Legislation authored by Joseph M. Moore

Includes legislation with Joseph M. Moore as the primary author for the 37th through 43rd 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.

43rd Regular Session
SB 25	Caption: Relating to regulating and restricting graduate work of and by educational institutions, restricting graduate work to the University of Texas, and the Agricultural and Mechanical College, directing the Boards of Regents and/or Board of Managers of the educational institutions to enforce the providings of this Act, fixing penalty for violation of this Act.
SB 26	Caption: Relating to providing for the filing of records in the Courts of Civil Appeals in the order received by the clerk of that court, for setting cases for submission, for notifying parties of the date of the filing of the records, the date set for hearing, fixing the time and manner of filing briefs.
SB 27	Caption: Relating to waiving of jury trial in certain cases.
SB 35	Caption: Relating to providing that the county executive committee of any political party shall require a bond of the county chairman or of the secretary, prescribing the conditions and amount thereof, for the recovery thereon; for the paying of the fees therefor.
SB 36	Caption: Relating to declaring the policy of the State of Texas on production of cotton of less than 5-8 inch staple; providing for penalties; providing for payment of such penalties; requiring report of producers and ginners of cotton of less than 5-8 inch staple; making the producers of such cotton and owners of gins liable to civil action for failure to report any such cotton ginned, and prescribing the duties; providing penalties.
SB 37	Caption: Relating to prohibiting any judge or officer of an election from betting or wagering on the election or nomination of any person; prescribing offenses and punishment.
SB 38	Caption: Relating to providing that persons who are feeble, ill and confined in bed or confined to their places of abode by reason of illness, may vote as absentees may vote under certain statute; providing that persons who are ill, aged or decrepit, and who are unable to walk to the polls, may be driven in any vehicle, wheelchair or other conveyance to such voting place, and any election officer shall authorize such person to vote, and the means and manner thereof; providing exceptions, and for the general enforcement of the provisions hereof.
SB 39	Caption: Relating to defining primary and secondary highways; designating highways so defined, directing the State Highway Commission to complete construction of said designated highways in their order.
SB 48	Caption: Relating to further prescribing the powers and duties of the Railroad Commission of Texas in respect to the conservation of oil and gas and the regulation of the production, storage and transportation thereof.
SB 69	Caption: Relating to ownership of stock of Texas corporations by foreign corporations.
SB 118	Caption: Relating to ownership of real estate by banks and trust companies.
SB 185	Caption: Relating to the regulation of Local Mutual Aid Associations paying death benefits operating an assessment insurance benefit association and paying benefits, wherein the funds are provided by collection from the members.
SB 186	Caption: Relating to providing and permitting local mutual aid associations to operate in the State of Texas and wrte business in territory embraced within one county, or to a territory embraced with a radius of one hundred (100) miles of the city or town of the association, including counties traversed by said radius or to all the counties adjoining that in which the home office is situated or where the home office an association is located within less than one hundred (1100) miles of the borderline of the State to a limited number of connecting counties whose total area does not exceed that allowed under the law to any other local mutual aid associations of Texas.
SB 187	Caption: Relating to restricting the appointment of citizens as members of Boards of Regents, Boards of Managers, and Commissions for the control and management of educational and eleemosynary institutions, and prohibiting the appointment of certain citizens of Texas to the militia and other military and law enforcement organizations of the State.
SB 222	Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the purposes for which private corporations may be formed; prohibiting a corporation, joint-stock association, and association of persons engaged in the production or refining of crude petroleum from owning stock or other interest in common carrier pipelines or pipeline companies, and fixing a time for comforming to the provisions of this Act.
SB 264	Caption: Relating to providing for the appraisal of real estate and improvements situated thereon, if the same is improved property, at the time any character of lien is placed against the same or fixed thereon.
SB 286	Caption: Relating to making it an offense punishable by removal, for any officer, employee, member, or members of any board of regents, board of managers, president, dean or other officer or employee of any State educational institution or penal or eleemosynary institution, or any State department executive, chief or other employee, to increase the personnel of or to increase the compensation of any employee, officer, agent or representative out of local, special, emergency, deficiency or other funds of whatever kind or character coming into possession of any State agency in excess of the amount specified and appropriated biennially or at other intervals, by the Legislature.
SB 298	Caption: Relating to preventing any State employee, agent or representative, of any State department, bureau, board or commission, educational, eleemosynary or penal institution or court, having or holding any financial interest, directly or indirectly in any business of any kind or character, any boarding house, rooming house, restaurant, cafe, hotel, cafeteria, agricultural, horticultural, poultry, livestock or other similar business patronized by the State of Texas, by students enrolled in State educational institutions, by inmates in state eleemosynary or penal institutions, by faculty members and/or other employees of educational, eleemosynary and/or penal institutions or State departments wherever located; providing for removal of offenders of this Act.
SB 299	Caption: Relating to regulating the distribution of automobile license fees by allocating said fees to certain counties.
SB 338	Caption: Relating to Confederate pensions.
