Legislation authored by Dean Francis Johnston

Includes legislation with Dean Francis Johnston as the primary author for the 56th through 56th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

56th Regular Session
HB 13 Caption: Relating to declaring public policy relating to the right of public employees to work; prohibiting public employees from engaging in strikes or work stoppages and providing penalties.
HB 20 Caption: Relating to a tax on the taxable incomes of certain corporations, joint stock associations and limited partnerships, the administration of the tax by the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
HB 213 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relating to grounds for refusing to license persons to practice medicine.
HB 295 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts relating to national conventions.
HB 331 Caption: Relating to all independent school districts located in part in counties having a population of between one hundred and ten thousand (110,000) and eight hundred thousand (800,000) inhabitants; providing for the numbering of positions or offices of trustees in such districts.
HB 447 Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code of the State of Texas to provide Filing Notifications of Candidacy and Declaration of Qualification; providing a paper write-in ballot; providing a method for ascertaining that the voter does not duplicate his vote.
HB 451 Caption: Relating to authorizing the posting of propositions on the door of the voting machine in elections where voting machines are used, in lieu of printing the full proposition on the ballot, where the ballot frame will not accommodate the full proposition.
HB 490 Caption: Relating to a tax on the net profits of certain corporations, joint stock associations and limited partnerships; providing penalties.
HB 572 Caption: Relating to providing for the regular reporting under the penalties of perjury, of facts relating to the organization, operation, affiliation, and financial conduct of all organizations doing business in Texas; providing penalties for violation of the Act.
HB 586 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Election Code to provide for assessments of candidates in counties of 800,000 or more inhabitants, providing that any excess in the cost of holding elections over and above the assessments herein authorized shall be paid by the County if certain conditions are met.
HB 587 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Election Code relating to filing fees and time of payment by candidates in counties having more than 800,000 population.
HB 667 Caption: Relating to permitting any county to establish an office of Public Defender.
HB 668 Caption: Relating to authorizing certain cities to hold an election to authorize the use of unexpended bond funds of certain water districts heretofore or hereafter annexed and abolished by such cities for purposes other than that for which they were voted, where the governing body of such city determines upon certain considerations that all or a portion of such funds should not be spent for the purposes for which the bonds were voted.
HB 760 Caption: Relating to directing and authorizing the Commissioner of Education of Texas to conduct a certain pilot experiment in the use of educational television; making an appropriation therefor.
HB 828 Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code so as to change the basis for determining whether a political party is required to make nominations by primary elections.
HB 864 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts relating to the extension of Social Security coverage for certain employees of political subdivisions of the State under certain conditions.
HB 907 Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code of the State of Texas relating to national conventions.
HB 916 Caption: Relating to the holding of elections in which voting machines are used; amending the Election Code to limit the number of voters to be included in an election precinct, to change the method of making up the poll list for the election, and to provide additional methods for the appointment of watchers.
HB 917 Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code of the State of Texas regarding voters who move to another county or precinct after paying poll tax.
HB 947 Caption: Relating to authorizing boards of trustees of independent school districts located in counties having a population of Eight Hundred Thousand (800,000) or more according to the last preceding Federal census and having a scholastic enumeration of One Hundred Thousand (100,000) or more according tot he last preceding scholastic enumeration to make expenditures from local school funds of the district for the purpose of televising and/or broadcasting their meetings.
HCR 111 Caption: Instructing the Texas State Department on Public Welfare to take advantage of any Congressional act to broaden access to Social Security benefits for public employees.
HJR 55 Caption: Proposing an amendment changing the principle of representation in the House of Representatives of the State of Texas.
HR 129 Caption: Welcoming George Chandler and his daughters Georgann and Catherine to the State Capitol.
HR 377 Caption: In memory of O. P. Bailey of Baytown.
56th 1st Called Session
HB 13 Caption: Relating to a tax on the net profits of certain corporations, joint stock associations and limited partnerships; providing penalties.
HCR 15 Caption: Directing the Texas State Department on Public Welfare to take advantage of any broadening Social Securities benefits for public employees that may occur as the result of Legislation currently pending in Congress.
HR 135 Caption: Congratulating the University of Houston golf team on winning the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
HR 136 Caption: Congratulating Michael E. DeBakey on being awarded the distinguished service award by the American Medical Association.
HR 137 Caption: In memory of Ralph J. Diefenbach of Houston.
56th 2nd Called Session
HB 6 Caption: Relating to a tax on the net profits of certain corporations, joint stock associations and limited partnerships; providing penalties.
56th 3rd Called Session
HB 13 Caption: Relating to a tax on the net profits of certain corporations, joint stock associations and limited partnerships; providing penalties.
HB 33 Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code so as to provide certain procedures with respect to the arrangement of the ballot on voting machines and the casting of write-in ballots in certain counties.