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Includes legislation with George Clark Purl as the primary author for the 38th 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 | |
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| SB 68 | Caption: Relating to exempting estates of minors of fifteen thousand dollars or less in valuation, administered in guardianship under certain statute, from all fees, charges, costs and commissions allowed by law, except commissions allowed to guardians, and amending certain statute regulating costs and securities for guardianship proceedings. |
| SB 128 | Caption: Relating to the administration of the affairs of a corporation. |
| SB 147 | Caption: Relating to labeling containers of gasoline, benzine, naptha or other similar product of petroleum. |
| SB 213 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Fire Marshal to make investigation of fires and fraudulent attempts to collect money under fire insurance policies; providing a penalty for the violation and refusal to comply with the terms of this Act; naming the punishment therefor, requiring the county attorney to prosecute. |
| SB 214 | Caption: Relating to providing for the use of co-insurance clauses in lightning, windstor, tornado or hail insurance without limitation or restriction except such as may be approved the the Board of Insurance Commissioners. |
| SB 233 | Caption: Relating to requiring the County Judge to include in the County Budget an itemized statement showing the number of deputies, assistants for each county and precinct officer. |
| SB 260 | Caption: Relating to providing for the election of delegates composing a convention held in this State for the purpose of passing upon the ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. |
| SB 278 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the surrender by surety of his principal; providing a surety by obtaining a warrant of arrest for his principal shall not thereby be relieved of his undertaking unless warrant is executed or the conditions of the undertaking fully complied with. |
| SB 279 | Caption: Relating to prescribing the qualifications of all persons who may testify in criminal actions; providing for compulsory process to compel the attendance of convicts as witnesses in certain instances, and taking depositions thereof. |
| SB 280 | Caption: Relating to providing that when a necessity exists for the appointment of a receiver of an insurance company by any court of competent jurisdiction in this State, that it shall be the duty of such court to enter its order so finding and then to transfer the property and affairs of such insurance company to the Board of Insurance Commissioners of this State which shall act as liquidating agent in lieu of any other receiver for the purpose of administering the affairs of such insurance company. |
| SB 307 | Caption: Relating to providing that no life insurance company organized under the laws of any state other than the State of Texas, or organized under the laws of any foreign country, may reinsure the entire outstanding business of any solvent life insurance company organized under the laws of this State or acquire, either directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the assets of any solvent insurance company organized under the laws of this State. |
| SB 352 | Caption: Relating to providing that certificates of exemption shall be obtained before the first day of February of any year in which the holder shall offer to vote. |
| SB 400 | Caption: Relating to empowering the Supreme Court to make and establish Rules of Procedure for the government of said Court and for the other courts of this State to expedite and dispatch the business therein. |
| SB 401 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting individuals, not otherwise expressly permitted by statute, to engage in the business of insuring others against insurable losses, providing that the Board of Insurance Commissioners shall be satisfied that any insurance carrier applying for a certificate of authority has in all respects complied with the laws of this State. |
| SB 403 | Caption: Relating to requiring reciprocal insurance carriers or inter-insurance exchanges before engaging in writing liability or workmen's compensation insurance to have not less than fifty separate risks having a total payroll covering not less than two thousand employees. |
| SB 404 | Caption: Relating to providing that no dividend shall be paid to any policy-holder in any other state until same has been approved by the Board of Insurance Commissioners and same shall not be approved until such company, exchange or association has set up and maintained reserves adequate to meet anticipated losses, carry all claims to maturity and policies to termination upon workmen's compensation and employer's liability policies issued under the laws of Texas or any other state which reserves shall be computed in accordance with such uniform rules as shall be approved by the Board of Insurance Commissioners. |
| SB 405 | Caption: Relating to assistant county auditors. |
| SB 406 | Caption: Relating to providing for the making of audits of counties by grand juries. |
| SB 407 | Caption: Relating to saving the State the useless expense of assessing poll taxes; and requiring the payment of such poll taxes without assessment and regulating the time and manner of such payment. |
| SB 408 | Caption: Relating to creating a Board of Jury Supervisors in Dallas County, Texas; defining the duties of the Board of Supervisors. |
| SB 424 | Caption: Relating to payments to designated beneficiaries. |
| SB 463 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Treasurer to arrange for the safekeeping in any Federal Reserve Bank or any of its branches situated in this State of bonds and certificates of indebtedness of the United States pledged by reserve depository banks. |
| SB 471 | Caption: Relating to safeguarding against the irresponsible practice of the profession of architecture; defining and regulating the practice of architecture; creating a Board of Architectural Examiners. |
