.
HB 151	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relative to services rendered to any political candidate; providing a penalty.
HB 175	Caption: Relating to providing that any person buying or receiving for re-sale any used or second hand part of an automobile shall require a bill of sale; providing a penalty.
HB 198	Caption: Relating to amending certain laws so as to create the office of Building and Loan Commissioner and substituting said officer for the commissioner of Banking.
HB 222	Caption: Relating to making it a misdemeanor for the fradulent taking of any gasoline or oil from any Automobile, Tractor or any Motor driven vehicle or machine of any name, or from any vessel or container used for storage purposes.
HB 262	Caption: Relating to prescribing limitations of Boards of Equalization in raising the value of property for taxation purposes in excess of the value of the previous year.
HB 338	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for any dealer or dealers in live poultry to buy any number of domestic fowls without keeping in a well bound volume record of such transaction.
HB 411	Caption: Relating to requiring owners and operators of oxy-acetylene cutting torches which use oxygen combined with combustible gasses, electric arc cutting torches and electric gas cutting torches to procure license or permit to possess or use same; providing penalty.
HB 785	Caption: Relating to making it a misdemeanor for any person to operate any radio, phonograph or similar instrument in a loud or boisterous manner.
41st Regular Session
HB 271	Caption: Relating to giving physicians, legally authorized to practice their profession in the State of Texas, a first and prior lien for medical services rendered to any person or anyone depending upon them on all crop or crop of said person for their services, provided said bill for the said services does not exceed $25.
HB 272	Caption: Relating to authorizing the maker of a will to apply to the county judge for a judicial determination of the question as to whether or not he was sane or insane or subjected to undue influence upon the day he executed the will, and providing the method of notifying the persons interested, and providing that no court in the State of Texas shall determine the question of sanity or undue influence of the person on the day when the will was made.
HB 273	Caption: Relating to making it a misdemeanor to use a telephone in the office, place of business or home of another person, firm or corporation for long-distance conversation and have the charges, fees and tolls therefor charged to the person, firm or corporation in whose name the telephone so used is registered, without the consent of the person, firm or corporation in whose name such telephone is registered, and prescribing a penalty therefor.
HB 380	Caption: Relating to providing that any person buying or receiving for resale any used or second-hand part of an automobile, or any used or second-hand portion of any attachment, fastening or other appurtenances or any other part attached to such vehicle which is necessary in the use or operation thereof, shall require of the seller or person delivering same, a bill of sale.