Legislation authored by Joseph Proctor Hatchitt

Includes legislation with Joseph Proctor Hatchitt as the primary author for the 42nd 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 16 Caption: Relating to validating all proceedings heretofore had and taken to organize, create or establish any and all drainage districts within this state.
HB 17 Caption: Relating to providing for the nomination of Directors of Water Improvement Districts to serve under certain statutes.
HB 18 Caption: Relating to amending certain law relating to validating the Wichita Falls Independent School District in Wichita County, Texas.
HB 65 Caption: Relating to amending certain articles providing the time for the payment of taxes and delinquent tax rolls.
HB 283 Caption: Relating to forbidding party nominations for public office by minorities; requiring an oath of office by every party official and representative.
HB 344 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to the exhibition of prize fights and any obscene, indecent or immoral show or exhibition; providing penalties.
HB 370 Caption: Relating to the creation of drainage districts.
HB 371 Caption: Relating to frauds.
HB 450 Caption: Relating to amending certain laws providing that the Highway Department may issue a permit upon the application of any person, firm or corporation to operate over a state super-heavy or over size equipment for the transportation of such commodities as cannot be reasonably dismantled.
HB 496 Caption: Relating to fixing salaries of County Superintendents of Public Instruction in certain counties.
HB 497 Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code prohibiting the exhibition of obscene, vulgar, indecent or immoral productions.
HB 608 Caption: Relating to levying a state occupation tax on every person, firm, partnership, company or other concern selling at retail cigars and cigarettes or either.
HB 743 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relating to the Industrial Accident Board.
HB 854 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes and providing that all political parties required by law to nominate candidates for office at primary elections shall hold a State Convention to announce a platform of principles and elect a new State Executive Committee on the fourth Tuesday in May, 1932 and every two years thereafter.
HJR 16 Caption: Proposing an amendment empowering the Legislature to enact laws for the protection of the lives, health or safety of employees.