SB 339	Caption: Relating to providing for a decision to be entered by the Supreme Court or the Courts of Civil Appeals within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of submission of causes to said courts for decision and providing no salaries shall be paid to said judges unless the decisions are rendered within the said one hundred and eighty days.
SB 340	Caption: Relating to establishing the office of county superintendent of public instruction and providing that the commissioners court of every county which has three thousand (3000) scholastic population or more, as shown by the preceding scholastic census, shall, at the next general election after 1934, and likewise each four years thereafter, provide for the election of a county superintendent of public instruction to serve for a term of four (4) years.
SB 342	Caption: Relating to authorizing the governing body of cities and towns of over 500 population to prescribe rates; such rates not to yield more than ten percent (10%) on actual costs of physical properties, equipment and betterments.
SB 343	Caption: Relating to depositories of the public funds of counties, political subdivisions, improvement districts, school districts, cities, towns and villages in this State.
SB 344	Caption: Relating to giving county school board the power to divide the county into one or more districts, not to exceed sixteen.
SB 355	Caption: Relating that officers in lunacy cases shall be allowed the same fees as are now allowed for similar services performed in misdemeanor cases and the jurors shall each be allowed a fee of $1.00 (One Dollar), to be paid out of the estate, otherwise by the county on accounts approved by the County Judge.
SB 357	Caption: Relating to permitting the Commissioners' Court of Rains County, Texas, to use all or any part of interest collected on notes held by said County of Rains against Rains County school land in Hockley County, Texas, to protect said property as to taxes, necessary expenses and reasonable attorney's fees, in case of foreclosure.
SB 358	Caption: Relating to providing that the Highway department shall issue or cause to be issued license number plates for each motorcycle, road-tractor, trailer, semi-trailer and for any other vehicle registered under said Act, and describing how and where and when the license number plates shall be attached to said described vehicles.
SB 379	Caption: Relating to making it a penal offense for any person, agent or employee of any firm or corporation to permit natural gas produced from any oil well to escape into the air, where there is a sufficient quantity of such gas so escaping to be burned, without burning the same, or properly taking care of it so as to prevent its escape into the air, shall be guilty of a criminal offense and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or by confinement in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment and providing that each separate day shall constitute a separate offense.
SB 380	Caption: Relating to declaring it to be mandatory upon the Legislature of the State of Texas under the Constitution to enact laws to compel the conservation and development of the natural resources of this State, declaring the oil and gas resources of this State to be natural resources thereof attributing largely to the public welfare and declaring the orderly transportation and marketing of oil and gas to be an industry of great public importance.
SB 421	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Insurance Commissioners of Texas, with approval of the Governor, to promulgate rules, regulations and orders to regulate and stabilize payment of insurance premiums to life insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies and payment of policy reserve loans and withdrawals of cash reserves by policy holders.
SB 480	Caption: Relating to authorizing the board of trustees of certain Independent school districts to borrow money from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for certain purposes.
SB 511	Caption: Relating to providing that mutual health and accident insurance companies be exempt from the provisions of certain law.
SB 551	Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Depository Board to accept warrants drawn against the general revenue fund of the State as collateral to secure deposits made by the State in the State Depositories.
SB 555	Caption: Relating to providing for the Commissioner of Banking to call for statements of conditions of all banks organized and operating under the law, for statements of its assets and liabilities not less than twice a year.
SCR 4	Caption: Memorializing Congress to oppose a federal allotment plan for production of farm products.
SCR 15	Caption: Granting the Col-Tex Refining Company permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 42	Caption: Directing all State departments to limit automobile purchases to less than $750 each.
SCR 46	Caption: Directing the Committee on Classification of Texas not to withdraw credits nor reduce the standard of any accredited high school in Texas for two years.
SCR 49	Caption: Instructing the Committee on Constitutional Amendments to revise the State Constitution in lieu of considering more than thirty individual amendments.
SCR 92	Caption: Approving the suspension of Joint Rule #11 on HB 426, 423, 779, 689, 176, 672, 984, and 942.
SJR 31	Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 5 of Article 3 and Section 24 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, reducing length of regular sessions of the Legislature.
SR 25	Caption: Endorsing H.D. Driscoll for membership in the Interstate Commerce Commission.
SR 39	Caption: Granting Effie Waldron, secretary to Senator Purl, leave of absence of three days.
SR 44	Caption: Extending privileges of the floor to Texas editors.
SR 45	Caption: Wishing Senator Blackert a speedy recovery from injury.
SR 78	Caption: Providing for night sessions.
SR 93	Caption: Wishing Representative Burns a speedy recovery and condemning the attack upon him.
SR 110	Caption: Authorizing the sale of the old Senate Chamber Texas flags.
SR 126	Caption: In memory of James Hardy Lowry.
43rd 1st Called Session
SB 62	Caption: Relating to establishing the office of county superintendent of public instruction and providing that the commissioners court of every county which has three (3,000) thousand scholastic population or more, as shown by the preceding scholastic census, shall, at the next general election after 1934, and likewise each four years thereafter, provide for the election of a county superintendent of public instruction to serve for a term of four (4) years.
