Legislation authored by Richard F. Reynolds

Includes legislation with Richard F. Reynolds as the primary author for the 63rd through 64th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

64th Regular Session
HB 43 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education
Caption: Amending Section 16.80, Texas Education Code, to authorize and require "dormant school districts" as redefined herein to be consolidated to adjoining district or districts; providing for exceptions in county-wide district and hardship situation determinations; providing certain methods for consolidation in proper cases and where the county school board or commissioners court timely fails to act; providing for the preservation of accredited 12-grade school district systems; permitting consolidation or annexation pursuant to existing laws prior to date becoming dormant.
HB 44 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education
Caption: Relating to the consolidation of all school districts that offer less than 12 grade levels of instruction; providing an effective date.
HB 45 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to the power of a city to extend the application of certain municipal ordinances to its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
HB 48 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the payment of the limited sales, excise, and use tax by persons who perform improvements on real estate.
HB 49 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the requirement of a bond or other security for the payment of sales, excise, and use taxes collected by retailers as a prerequisite for the issuance of a permit under the Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Act.
HB 105 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting payment of contributions to a union as a requirement of employment.
HB 106 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to registration by certain persons engaged in activities designed to influence legislation.
HB 107 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation
Caption: Relating to increasing the rate of the tax on the occupation of producing oil in this state.
HB 108 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation
Caption: Relating to increasing the tax rate on the business or occupation of producing natural gas.
HB 110 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to certificate of title for farm and construction tractors.
HB 111 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the balance of unappropriated revenue derived from statutory funds.
HB 112 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to minimum standards for protective clothing and respiratory protective equipment for fire protection personnel.
HB 118 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the registration of voters; providing for an annual verification of registration and making other changes in the registration procedures, the period for which registration is effective, and other features of the voter registration system.
HB 119 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to the primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and relation actions; making procedural changes incidental to the change in dates; also making certain changes in addition to those necessitated by the change in dates; prescribing criminal penalties.
HB 967 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation
Caption: Relating to the increase and reduction of certain state taxes; providing for the allocation of certain tax revenue.
HB 1393 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to chemical tests for intoxication.
HB 1409 Last Action: Rules suspended
Caption: Prohibiting the granting of probation to persons convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and requiring the court to obtain the driving record of a defendant and make it part of the court record.
HB 1443 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation
Caption: Relating to the deposit of agency funds in the State Treasury; stating an effective date.
HB 1584 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Labor
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain arbitration agreements.
HB 1585 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Prohibiting the granting of probation to persons convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and requiring the court to obtain the driving record of a defendant and make it part of the court record.
HB 1591 Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
Caption: Relating to the definition of day care centers licensed by the State Department of Public Welfare.
HB 1592 Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the content of the financial statement required to be filed by certain state officers, appointees, executive heads of state agencies, and candidates.
HB 1593 Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the content of the financial statement required to be filed by certain state officers, appointees, executive heads of state agencies, and candidates.
HB 1594 Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments
Caption: Relating to the election of members of the governing board of certain countywide community college districts from single-member trustee districts and to the dates and manner of conducting the elections.
HB 1805 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to permitting insurance companies to acquire, secure, hold, and retain producing mineral interests under certain conditions.
HB 1806 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to authorizing domestic life insurance companies to invest their funds and accumulations in certain obligations of corporations meeting specified requirements.
HB 1807 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to amending Section 2, Chapter 890, 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, providing that any sound recording which has been in existence more than twenty-five (25) years may be reproduced for sale, sold, or offered for sale with impunity.
HCR 9 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to memorializing Congress to call a constitutional convention to adopt an amendment providing for a debt ceiling under certain circumstances.
HCR 10 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention to adopt an amendment for the election of the comptroller.
HJR 7 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision
Caption: Relating to reivising the constitution.
HJR 8 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision
Caption: Relating to requiring that balances of certain unappropriated funds revert to the general revenue fund.
HJR 9 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision
Caption: Relating to prohibiting appearances by legislators before state agencies for compensation.
HJR 10 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision
Caption: Relating to requiring all state revenue to be deposited in the State Treasury.
HJR 11 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision
Caption: Relating to county home charter rules.
HJR 12 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision
Caption: Relating to county ordinances.
HR 87 Caption: Relating to amending House rules requiring photographers, employees, etc., to wear identification badges on the House floor.
HR 88 Caption: Relating to requiring all photographers, House employees, etc., to wear identification badges on the House floor.
HR 119 Caption: Relating to amending House rules concerning pass cards for floor privileges.
HR 135 Caption: Commending the Honorable Al Korioth.
63rd Regular Session
HB 196 Last Action: Committee hearing date
Caption: Relating to the penalty for violation of the state emergency act; amending Section 10, Chapter 877, page 2658, Acts of the Sixty-first Legislature, regular session, 1969, as amended (Article 5890e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and declaring an emergency.
HB 197 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Providing authority for cities to extend ordinances governing development of land, building codes, electrical codes, plumbing codes and other ordinances governing the construction, alteration, or remodeling of structures, to extraterritorial jurisdiction; amending Section 4, Article I, Chapter 160, Acts of the Fifty-eighth Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (Article 970a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and declaring an emergency.
HB 418 Last Action: Subcommittee hearing date
Caption: Relating to the operation of The University of Texas at Dallas and The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
HB 874 Last Action: Subcommittee hearing date
Caption: Authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System to establish a four-year undergraduate program at the University of Texas at Dallas beginning in the fall term of 1975; providing for severability; repealing all laws in conflict.
HB 887 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Human Resources
Caption: Relating to minimum standards for protective clothing and respiratory protective equipment for fire protection personnel.
HB 917 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education
Caption: Relating to the consolidation of all school districts which offer less than 12 grade levels of instruction.
HB 1327 Last Action: Subcommittee hearing date
Caption: Authorizing and requiring "dormant school districts" as redefined herein to be consolidated to adjoining district or districts; providing for exceptions in county-wide district and hardship situation determinations; providing certain methods for consolidation in proper cases and where the county school board or commissioners court timely fails to act; providing for the preservation of accredited 12-grade school district systems; permitting consolidation or annexation pursuant to existing laws prior to date becoming dormant.
HB 1484 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain arbitration agreements.
HB 1521 Last Action: Reported favorably
Caption: Relating to the definition of a Day Care Center; amending Subdivision (c), Subsection 1, Section 8(a), Public Welfare Act of 1941, Article 695c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes; and declaring an emergency.
HCR 113 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commemorating the chartering of the city of Richardson on June 26,1873.
HR 278 Caption: Congratulating Monsignor Fred J. Mosman.
63rd 1st Called Session
HB 16 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to liability for injuries to gratuitous guests in motor vehicles.