Legislation authored by L. Dean Cobb

Includes legislation with L. Dean Cobb as the primary author for the 61st through 63rd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

63rd Regular Session
HB 68 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain fees charged by the county tax assessor-collector for processing or issuing certain documents.
HB 79 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Economic Development
Caption: Relating to modifying the insurance coverage requirements of the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.
HB 128 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to branch offices for absentee voting by personal appearance in elections; amending Paragraph (b), Subdivision 14, Section 37, Texas Election Code, as amended (Article 5.05, Vernon's Texas Election Code); and declaring an emergency.
HB 129 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the compensation of stenographers, assistants, and investigators of the district attorney of 69th Judicial District; amending Section 3, Chapter 449, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 326k-66, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and declaring an emergency.
HB 130 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to dismissal of certain members of a jury panel; repealing Section 14, Chapter 905, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971; and declaring an emergency.
HB 200 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the punishment for murder under certain circumstances and conditions (capital punishment).
HB 201 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to joinder and severance of offenses in an indictment, information, or complaint and to the verdict when offenses are joined.
HB 265 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the appointment of an assistant district attorney for the 84th Judicial District.
HB 266 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Providing for review by the Court of Criminal Appeals.
HB 267 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Providing for jail terms as a condition of probation in misdemeanor and felony cases.
HB 268 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to county attorneys, district attorneys and criminal district attorneys; authorizing and providing qualifications for assistants, investigators, secretaries and other office personnel; authorizing supplies, equipment, and other expenses for the office of prosecuting attorney; providing for repeal of conflicting laws.
HB 307 Last Action: Reported favorably
Caption: Relating to fixing the interest rate after date of judgment of all judgements of the courts of this state at 10 percent.
HB 339 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to real estate loans, loss reserves, annual reports, reorganization, merger and consolidation, and interest on saving accounts.
HB 385 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the application of the wrongful death statutes to injuries occurring outside of the state.
HB 456 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to interest on real estate loans secured by a lien.
HB 721 Last Action: Sent to Calendar Committee
Caption: Establishing the responsibility for the distribution of beer in specific areas and declaring an emergency.
HB 825 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the methods of treatment of certain diseases in certain animals.
HB 1149 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Enabling county Commissioners Courts in counties having a population of more than 700,000 according to the last federal census, same being the counties of Harris, Dallas, Bexar and Tarrant, to supplement the compensation of Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals from county funds; and providing expressly that such compensation shall be in addition to the amounts paid to the Judges by the state.
HB 1153 Last Action: Motion to suspend rules lost
Caption: Relating to the education of exceptional children in private schools.
HB 1356 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
Caption: Relating to the application of agricultural chemicals and the licensing of commercial applicators; providing a penalty.
HB 1492 Last Action: Considered in public hearing
Caption: Relating to the submission of claims under the medical assistance program administered by the State Department of Public Welfare.
HB 1531 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation, establishment, maintenance, operation, administration, powers, duties, and financing of the Palo Duro River Authority of Texas; providing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1718 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation, establishment, administration, maintenance, operation, and financing of the Darrouzett Hospital District of Lipscomb County, Texas, under Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1749 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Amending Chapter 411, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (providing for the creation of the Booker Hospital District in the western quarter of Lipsomb County) so as to establish two year terms for directors; providing the District shall provide for the medical care of the District; making certain general laws relating to hospital districts applicable; validating the proceedings relating to the creation of the district, the election of officers, and bonds; providing additional procedures for the issuance of bonds; providing a severance clause; and declaring an emergency.
HCR 101 Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature
Caption: Requesting commissioner of General Land Office to survey Canadian River banks along boundaries of state-owned land.
HCR 140 Last Action: Referred to Committee on House Administration
Caption: Inviting Senator Lloyd Bentsen to address a joint session at 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 16, 1973.
HJR 8 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Proposing an amendment of the constitution of the State of Texas to give the legislature the power to authorize cities, towns, and counties to issue revenue bonds for industrial purposes.