| SB 491 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Board of Control to compile and promulgate standard specifications for State supplies. |
| SB 498 | Caption: Relating to prescribing the authority of the county auditor with reference to the system, forms, and reports to be used in connection with the receipt and disbursement of all county revenues, funds, fees, and moneys received and disbursed by county and precinct officers belonging to the county, its subdivisions, and precincts, including the moneys collected and disbursed by, or on hand with, such officers for the benefit of individuals, firms, or corporations. |
| SB 516 | 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 policyholders; limiting operation of this Act to July 1, 1933. |
| SB 519 | Caption: Relating to fees received by the criminal district attorneys of Dallas and Harris Counties. |
| SB 520 | Caption: Relating to providing for the payment of fees by the State to county and district attorneys for representing the State in habeas corpus proceedings only when the applicant is charged with a capital offense. |
| SB 524 | Caption: Relating to providing further exemptions from certain Articles of the Penal Code of 1925, relative to the conduct of business and the sale of provisions on Sunday. |
| SB 566 | Caption: Relating to the authority of counties and incorporated cities and the Texas State Parks Board, separately, or in cooperation with each other, to acquire by gift or purchase land for public parks. |
| SJR 2 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas by adding to Article 16 another section, Section 61, abolishing the fee system of compensating State, District, County, and Precinct Officers, and providing for the payment of salaries to said officers except Public Weighers, Notaries Public and County Surveyors. |
| SJR 11 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas, by amending Article 4, Section 26, changing the manner of appointment of Notaries Public. |
| 43rd 1st Called Session | |
| SB 73 | Caption: Relating to creating additional appropriations for Assistant State Auditors for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1934, and August 31, 1935; and adjusting the salaries of the State Auditor and Efficiency Expert and of the First Assistant State Auditor for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1934, and August 31, 1935, respectively, increasing the appropriations made for that purpose by the Forty-third Legislature at its Regular Session. |
| SB 84 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Depository Board to fix periodically a reasonable rate of interest to be paid by State Depositories and Reserve Depositories on State Funds, in lieu of interest rates now specifically fixed by statute to be paid by such State Depositories and Reserve Depositories. |
| SB 112 | Caption: Relating to repealing certain statute creating the office of State Auditor and Efficiency Expert, and providing the qualifications, duties and compensation therefor. |
| 43rd 2nd Called Session | |
| SB 8 | Caption: Relating to providing qualifications for state depositories. |
| SB 13 | Caption: Relating to providing that certain counties shall be granted reimbursement for High School tuition and transportation. |
| 43rd 3rd Called Session | |
| SB 28 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Highway Commission as defined herein, to construct toll bridges and approaches thereto on State highways with funds, procured from the United States Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, through loans and grants, either or both, to operate and maintain said bridges. |
| SB 36 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to certain district court rules, practice and procedure thereunder, by adding to said statute a section providing for the appointment of an Assignment Clerk to serve under the Presiding Judge in setting and disposing of civil cases on the general jury docket. |
| 43rd 4th Called Session | |
| SB 4 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the establishment, maintenance and operation of the Texas Centennial for the period beginning November 1, 1934, and ending April 30, 1934, and for kindred or allied purposes. |
| 42nd Regular Session | |
| SB 13 | Caption: Relating to amending statutes relative to fees of county officers; permitting retention by county officers of excess fees. |
| SB 18 | Caption: Relating to exemption from taxation the property owned or used exclusively and reasonably necessary in conducting any Association engaged in promoting the religious, educational and physical development of boys and girls. |
| SB 20 | Caption: Relating to providing for and requiring annual reports to the Banking Commissioner of Texas; providing a penalty. |
| SB 26 | Caption: Relating to permitting a Life Insurance Company to own an office building located on leased ground. |
| SB 41 | Caption: Relating to regulating Group Life Insurance and matters pertaining thereto. |
| SB 83 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes by providing for the appointment of Insurance Examiners and assistants and of an Actuary by the Chairman of the Board of Insurance Commissioners. |
| SB 120 | Caption: Relative to amending certain Acts relating to quarterly meetings of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission. |
| SB 268 | Caption: Relating to defining "aircraft," "airport" and "beacon"; making it unlawful for any person to throw any stone or missile, or fire any gun or pistol into or against any aircraft, parachute or contrivance for navigating the air, making it unlawful to use, operate or molest any such aircraft, parachute or contrivance, and to remove any device or appliance therefrom without the consent of the owner; providing a penalty therefor. |
| SB 347 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Article by providing that suits against certain districts, the venue shall lie in the county in which said district is located. |
| SB 348 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to liability of property for taxes so as to provide that a person may pay on a part of the property assessed without being required to pay on all of the property assessed. |