SB 88	Caption: Relating to providing that the Highway Department shall issue or cause to be issued license number plates for each motorcycle, road-tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, and for any other vehicle registered under said Act, and describing how and where and when the license number plates shall be attached to said described vehicle.
SB 96	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Chairman of the Board of Insurance Commissioners to employ not to exceed five (5) additional examiners, three 93) of whom shall be senior examiners and two (2) of whom shall be assistant examiners, and requiring such examiners to give bond.
SCR 22	Caption: Endorsing Adam R. Johnson for appointment to the national Board of Parole.
43rd 2nd Called Session
SB 25	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Texas to complete the construction, furnishing and equipment of the administration and library building, and for the payment of the cost thereof to issue its negotiable notes or bonds payable solely from revenues from grazing and other surface leases of University lands, and to pledge such revenues to such purpose.
SB 29	Caption: Relating to establishing the office of county superintendent of public instruction and providing that the commissioners' court of every county which has three (3,000) population or more, as shown by the preceding scholastic census, shall, at the next General Election after 1934, and likewise each four years thereafter, provide for the election of a county superintendent of public instruction to serve for a term of four (4) years.
SCR 1	Caption: Providing for adjournment sine die within ten days.
SCR 7	Caption: Sanctioning proposal for "The Texas Press Good Will Spirit Train."
SCR 21	Caption: Requesting that the House pass SB 32 without amendments.
SCR 22	Caption: Inviting the State Railroad Commission to conduct a hearing in front of the Legislature.
SR 17	Caption: Expressing appreciation of the Senate toward the recovery of Senator Fellbaum from serious illness.
SR 20	Caption: Inviting former Senator Harry Hertzberg to address the Senate.
SR 33	Caption: Expressing appreciation of the Senate toward Al Badger, manager of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, for providing coffee and cake.
43rd 3rd Called Session
SB 22	Caption: Relating to placing Hunt County within, to compose a part of, both the Fifth (5th) and Sixth (6th) Supreme Judicial Districts of Texas, and regulating the filing, in the respective Courts of Civil Appeals established in said districts, cases appealed from the trial courts of Hunt County.
SB 33	Caption: Relating to providing for credit for taxes paid by mistake; providing that tax levied shall be a liability on producer, first purchase and subsequent purchaser; declaring to be a misdemeanor the making of false entries and failure to make proper entries and reports, or destroying, secreting or mutilating records, or hiding or secreting property on which a lien is created by this Act, and failing and refusing to permit the inspection of records and reports by the Comptroller and/or Attorney General, and providing a penalty.
SR 17	Caption: Inviting B.F. Looney to address the House.
SR 23	Caption: Commending the relief administrative forces of Hunt and Kenedy Counties.
SR 25	Caption: Expressing appreciation of the Senate toward the Smith County Rose Festival.
43rd 4th Called Session
SR 7	Caption: Granting Senate messenger Tom Burton compensation for post-session work.
SR 8	Caption: Requesting that the Rice Institute broadcast the upcoming University of Texas vs. Rice Institute football game.
42nd Regular Session
SB 102	Caption: Relating to prescribing regulations for the licensing of local recording agents and solicitors to represent insurance companies and insurance carriers in this State, excepting life insurance companies and carriers, providing for issuing of licenses and the conditions under which that may continue in effect; providing penalties for violation of the laws.
SB 103	Caption: Relating to the control and prevention of malaria; making an appropriation.
SB 104	Caption: Relating to prohibiting municipal corporations and other legal or political subdivisions of this State from impounding motor vehicles by reason of the violation of any city ordinance or State law relating to traffic; prescribing offenses, fines and penalties.
SB 105	Caption: Relative to amending Article 1728, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
SB 135	Caption: Relating to service of citation by publication in certain newspapers in certain cases.
SB 232	Caption: Relating to providing for making the rolls and summaries of the Scholastic Census of the Public Schools.
SB 233	Caption: Relating to providing for giving of bond by County Depository, for School Funds, by providing for giving security in lieu of bond, in same manner as provided for qualification of County Depository.
SB 234	Caption: Relating to creating the 12th Judicial District.
SB 279	Caption: Relating to the sale of University Land Oil and Gas by Board of Control.
SB 280	Caption: Relating to conferring upon the Board of Regents of the University of Texas authority heretofore vesting in the Board for lease of University lands; making an appropriation.
SB 281	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Texas to employ an investment officer for said institution; making an appropriation out of the available University fund.
SB 282	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Texas to employ an attorney for said institution.
SB 283	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Texas to invest the University Permanent Fund, to borrow money for named purposes in specified amounts and to issue bonds therefor, to sell designated securities belonging to the Permanent University Fund, and to reinvest same.
SB 298	Caption: Relating to amending certain Article by providing that persons who are feeble, ill and confined in bed or confined to their places of abode by reason of illness may vote as absentees.
SB 299	Caption: Relating to providing for the classification of State designated highways by the State Highway Commission.
SB 300	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes by providing that surety companies may execute and deliver a bond in lieu of securities.
SB 313	Caption: Relating to extending Oil and Gas permit No. 14233.