HJR 45 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the name of the Court of Criminal Appeals to the Supreme Court of Criminal Appeals, providing that the Presiding Judge and Judges of said court shall become the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of such court; expanding the jurisdiction and power of such Court to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition, procedendo and certiorari.
62nd Regular Session
HB 118 Caption: Relating to providing for the appointment by the District Judge of the 69th Judicial District of an official shorthand reporter for such judicial district.
HB 252 Caption: Relating to providing for appointment of official shorthand reporters for the 84th Judicial District and the 69th Judicial District.
HB 253 Caption: Relating to the status of retired judges as judicial officers.
HB 284 Caption: Relating to the inoculation or vaccination of persons attending public schools or state-supported institutions of higher education.
HB 295 Caption: Relating to removing authority to issue a special combination operator and commercial operator restricted license to certain persons.
HB 296 Caption: Relating to fixing the interest rate after the date of judgement of all judgements of the courts of this state at 10 percent.
HB 298 Caption: Relating to providing for the appointment by District Judge of the 84th Judicial District of Texas, composed of the Counties of Hansford, Hutchinson, and Ochiltree, of an official shorthand reporter for such judicial district.
HB 312 Caption: Relating to committing an act, or entry upon the campus of a state-supported institution of higher education to commit an act likely to interfere with peaceful activities.
HB 313 Caption: Relating to requiring a person on the campus of any state-supported institution of higher education to identify himself on request; providing a penalty.
HB 314 Caption: Relating to maintaining order on campuses or facilities of state-supported institutions of higher education; providing penalties.
HB 315 Caption: Relating to prohibiting any person from causing any officer or employee of a state-supported institution of higher education from doing or refraining from doing any act in the performance of his duties; providing penalties.
HB 316 Caption: Relating to persons refusing to leave a building under the control of a state-supported institution of higher education during those hour when the building is regularly closed to the public, upon being requested to do so by an appropriate institutional official under certain circumstances; providing a penalty.
HB 317 Caption: Relating to the entry without permission upon the campus or a facility of a state-supported institution of higher education after notice of suspension or dismissal; providing a penalty.
HB 330 Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, powers, duties and procedures of the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission.
HB 359 Caption: Relating to providing for the joinder of two or more offenses in the same indictment.
HB 393 Caption: Relating to the punishment for murder.
HB 394 Caption: Relating to the punishment of murder without malice.
HB 671 Caption: Relating to the application of agricultural chemicals and the licensing of commercial applicators.
HB 685 Caption: Relating to amending the employers' liability and workmen's compensation laws of this state; making the premium tax applicable to self-insurers on the basis of medical and indemnity costs.
HB 686 Caption: Relating to amending the employers' liability and workmen's compensation laws of this state; authorizing and directing the Industrial Accident Board to Collect a $7.50 filing fee from subscriber under the act.
HB 959 Caption: Relating to leaves of absence for faculty members of state-supported institutions of higher learning.
HB 1028 Caption: Relating to employers' liability and owrkmen's compensation laws.
HB 1168 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness, and its powers and duties.
HB 1169 Caption: Relating to the authority of certain wholesale dealers to possess and transport unstamped cigarettes.
HB 1170 Caption: Relating to providing that an owner of a life estate is entitled to all oil, gas and mineral royalties during the term of the life estate regardless of whether the well or mine was open at the time the life estate came into being, unless the will or instrument creating the life estate expressly limits the right of the life tenant to such royalties.
HB 1362 Caption: Relating to fixing the percentage of a taxpayer to reimburse himself for the cost of collecting sales tax.
HB 1363 Caption: Relating to authorizing certain vendors to deduct as shrinkage four and one half percent (4 1/2 %) to arrive at taxable receipts.
HB 1364 Caption: Relating to requiring the Comptroller to prepare and publish a list of taxable items ordinarily sold by a retail grocer.
HB 1365 Caption: Relating to authorizing certain grocers to report and pay taxes on the basis that his taxable receipts equal 15% of his total receipts.