| SB 349 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relating to sales under deeds of trust and contract liens and notice thereof so as to provide for the publication of such notices in certain newspapers unless the trustee shall be requested by the owner of the real estate to be sold to give notice and sell such property. |
| SB 350 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relating to notices of sales of personal property under execution or chattel mortgage liens. |
| SB 419 | Caption: Relating to Confederate Pensions. |
| SB 438 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to insurance rates. |
| SB 448 | Caption: Relating to providing that whenever any person shall procure the issuance of a policy of insurance on his or her life in any legal reserve life insurance company and designated the a beneficiary, the company issuing such policy shall pay such proceeds becoming due on the death of the insured to the person so designated as beneficiary. |
| SB 449 | Caption: Relating to defining the term scholastic relating to the population on which to base the apportionment of the state and county available school funds. |
| SB 450 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to the organization of the State Board of Education; the appointment of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and defining his duties with respect to said Board. |
| SB 451 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relative to dividends and unclaimed deposits. |
| SB 488 | Caption: Relating to protecting hospitals, clinics and other institutions where persons are treated for compensation for diseases, illnesses, injuries and disabilities, from fraud and non-payment of bills for medical services, medicine, doctors' bills and hospital bills generally; prescribing offenses. |
| SB 493 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes so as to make the same apply to candidates for State offices as well as for District, County or precinct offices in the matter of printing primary election ballots. |
| SB 497 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide that any person engaged or desiring to engage in the practice of embalming in connection with the care and disposition of dead human bodies within this State shall make a written application. |
| SB 515 | Caption: Relating to legalizing the annexation of territory embracing a Fresh Water Supply District heretofore established, to any city having a population of 150,000 or more, declaring the indebtedness of any such Fresh Water Supply District so annexed to be the legal indebtedness of the city to which same was annexed. |
| SB 528 | Caption: Relating to requiring street railways and motor busses in cities of not less than 20,000 inhabitants to carry all school children for one-half the fare regularly collected for the transportation of adults. |
| SB 553 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting corporations, associations and societies and the agents, representatives, officers and directors thereof or therefor, from making certain misrepresentations and circulating false literature concerning the value, contents or provisions of certain insurance policies or certificates; prescribing offenses, fines, penalties and punishment. |
| SB 556 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by prohibiting the payment of commissions to officers of Life Insurance Companies and enabling the payment of renewal commissions under certain conditions. |
| SB 561 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes providing for the appointment of a Deputy Life Insurance Commissioner by the Life Insurance Commissioner. |
| SB 581 | Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for any telegraph company, authorized to transact business in this State to cause to be sent messages which have for their purpose the influencing of members of the Legislature regarding any measure pending before that body; providing a penalty. |
| SB 584 | Caption: Relating to regulating the use of the State Capitol and State Buildings by telegraph companies. |
| SB 593 | Caption: Relating to providing for earlier opening of polls. |
| SB 604 | Caption: Relating to creating and establishing Trinity River Canal and Conservancy District. |
| SB 607 | Caption: Relating to creating, validating and approving Dallas County Preston Road Fresh Water Supply District No. 10 in Dallas County, Texas. |
| SB 618 | Caption: Relating to providing for the making of audits of counties of a certain population by Grand Juries and the State Auditor. |
| SJR 12 | Caption: Proposing an amendment authorizing the Legislature of Texas to fix all compensation, fees and emoluments to be paid all officers except State officers. |
| 42nd 1st Called Session | |
| SB 11 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by transferring appropriation for blanket warrants issued to certain district judges. |
| SB 27 | Caption: Relating to conserving water supplies and preventing the pollution of sources of domestic water supplies for cities, towns and villages; prescribing a penalty. |
| SB 33 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to Ballot at primaries. |
| SB 51 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to Ballot at primaries. |
| SB 52 | Caption: Relating to amending Article 4553 of Chapter 10 commonly known as the Optometry Bill, so as to provide for a State Board of examiners in Optometry composed of six members and providing their necessary qualifications. |
| SB 63 | Caption: Relating to the inspection, analysis and standardization of gasoline and other petroleum products. |
| SB 65 | Caption: Relating to providing for the issuance of licenses for life, health and accident insurance agents and the cancellation thereof. |
| 42nd 2nd Called Session | |
| SB 25 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts providing for the development, drilling, leasing and/or sale of the oil and gas from lands belonging to the Public Free School Fund. |