SB 426	Caption: Relating to amending certain Article by providing that the County Executive Committee of any political party shall require a bond of the County Chairman or of the Secretary.
SB 428	Caption: Relating to calling witnesses in civil suits.
SB 460	Caption: Relating to regulating the graduate work of, and the conferring of degrees by, certain State Educational Institutions.
SB 494	Caption: Relating to providing for the sale by the Commissioner of the General Land Office at auction of oil and gas leases on unsold Public Free School and Asylum lands.
SB 529	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation out of the general Revenue of the State of Texas to reimburse the Counties comprising the Ninth and Tenth Senatorial Districts for monies expended prior to the year 1929 in the eradication and extermination of cattle ticks.
SB 530	Caption: Relating to public weighers.
SB 533	Caption: Relating to prohibiting any judge or officer of any election from betting or wagering on the election or nomination of any person.
SB 566	Caption: Relating to providing for the taking of fish from the fresh water of Rockwall and Grayson Counties, Texas, and making it unlawful to take any such fish except by ordinary hook and line or by seine or net, the mesh of which is less than one and one-half inch square; fixing penalty.
SB 567	Caption: Relating to defining primary and secondary highways.
SB 591	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Governor on the recommendation of the State Highway Commission to convey title to land acquired by the State for highway purposes.
SB 614	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation out of the General Revenue of the State of Texas, not otherwise appropriated, as an emergency to continue the work of tuberculin tests of cattle and to indemnify owners of said cattle under the existing State and Federal Statutes.
SCR 11	Caption: Relating to the reduction of governmental expenses.
SCR 32	Caption: Recalling S.B 102 from the Governor.
SCR 34	Caption: Authorizing the correction of S.B 102.
SCR 61	Caption: Relating to the printing of Session Acts.
SR 21	Caption: Relating to attendance upon lecture by Will Rogers.
SR 33	Caption: Relating to the presentation of a picture of Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald.
SR 68	Caption: Inviting Frank P. Holland to address the Senate.
SR 81	Caption: Inviting Sam H. Whitley to address the Senate.
42nd 1st Called Session
SCR 12	Caption: Urging more emphasis on spiritual and moral values.
SCR 14	Caption: Delivering historic records to the State Library in order to properly preserve them.
SCR 17	Caption: Authorizing the Engrossing Clerk to correct S.B. 44.
SR 8	Caption: Authorizing Senate State Affairs Committee to conduct oil and gas hearings.
SR 23	Caption: Commending Senate members of Conference Committee on congressional redistricting.
42nd 2nd Called Session
SB 4	Caption: Relating to create a fund for the purpose of loans to actual producers of cotton.
SB 7	Caption: Relating to preventing deterioration and destruction of farm land planted to cotton; fixing a penalty.
SB 10	Caption: Relating to prohibiting bucket shops.
SB 20	Caption: Relating to declaring the policy of the State of Texas on production of cotton of less than 5/8 inch staple; providing penalties.
SB 33	Caption: Relating to authorizing and directing the State Highway Commission and the State Treasurer to invest Three Million ($3,000,000.00) Dollars out of the State Highway Fund, in certain State warrants on the General Fund, and directing the reimbursement of the State Highway Fund out of the General and /or Pension Fund, as funds are available.
SB 46	Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure by fixing the fees paid by the State to district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, or county attorneys for representing the State in the district court in felony and habeas corpus cases.
SB 47	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to abolishing the office of permanent auditor for the Prison System.
SB 48	Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure by fixing the amount of fees to be paid certain officials in examining courts.
SB 52	Caption: Relating to declaring the State of Texas a Congressional District; providing for the election of three Congressmen from the State at Large.
SCR 10	Caption: Relating to the use of manual labor when possible in highway construction and maintenance.
SCR 17	Caption: Suspending Joint Rule No. 11.
SR 11	Caption: Authorizing the Contingent Expense Committee to pay certain spray for C.K. Walters.
SR 21	Caption: Inviting Ward Blacklock to address the Senate.
41st Regular Session
SB 125	Caption: Relating to granting power to either member of the Railroad Commission or any employee designated by the Railroad Commission in all cases coming before the Commission of whatever nature to hold hearings and investigations and make a record thereof for the use and benefit of the Railroad Commission the same as if the entire Commission were present, and granting to such Commissioner or designated employee power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, waybills, books, accounts, and punish for contempt, providing for the introduction and consideration of said testimony by the Commission.
SB 126	Caption: Relating to further regulating the practice of medicine within this State; requiring the payment of an annual registration fee by all persons lawfully qualified and engaged in the practice of medicine and conferring certain powers on the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
SB 127	Caption: Relating to providing for the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and for the appointment of the members of said board; providing that it shall be unlawful for any one to practice medicine in any of its branches who has not registered in the District Clerk's office of every County in which he may reside.
SB 141	Caption: Relating to providing the manner of placing names of candidates on official ballots at special elections.
SB 142	Caption: Relating to providing that in all counties where the county attorney performs the duties of the county attorney and district attorney, the county attorney may appoint one or more assistants who need not possess the qualifications provided for county attorneys.
