Legislation authored by Tom Niland

Includes legislation with Tom Niland as the primary author for the 61st through 62nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

62nd Regular Session
HB 20 Caption: Relating to requiring Department of Public Safety certification of certain automobile bumper standards for all new automobiles purchased by the state.
HB 21 Caption: Relating to requiring Department of Public Safety certification of certain automobile bumper standards for all new automobiles shold within the state.
HB 102 Caption: Relating to the date on which the federal decennial census is to be recognized and acted upon by the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.
HB 405 Caption: Relating to the Texas Franchise Investment Act governing all aspects of franchise offerings and advertising.
HB 406 Caption: Relating to removing the exemption of snuff from the application of the tobacco products tax and imposing a tax on snuff; providing an effective date.
HB 537 Caption: Relating to the deferring of prosecution by the district court in felony drug cases for violators of a certain age.
HB 651 Caption: Relating to redefining "cigarette" to exclude rolls for smoking made of tobacco substitutes.
HB 737 Caption: Relating to providing that persons who are totally and permanently disabled as a result of military service are exempt from the payment of registration fees for certain vehicles.
HB 774 Caption: Relating to a time limit and the burden of proof in contraband narcotics vessel, vehicle, or aircraft seizure and forfeiture hearings.
HB 861 Caption: Relating to the El Paso City-County Health Board and the R.E. Thomason General Hospital.
HB 862 Caption: Relating to creditable service under the Employees Retirement System in certain circumstances.
HCR 104 Caption: Granting Doyle H. Gaither, Charles C.Gaither, and Doyle H. Gaither , Trustee, permission to sue the state.
HJR 40 Caption: Proposing an amendment to provide for home-rule powers and consolidation of powers for any county in the state and the city or cities in the county upon referendum.
HJR 41 Caption: Proposing an amendment to require the commissioners court in all counties in the state to compensate all justices of peace on a salary basis beginning January 01 1972.
HJR 43 Caption: Proposing an amendment to exempt from all taxation for all purposes the the total value of the residence homestead of those persons totally and permanently disabled as a result of military service.
HR 47 Caption: Honoring the Texas Chili Champ.
HR 494 Caption: Creating an interim committee for the coordination of state and federal air quality standards.
HR 562 Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Bill Hilliard on his birthday.
HR 590 Caption: Creating a special interim committee on the structure of local government in Texas.
62nd 2nd Called Session
HCR 13 Caption: Directing the Texas Highway Department to relocate the construction of the proposed new building on Congress Avenue.
62nd 3rd Called Session
HCR 9 Caption: Requesting the Texas Highway Department to locate alternate sites for the construction of its new building and to abandon all plans for the proposed construction on Congress Avenue.
62nd 4th Called Session
HCR 20 Caption: Requesting the president of the United States and the Department of State take steps to settle the obligation for confiscated property owed to the Stevens family by the government of Mexico.