| SB 36 | Caption: Relating to supplementing certain appropriation to pay salaries of Special Judges and expenses of District Judges for holding Court out of their own counties. |
| SB 39 | Caption: Relating to providing for the necessary enlargement and rehabilitation of the vaults and safes in the office of the State Treasurer. |
| SB 50 | Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code so as to apply to optometrists certain Article forbidding the soliciting of patients. |
| SB 53 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to Ballot at Primaries. |
| 42nd 3rd Called Session | |
| SB 1 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by regulating the pledging of securities by State Banking Corporations and permitting them to pledge such securities to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. |
| SB 2 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes but permitting State Banking Corporations to borrow from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in excess of statutory limitation. |
| SB 9 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act defining building and Loan Associations, providing for their incorporation and prescribing the terms, conditions and regulations upon which such companies may carry on their business in Texas. |
| SB 40 | Caption: Relating to providing that warrants drawn on the State Treasurer, if presented for payment and not paid, shall automatically bear interest until called for payment and the rate of four percent per annum. |
| SB 42 | Caption: Relating to validating all ad valorem taxes levies heretofore made by certain cities in the State of Texas. |
| 42nd 4th Called Session | |
| SB 3 | Caption: Relating to county and city parks. |
| 41st Regular Session | |
| HB 143 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute so as to provide for the destruction of predatory animals in the State of Texas, viz: coyotes, wolves, mountain lions, bobcats and other predatory animals and rodent pests, that is, prairie dogs, picket gophers (salamanders), jack rabbits and ground squirrels. |
| HB 321 | Caption: Relating to authorizing fraternal benefit societies to provide insurance and prescribing the basis of contributions, standards of morality and interesting rates for maintaining reserves. |
| HB 446 | Caption: Relating to defining group life insurance; providing that no policy of group life insurance shall be issued or delivered unless and until a copy of the form thereof has been filed with the Life Insurance Commissioner and formally approved, stipulating the provisions which must be contained in such policy. |
| HB 447 | Caption: Relating to amending certain articles designating the securities in which the funds of life insurance companies may be invested; providing that if a domestic life insurance company reinsures the business and takes over the assets of a foreign life insurance company, the investments of such company so taken over and reinsurance shall be considered as valid securities of the domestic company so taking it over; defining "Texas Securities." |
| HB 448 | Caption: Relating to providing that whenever any person shall procure the issuance of a policy of insurance on his life and designate in writing the beneficiary, the company shall pay any proceeds thereof becoming due on the death of the insured to the person so designated in the absence of a notice in writing of an adverse claim. |
| HB 478 | Caption: Relating to providing more adequate and better regulations and provisions in connection with bonds where a person or persons, firm or corporation enter into a formal contract with this State, or its counties, or school districts, or any other subdivision thereof, or any municipality therein, for the construction of any public building, or the prosecution and completion of any public work. |
| HB 487 | Caption: Relating to defining building and loan associations, providing for their incorporation; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 605 | Caption: Relating to creating two additional district courts for Dallas County; defining their jurisdiction. |
| HB 611 | Caption: Relating to providing the conditions under which co-insurance clauses may be used in policies of insurance covering losses by fire. |
| HB 622 | Caption: Relating to defining Fraternal Benefit Societies and defining a Lodge System for such. |
| HB 656 | Caption: Relating to increasing the burial fund from One Hundred Dollars to Five Hundred dollars. |
| HB 722 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the renovation, repair and furnishing of the State Capitol; providing for the plans for such. |
| HJR 24 | Caption: Proposing an amendment providing that fifty per cent of all funds derived from the sale or lease of any and all lands granted to the University of Texas shall be utilized for the benefit of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and that said funds shall be invested in the same manner as is provided for the sale and investment of the permanent University fund. |
| 41st 1st Called Session | |
| HB 31 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute, relating to term of contract of certain executive officers in independent school districts. |
| HB 78 | Caption: Relating to providing for the organization, incorporation or admission and the regulation and taxation of Mutual Insurance Companies; providing a penalty. |
| HB 79 | Caption: Relating to regulating the business in insurance on what is known as the Lloyd's Plan of insurance. |
| HB 81 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to discrimination and other practices in connection with the sale of life insurance policies so as to better regulate the sale of stock, bonds and other securities in connection with life insurance policies. |
| HB 131 | Caption: Relating to better assuring and protecting the membership and subordinate lodges of Fraternal Benefit Societies against sales and mergers of such societies without the consent of the local lodges and providing a legal way whereby same may be done when it is desired to change such society into a Mutual or Stock Company. |