SB 175	Caption: Relating to making the offense of desertion of wife or child a felony, providing a penalty therefor.
SB 176	Caption: Relating to defining the term "newspaper."
SB 177	Caption: Relating to requiring the publication in some newspapers of general circulation of all notices now required by law or contract to be given of any act or proceeding.
SB 192	Caption: Relating to prescribing for the licensing of agents and/or solicitors in the insurance business in this State; prohibiting the engaging in such insurance business without license; providing penalties.
SB 212	Caption: Relating to the charges of courts in Civil cases, providing that objections to such charges shall be dictated to the Court Reporter, providing that such objection shall be transcribed and filed by the Court Reporter; providing that the charge shall not be read to the jury until the argument closes and that the Court may require special charges.
SB 233	Caption: Relating to prohibiting Domestic Insurance carriers from doing business in any other state or territory of the United States or the Dominion of Canada without being legally admitted to do so under the laws of such State, territory or Dominion.
SB 292	Caption: Relating to the creation of the 12th Supreme Judicial District of Texas and creating a new Court of Civil Appeals.
SB 298	Caption: Relating to the beneficiaries of life insurance policies.
SB 317	Caption: Relating to providing that no county seat situated within five miles of the geographical center of any county shall be removed except by a vote of two-thirds of all the electors in said county voting on the subject.
SB 353	Caption: Relating to providing for the organization, incorporation or admission and the regulation and taxation of Mutual Insurance Companies; providing a penalty.
SB 354	Caption: Relating to regulating the business in insurance on what is known as the Lloyd's Plan.
SB 530	Caption: Relating to assisting in the prevention of the theft of motor vehicles in Texas; requiring the owner of every motor vehicle to acquire from County Tax Collector an affix on vehicle registration card, container and seal; imposing penalties.
SB 537	Caption: Relating to amending certain laws by providing for the use and protection of any seal or emblem of the State of Texas; providing a penalty.
SB 538	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for any office or employee of the State to issue or public any publication or bulletin in his official capacity which carries any advertising matter of any nature; providing a penalty.
SB 556	Caption: Relating to fixing the salary of the District Attorney of the 8th Judicial District.
SCR 4	Caption: Providing for the investigation of the General Land Office of the State of Texas, and the administration thereof by a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Texas, appointed therefor and defining the powers and duties of said committee, and making appropriation from the mileage and per diem and contingent fund for the payment of the expense of said committee.
SCR 12	Caption: Resolving that the Congress of the United States be and they are hereby requested by appropriate act to return to the respective states these war records, muster rolls, and other such documents taken from the respective Southern States at the close of the Civil War, and urging our representatives and senators in Congress to secure the passage of such measure.
SJR 8	Caption: Proposing an amendment authorizing the submission to the people of constitutional amendments at Special Sessions of the Legislature as well as at biennial sessions.
SJR 9	Caption: Proposing an amendment fixing the compensation of the governor.
SJR 22	Caption: Proposing an amendment providing that the Legislature may authorize the levy of a county-wide ad valorem tax to create an equalization fund to aid in the support of rural schools; making an appropriation.
SR 27	Caption: Adding Senator Russek to the Committee on Insurance
SR 29	Caption: Fixing the salary of the First Assistant Journal Clerk.
SR 38	Caption: Commemorating the 11th Anniversary of the Adoption of the 18th Amendment to the U. S. Consitution.
SR 44	Caption: Providing for the payment of elevator operators on Sunday.
SR 45	Caption: Providing flowers for Senator Neal as she recovers from illness.
SR 49	Caption: Providing for the transfer of old furniture from the Senate Chamber to Board of Control.
SR 54	Caption: Extending good wishes to Senator Neal as she recovers from illness.
SR 85	Caption: Thanking Austin for courtesies extended to the Legislature.
SR 108	Caption: Extending the privileges of the floor to Mrs. Geo A. Delhomme.
41st 1st Called Session
SB 5	Caption: Relating to amending certain laws so as to create the 12th Supreme Judicial District of Texas and creating a new Court of Civil Appeals.
SB 36	Caption: Relating to regulating the business in insurance on what is known as the Lloyd's Plan; amending a certain Statute.
SB 37	Caption: Relating to providing for the organization, incorporation or admission and the regulation and taxation of Mutual Insurance Companies; providing a penalty.
SB 78	Caption: Relating to regulating the practice of medicine; amending certain statutes.
SB 79	Caption: Relating to further regulating the practice of medicine within this State; requiring the payment of an annual registration fee by all persons lawfully qualified and engaged in the practice of medicine.
SB 92	Caption: Relating to declaring the authority and right of incorporated cities, towns and villages in Texas, to own, establish and operate airports for commercial aviation purposes.
SB 93	Caption: Relating to regulation of the ice business; prescribing penalties.
SB 133	Caption: Relating to fixing the salary of official shorthand reporters of all judicial districts in certain counties.
