Legislation authored by James A. Harley
Includes legislation with James A. Harley as the primary author for the 33rd through 35th 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.
| 35th Regular Session | |
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| SB 173 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Librarian and Archivist and Historian of the State Library to purchase the literary remains of Sam Houston, making an appropriation. |
| SB 212 | Caption: Relating to amending Chapter 4, Title 126 of the Revised Statutes entitled "State Intangible Tax Board." |
| SB 224 | Caption: Relating to providing for a lien for newspaper workers in the editorial or reportorial department of any newspaper, publication or periodical, whether it be daily or otherwise. |
| SB 320 | Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code to further define "barratry" so as to include the fomenting of litigation for profit and by persons in addition to attorneys and law by soliciting employment or advancing money to the parties to litigations in order to procure employment. |
| SB 328 | Caption: Relating to permitting railroad corporations to change, re-locate or abandon any portion of its line when without the limits of any incorporated city, town or village with permission of Railroad Commission of Texas. |
| SB 334 | Caption: Relating to making an emergency appropriation for the purpose of purchasing and installing a storage tank and other facilities to store and convey oil from the Southwest Texas State Normal. |
| SB 364 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to posting of notices in probate matters. |
| SB 382 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws pertaining to the payment of a funeral benefit by Mutual Assessment Accident Insurance Companies. |
| SB 418 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to district judges as a juvenile board in counties of a certain population. |
| SB 435 | Caption: Relating to defining and providing for organizing and disciplining the Militia of the State of Texas and defining the Nation Guard of Texas so as to conform with the National Defense Act of 1916. |
| SCR 6 | Caption: Providing for the withdrawal of the Texas National Guard from duty on the Texas border. |
| SJR 6 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to exempt cotton and woolen factories from State taxes for a certain period and authorizing counties, cities and towns to exempt any factory from County or municipal taxes for a period of time by a majority vote. |
| SR 9 | Caption: Providing for typewriters for employees. |
| SR 63 | Caption: Directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to provide each correspondent at the press table with a copy of all bills, etc. |
| SR 74 | Caption: Inviting former Senator H.P. Brelsford to address the Senate. |
| SR 97 | Caption: Memorializing the U.S. State Department relating to the Ambassador of Mexico. |
| SR 120 | Caption: Providing for a night session for the consideration of a bill to revise the militia laws of Texas and conform to the National Defense Act. |
| SR 140 | Caption: Recognizing the National Guard for their service on the Texas border. |
| 35th 1st Called Session | |
| SB 13 | Caption: Relating to providing for the appointment of Officers of the National Guard of Texas; prescribing their qualification and tenure of office. |
| SB 14 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for military forces of the State and for the Adjutant General's Department. |
| SB 44 | Caption: Relating to providing for the organization of the National Guard of Texas. |
| SCR 7 | Caption: Granting Frank S. Roberts leave of absence for military training. |
| SCR 14 | Caption: Memorializing Congress to urge the War Department to establish a central mobilization camp at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. |
| SR 19 | Caption: Inviting Rudolph Tschoepe to address the Senate. |
| SR 24 | Caption: Accepting an invitation to attend the loyalty parade of the citizens of New Braunfels on May 2. |
| SR 26 | Caption: Recognizing E.D. Shurter for providing supper for the Senate at the University of Texas. |
| 35th 2nd Called Session | |
| SB 13 | Caption: Relating to further regulating the conducting of fish hatcheries. |
| 35th 3rd Called Session | |
| SB 6 | Caption: Relating to regulating the conducting of fish hatcheries and the propagation of fish in the State of Texas: amending law so as to conform with regulations of the Federal Government; providing a penalty for a violation of this Statute. |
| 34th Regular Session | |
| SB 62 | Caption: Relating to accepting the gift to the State of a hospital building and to establish a State Hospital for crippled and deformed children, and to provide for the management and control thereof. |
| SB 114 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute requiring officers commissioned to take dispositions of witnesses to notify the parties of the suit. |
| SB 198 | Caption: Relating to limiting justification for homicide in self defense to killing of another when it is absolutely necessary from danger that is urgent and pressing; providing that the person killed was the assailant or that the slayer had in good faith endeavored to decline the struggle. |
| SB 224 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute fixing venue for suit against Tax Assessors, Deputy Tax Assessors, County Judge or members of Commissioner's Court for failure of duty in Travis County. |
| SB 251 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute entitled "State Intangible Tax Board," creating a state tax board, prescribing and defining the qualifications, bond, oath, powers, authority and duties of said board; making appropriations. |
| SB 274 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute authorizing mutual assessment accident insurance companies to place admission fees of not exceeding three dollars ($3.00) each in the expense fund, and providing that such admission fee may also apply as a credit on the initial premium; and authorizing corporations existing or hereafter organized under this Chapter to engage in the business, on the assessment plan, of insuring against disability resulting from sickness or disease, and to pay a funeral benefit of not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) on account of death of a member resulting from sickness or disease. |
| SB 285 | Caption: Relating to re-creating by special law the Blanco Independent School District in Blanco County; providing for a reorganization of its boundary lines. |
| SB 337 | Caption: Relating to creating a special road law for Hays County. |
| SB 347 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain General Law relating to the time of holding court in the Thirty-second Judicial District. |
| SB 359 | Caption: Relating to providing for the purchase by a board of suitable grounds for the erection of offices of the Adjutant General and for proper storehouse for the arms, ammunition and supplies of the State Militia and the Adjutant General's Department; prohibiting the storage of any such material in the basement or any room of the capitol building; making an appropriation. |
| SB 388 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute relating to public utility corporations rates and charges and their regulation by the city council or municipal commission; providing for the control of public utility corporations by a municipal commission in such cities as may have adopted the commission form of government. |
| SJR 10 | Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment conferring on the Legislature authority to declare the class of property which shall be taxed partially or wholly for county or other municipal district or school purposes and for State purposes. |
| SR 7 | Caption: Electing J. P. Hall as ex officio doorkeeper of the Senate. |
| SR 53 | Caption: Directing the creation of committees to visit the State farms and prisons. |
| SR 121 | Caption: Inviting former State Supreme Court Justice J. B. Dibrell to address the Senate. |
| 34th 1st Called Session | |
| SB 27 | Caption: Relating to regulating the rate of interest to be charged by life insurance companies doing business in Texas. |
| SR 32 | Caption: Requesting that all members of the Senate disclose any connections to insurance companies. |
| 33rd 1st Called Session | |
| SB 57 | Caption: Relating to creating the Gonzales Independent School District in Gonzales County, Texas; defining its boundaries. |