| HB 210 | Caption: Relating to granting to and recognizing, ratifying and confirming the authority of certain cities the power to provide for annexing additional territory according to such provisions as are contained in the charter of such city. |
| HB 227 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute to provide the conditions under which the co-insurance clauses may be used in policies of insurance covering losses by fire to property in the State. |
| HB 230 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the issuance or circulation of any illustration, circular or statement misrepresenting the terms of any policy of life insurance. |
| 41st 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 59 | Caption: Relating to defining building and loan associations; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 166 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College to purchase, acquire and construct certain improvements including dormitories, stadiums and athletics fields. |
| HB 180 | Caption: Relating to making it a misdemeanor to affix advertisements to the property of another; prescribing a penalty. |
| 41st 5th Called Session | |
| HB 73 | Caption: Relating to creating one addtional District Court for Dallas County, defining jurisdiction, adjusting the business of the existing District Courts to the business thereof, prescribing the duties of the District Clerk wtih respect thereof. |
| HB 121 | Caption: Relating to giving borrowers full credit for all payments and to preserve the contract time for repayment and to add a new section authorizing the Banking Commissioner of Texas to regulate withdrawals. |
| HB 154 | Caption: Relating to changing the name of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youth. |
| 40th Regular Session | |
| HB 274 | Caption: Relating to creating "The County Criminal Court" for Dallas County, Texas. |
| HB 370 | Caption: Relating to prescribing who may be licensed as agent of any insurance company or association engaged in the business in Texas of insurance of any kind other than Life. |
| HB 371 | Caption: Relating to white and negro communities in municipalities, to foster a separation of white and negro residence communities; fixing a penalty. |
| HB 400 | Caption: Relating to providing for the appointment of a guardian for a person where it is necessary that a guardian be appointed to receive funds or money due such person from the Federal Government. |
| HB 425 | Caption: Relating to validating all instruments affecting the title to land in this State, executed by a person who is a minor under the laws of the State but of lawful age under the laws of their State of residence. |
| HB 529 | Caption: Relating to fixing the compensation of the reporter of the Court of Criminal Appeals, of Texas. |
| 39th Regular Session | |
| HB 15 | Caption: Relating to providing for the formation of corporations to contract for the performance of engineering services in making investigations, designs, estimates of costs, valuations, and reports upon public or private utilities, improvements and industrial works. |
| HB 217 | Caption: Relating to protecting life and limb by requiring safeguarding of all passenger elevators with the State of Texas, providing for approval of safety devices and fixing a penalty. |
| HB 460 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute by striking out the words "$100" and substituting therefor "$300." |
| HB 525 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the incorporation of road districts and authorizing the same to sue and be sued; authorizing the levying of a tax for the payment of judgments. |
| HB 582 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the establishment and maintenance of cemeteries near incorporated towns or cities. |
| HB 680 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for improving the sanitary condition of the State Capitol building; making an appropriation. |
| 38th Regular Session | |
| HB 107 | Caption: Relating to making it an offense for any husband to willfully, or without justification, desert, neglect or refuse to provide for the support and maintenance of his wife in destitute or necessitous circumstances, or any parent who shall willfully desert, neglect or refuse to provide for the support and maintenance of his or her child or children under the age of sixteen year in destitute or necessitous circumstances; prescribing a penalty therefor. |
| HB 183 | Caption: Relating to authorizing cities having more than twenty-five thousand inhabitants and owning and operating their own waterworks systems to acquire by purchase, gift, devise or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain through and by condemnation proceedings. |
| HB 184 | Caption: Relating to authorizing and empowering certain municipalities of this State to fix and prescribe the annual salaries or compensation of their city or corporation judge, city attorney, and city auditor, at not exceeding a maximum prescribed sum, and fixing the maximum amount thereof. |
| HB 408 | Caption: Relating to providing for and requiring the teaching and study of the Constitution of the United States in the Public Schools of Texas. |
| 38th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 48 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting what is commonly known as dancing by any person or persons within the State of Texas in either public or private places for longer than eight hours continuously within twenty four without having first procured a permit from the State Board of Health showing that said person or person to be in such physical condition as to be able to withstand the physical strain of such prolonged exertion without same being injurious to the good health of the party desiring permit. |
| 38th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 22 | Caption: Relating to authorizing and empowering certain municipalities of this State to fix and prescribe the annual salaries or compensation of their city or corporation judge, city attorney, and city auditor, at not exceeding a maximum prescribed sum, fixing the maximum amount thereof. |