41st 2nd Called Session
SB 70	Caption: Relating to regulating the practice of medicine within this State; requiring the payment of an annual registration fee by all persons lawfully qualified and engaged in the practice of medicine; prescribing a penalty.
SB 71	Caption: Relating to regulating the practice of medicine; amending a certain Statute; prescribing the terms of office for the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners; amending certain Statutes.
SB 147	Caption: Relating to conferring upon the Railroad Commission of Texas the power to regulate the manufacture, sale, delivery and distribution of ice.
SCR 10	Caption: Directing the Board of Control to close the Capitol Grounds to commercial traffic.
SR 21	Caption: Condemning certain newspapers for publishing an article relating to the investigation of Land Commissioner Robison that disparages the Members of the Senate.
41st 3rd Called Session
SB 28	Caption: Relating to terminating a lease made by the State of Texas under Act of May 4, 1874 to Travis County.
SB 29	Caption: Relating to amending the Special Road Law for Rockwall County.
41st 4th Called Session
SB 82	Caption: Relating to amending certain laws and providing authority to the State Highway Commission to select and maintain temporary detour roads.
SB 104	Caption: Relating to amending the special road law for Rockwall County.
41st 5th Called Session
SB 50	Caption: Relating to providing that all District Courts and all Criminal District Courts in this State shall be required to keep their courts open for business the full maximum time authorized for the respective terms of such courts; fixing a penalty.
SB 51	Caption: Relating to amending Articles 11, 12 and 766 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Texas, 1925.
SB 75	Caption: Relating to fixing the compensation of County Commissioners in counties having a population of not less than 8090 and not more than 8109 according to the United States Census of 1920.
SCR 1	Caption: Authorizing the Senate to recess until February 24, 1930.
SCR 5	Caption: Requesting the Governor to return H. C. R. No. 4 to the Senate for further consideration.
SCR 10	Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to study the issue of taxation of natural resources.
SCR 12	Caption: Suspending Joint Rule No. 11.
SR 19	Caption: Instructing the Senate Conferees on the prison reform bill to release the Conference Committee Report.
SR 27	Caption: Commending Judge Fred E. Carpenter of Illinois for refusing to perform the marriage of "a negro man and a white girl;" also expressing the hope that all states enact laws prohibiting interracial marriage similar to those in Texas.
40th Regular Session
SB 109	Caption: Relating to defining Motor Bus Transportation Companies; declaring them to be common carriers when used in transporting passengers for hire over the public roads of the State of Texas as a public road is defined in this Act.
SB 242	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Texas to fix the rate of automobile insurance, providing a penalty for violation of the provisions thereof.
SB 321	Caption: Relating to amending Article 6770 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, said article being a part of the laws of this State relating to roads, bridges and ferries so as to eliminate that part of said article exempting Hunt County from Subdivision 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 116 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925.
SB 322	Caption: Relating to providing the manner of placing names of candidates on official ballots at special elections; making general election laws applicable to special elections, except where otherwise provided.
SB 337	Caption: Relating to authorizing county boards of School Trustees to make provision for the prompt payment of teachers' salaries by authorizing county depository banks to charge interest on vouchers from the date of issuance until their liquidation.
SB 404	Caption: Relating to providing for the election of a district attorney in certain Judicial Districts; providing for the election of a Criminal District Attorney in certain counties.
SB 455	Caption: Relating to creating a special road law for Hunt County, Texas, providing that said county may fund the legal outstanding indebtedness against its road and bridge funds as of January 1, 1927.
SCR 8	Caption: Adopting the mockingbird as the state bird of Texas.
SCR 30	Caption: Urging Herbert Hoover to attend the convention of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
SCR 32	Caption: Urging Herbert Hoover to attend the convention of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
SCR 36	Caption: Making certain correction in HCR 3.
SCR 40	Caption: Authorizing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain correction in HB 50.
SJR 9	Caption: Proposing an amendment increasing the compensation of the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Treasurer and the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
SJR 10	Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to mileage and per diem of members of the Legislature.
SJR 11	Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to uniform taxation; poll, occupation and income tax; and exempting income of natural persons from taxation.
SJR 12	Caption: Proposing an amendment increasing the compensation of the Governor.
SJR 13	Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to taxation for free public school purposes and the distribution thereof, and providing free text books for certain scholastics.
SJR 25	Caption: Proposing an amendment so as to authorize the submission to the people of constitutional amendments at Special Sessions of the Legislature as well as the biennial sessions thereof.
SR 10	Caption: Authorizing use of the Senate Chamber by the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
SR 39	Caption: Inviting former Senator John Davis of Dallas to address the Senate.
SR 50	Caption: Inviting former Senator Tom W. Perkins of McKinney to address the Senate.
SR 59	Caption: Expressing appreciation of the Senate for seafood dinner honoring Lieutenant Governor Dan Moody and his wife, Mrs. Barry Miller, and members of the Senate and their families.
SR 82	Caption: Correcting name of certain notary public in the records of the Senate and the Secretary of State.
SR 102	Caption: Expressing gratitude for the service of Cornelia Nunn, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company in the Capitol Substation.