HB 1548 Caption: Relating to the district attorney of the 69th Judicial District and his assistants, investigators, and stenographers.
HB 1615 Caption: Relating to an additional tax common school districts in certain counties.
HB 1755 Caption: Relating to providing for admendment to extend the term of existing oil, gas and mineral leases covering certain state lands.
HB 1817 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Governor to declare a county to be a drought disaster area.
HB 1854 Caption: Relating to modifying the insurance coverage requirements of the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act and the amount of property damage coverage necessitating a report under the provisions of that Act.
HJR 38 Caption: Proposing an amendment to provide for waiver of grand jury indictment by a person accused of a felony.
HR 237 Caption: Congratulating "Granny" Janie Harris Shinn on her birthday.
HR 238 Caption: Congratulating the Dumas Demons Varsity basketball team.
HR 390 Caption: Congratulating Homer Davis.
HR 469 Caption: In memory of Glen E. Milner.
HR 524 Caption: Creating an interim committee to study teaching loads in Texas colleges.
HR 543 Caption: Honoring Mr. W. Price, Jr., executive vice-president of the Texas Restaurant Association.
HR 636 Caption: Creating an interim committee to study medical welfare programs.
62nd 2nd Called Session
HR 46 Caption: Recognizing Miss Suzanna K. Youngquist for her appointment as the first female House page.
62nd 3rd Called Session
HCR 37 Caption: Requesting the Governor to submit to the 62nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, for consideration House Bill 8, to allow "spray dipping" of livestock.
62nd 4th Called Session
HB 49 Caption: Relating to methods of treatment of certain diseases in certain animals.
HR 60 Caption: In memory of Harry S. Wilbur, Jr.
61st Regular Session
HB 16 Caption: Relating to providing for the creation of the Moore County Hospital District over all of Moore County, Texas.
HB 62 Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of the Moore County Juvenile Board.
HB 63 Caption: Relating to the status of retired judges as judicial officers.
HB 265 Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, and financing of the Stratford Hospital District, of Sherman County, Texas.
HB 474 Caption: Relating to providing for the joinder of two or more offenses in the same indictment, information, or complaint; providing for the joinder of two or more defendants in the same indictment, information, or complaint.
HB 475 Caption: Relating to the trial as an adult of a juvenile 15 years of age or older who is charged with a felony.
HB 542 Caption: Relating to amending the Higher Education Coordinating Act of 1965 relative to financing the system of higher education and distribution of state funds.
HB 935 Caption: Relating to drivers of motor vehicles following other vehicles too closely.
HB 1296 Caption: Relating to the salary of the Hutchinson County Juvenile Officer and the appointment of assistant juvenile officers for Hutchinson County.
HB 1377 Caption: Relating to providing that certain counties may cooperate with the Governor's Committee on Aging in carrying out the purposes of that committee on a local level by contributing funds to any local organization the functions of which, in whole or in part, are to cooperate with such committee and which does operate with the approval and sanction of the Governor's Committee on Aging, and providing that the fact that the buildings, facilities, services, or programs operated by such organization may be in part for other community activities or benefits shall not prohibit the contributing of such funds provided the Governor's Committee on Aging has approved that part of the program applying to the aging.
HB 1378 Caption: Relating to the eligibility for parole of certain persons who commit crimes of violence.
HR 215 Caption: Congratulating the Stratford High School Elkettes girl's basketball team on winning the Class A state basketball championship.
HR 274 Caption: Providing for a Committee to study the use of automatic data processing equipment by state agencies.
HR 320 Caption: Commending the citizens of the City of Borger and Hutchinson County on creating the "Opportunities, Inc." program.
HR 358 Caption: Recognizing and saluting Louis Macey of Austin, Texas.
HR 485 Caption: Congratulating the Sunray Bobkittens, the girls track team of Sunray High School, on winning the Class B State Interscholastic League Track Meet.
61st 1st Called Session
HB 68 Caption: Relating to the status of retired judges as judicial officers.
61st 2nd Called Session
HB 89 Caption: Relating to the status of retired judges as judicial officers.