40th 1st Called Session
SB 116	Caption: Relating to granting aid to the Independent School District of the City of Nevada in Collin County, Texas, made necessary by reason of the recent cyclone in said city and community on the 9th day of May, 1927, which caused great destruction to the property of said school district and loss of life.
SB 119	Caption: Relating to providing that in all counties where the county attorney performs the duties of the county attorney and district attorney, the county attorney may appoint one or more assistants who need not possess the qualifications provided for county attorneys; providing for the manner of appointment.
SR 1	Caption: Instructing the Sergeant-at-Arms to negotiate with typewriter dealers so that typewriters might be obtained for use by secretaries.
SR 8	Caption: Commending Secretary of State Jane Y. McCallum for the prompt publishing of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Fortieth Legislature.
SR 17	Caption: Expressing admiration for Charles Lindbergh on the occasion of his nonstop flight from New York City to Paris; urging US Senators to reimburse him for the income tax levied upon his prize money.
SR 22	Caption: Providing for work for elevator operators on Sundays.
SR 37	Caption: Inviting former Senator Roy Hardin to address the Senate.
39th Regular Session
SB 77	Caption: Relating to authorizing cities and towns to establish and maintain municipal bands, and to appropriate funds of the municipality for that purpose.
SB 143	Caption: Relating to reducing the amount of bond required of depositories of independent districts.
SB 144	Caption: Relating to amending certain statute regulating publications of legal matters in newspapers inserted by public officers, agents and agencies; prescribing the rate of charge thereof; fixing the price to be charged for political advertising.
SB 202	Caption: Relating to regulating the construction of locomotive engines, tanks and tenders used in intrastate commerce in this State; providing the general specifications thereof; providing when they shall become subject to this Act; fixing a penalty for the violation hereof.
SB 240	Caption: Relating to amending certain Act creating the Dixon Independent School District in Hunt County, Texas, by redefining the boundaries and authorizing said Dixon Independent School District to issue bonds under the provisions of the General Laws for the purpose of providing funds to be expended in payment of accounts legally contracted in constructing and equipping public free school buildings in said district.
SB 248	Caption: Relating to creating the Wolfe City Independent School District in Hunt County, Texas, including the present Wolfe City Independent School District of said county, providing for a board of trustees in said district.
SB 302	Caption: Relating to reorganizing the State of Texas into supreme judicial districts for the purpose of constituting and organizing courts of civil appeals herein; creating the of the Twelfth Supreme Judicial District of Texas, with Greenville as the site of said court; providing for the appointment and qualification of the judges of said Twelfth Supreme Judicial District, and other officers thereof; providing for the transfer of cases and regulating appeals from the lower courts of the counties constituting said Twelfth Supreme District of Texas, providing an appropriation for the maintenance of said court.
SB 440	Caption: Relating to creating the Emory Independent School District in Rains County, permitting adjoining territory to be incorporated in the Emory Independent School District, upon petition of qualified voters adjoining said school district.
SB 469	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of $150,000.00 to construct and equip a psychopathic hospital in in the City of Dallas.
SJR 2	Caption: Proposing an amendment increasing the compensation of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
SJR 3	Caption: Proposing an amendment regulating the mileage and per diem of members of the Legislature.
SJR 4	Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to uniform taxation, poll occupation and income tax; exempting income of natural persons from taxation.
SJR 5	Caption: Proposing an amendment relating to taxation for free public school purposes and the distribution thereof, and providing free text books for certain scholastics.
SR 27	Caption: Extending thanks to the manual arts department of the East Texas Teachers College at Commerce for their donation of the mahogany table made by students.
SR 57	Caption: Inviting former State Senator Ed. Westbrook of Sherman.
SR 62	Caption: Naming Mary Ann mascot of the Senate.
SR 73	Caption: Requesting that S.R. 68 be corrected to reflect a different joint author.
39th 1st Called Session
SB 61	Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Thirty-one (31), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 62	Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Thirty (30), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 63	Caption: Relating to creating Road District No. Twenty-four (24) in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 64	Caption: Relating to creating Road District No. Twenty-three (23), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 65	Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Twenty-two (22), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 66	Caption: Relating to creating Road District No. Twenty-seven (27), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 67	Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Twenty-one (21), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 68	Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Twenty (20), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 69	Caption: Relating to creating Road District No. Twenty-nine (29), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 70	Caption: Relating to creating Road District No. Twenty-five (25), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 71	Caption: Relating to creating Road District No. Twenty-six (26), in Collin County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
SB 299	Caption: Relating to reorganizing the State of Texas into supreme judicial district for the purpose of constituting and organizing Courts of Appeals therein; creating the Twelfth Supreme Judicial District of Texas, with Greenville as the site of said Court; providing for the appointment and qualification of the judges of said Twelfth Supreme Judicial District, and other officers thereof.
SB 308	Caption: Relating to the creation of Rockwall Independent School District; amending certain acts.
38th Regular Session
HB 113	Caption: Relating to prescribing the content of an affidavit in lieu of security or cash deposits for costs in the trial Court and Appeals, excluding parties to divorce suit from the benefit of said provisions.
HB 274	Caption: Relating to increasing the term of office for the members of the Board of Highway Commission from two to six years, so that one term of office will expire each two years, and providing compensation of $2,500 per year for members of said commission.
HB 277	Caption: Relating to making certain emergency appropriations in the sum of four thousand two hundred seventy ($4,270) dollars, out of the general revenue of the State of Texas, for the East Texas State normal College, Commerce, Texas, for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1923.
HB 412	Caption: Relating to appropriating the total sum of Twenty Six Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars ($2688.00), to Carl L. Estes, former sergeant of Troop L, 5th, Texas National Guard Regiment, for his care and provision, and as partial compensation for permanent physical disability incurred in line of military duty, while in the service of the State of Texas at Camp Stanley, Texas in October 1918.
HB 465	Caption: Relating to requiring the registration of motor vehicles and trailers; defining application for license, defining satisfactory documentary evidence of ownership of motor vehicles; providing that dealer in second hand cars shall keep detailed record of all cars owned, sold or transferred by them.
HB 628	Caption: Relating to conferring upon commissioners courts the power to fill vacancies in certain enumerated offices, including that of County Superintendent of Public Instruction.
HCR 36	Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to inspect the Ancient Governor's Palace in San Antonio and study the feasibility of purchasing the property.
HJR 25	Caption: Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Texas fixing the salary and terms of office of certain state officials.
HR 24	Caption: Inviting Burke Culpepper to address the Members of the House.
HR 28	Caption: Urging the Members of the Legislature to refrain from actions and statements that would inflame factionalism within the State.
HR 34	Caption: Providing for the hiring of additional stenographers for the House.
HR 35	Caption: Proposing an amendment to the House Rules,
HR 46	Caption: Investigating certain issues of pay for the employees of the House.
HR 91	Caption: Inviting the local Scout chapter to appear before the House.
HR 107	Caption: Providing post session work for certain officers of the House.
HR 109	Caption: Providing post session work for the Warrant Clerk.
38th 1st Called Session
HR 1	Caption: Directing the creation of committees to inform the Governor and the Senate that the House is organized.
38th 2nd Called Session
HB 46	Caption: Relating to amending certain Act requiring the Board of Water Engineers and the State Reclamation Engineer to make a report to the Governor an adequate topographic and hydrographic survey of the stream watersheds of the state.
HB 47	Caption: Relating to amending certain Act by describing additional ground to be purchased as a campus of the University of Texas, and by providing for the sale of all property heretofore purchased by the University Land Acquisition Board, which is not included in the territory described in this Act.
HB 152	Caption: Relating to creating the State Board of Agriculture; providing for the appointment of members of said board; providing for the appointment by said board of a commission.
HB 221	Caption: Relating to providing for the creation of the office of county superintendent of public instruction, providing for the election of a county superintendent, prescribing qualifications of the person holding the office, providing for filling vacancies in the office and specifically repealing certain statutes.
HCR 7	Caption: Calling for public hearings to be conducted regarding the proposed consolidation of certain state agencies.
HR 3	Caption: Providing postage for the Members of the House.
HR 4	Caption: Providing newspapers for the Members of the House.
HR 18	Caption: Providing for the purchase of "decorations" for the portrait of Sam Houston that hangs in the House Chamber.
HR 47	Caption: Providing extra pay for the House Porters.
HR 50	Caption: Providing post session work for House employees.
HR 52	Caption: Providing extra pay for the voting machine operators.
38th 3rd Called Session
HB 46	Caption: Relating to amending certain Act describing additional ground to be purchased as a campus of the University of Texas by providing for the sale of all property heretofore purchased by the University Land Acquisition Board, which is not included in the territory described in this Act.
HB 107	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for two years of any unexpended balance of an appropriation made to acquire additional lands for the University of Texas, which appropriation was made by the Thirty-seventh Legislature at its Regular Session.
HCR 17	Caption: Providing for the printing of the General Laws of the 38th Legislature.
HR 1	Caption: Directing the creation of committees to notify the Senate and the Governor that the House is organized.
HR 2	Caption: Providing salaries for the employees of the House.
HR 3	Caption: Providing for the printing of the House Journal.
HR 4	Caption: Providing postage for the Members of the House.
HR 6	Caption: Advising members of the Legislature to avoid "junketing trips" in order to shorten the length of the called session.
HR 8	Caption: Providing necessary supplies for the Members of the House.
HR 19	Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to investigate the purchase of certain land properties by the University of Texas.
HR 24	Caption: Dispensing with the services of certain committee clerks.
HR 37	Caption: Providing post-session work for the employees of the House.
37th Regular Session
HB 55	Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act regarding the regulation of fees allowed county officers in certain counties.
HB 376	Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act regarding the rights, powers and disabilities of aliens, etc.
HB 506	Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act regarding contents of affidavit in lieu of security or cash deposits for cost in trial courts, etc.
37th 1st Called Session
HB 80	Caption: Relating to fixing the legal rate for legal publications.
HB 130	Caption: Relating to levee improvement districts.
HR 6	Caption: Requesting the Governor to furnish certain evidence.