Bill Presnal

Full Name: Billy Charles "Bill" Presnal
Date of birth: April 26, 1932
Date of death: February 10, 2023

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	14	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 14, 1984	68th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos
H	28	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos, Robertson
H	28	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos, Robertson
H	28	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos, Robertson
H	28	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos, Robertson
H	28	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos, Robertson
H	18	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos, Grimes, Madison
H	18	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos, Grimes, Madison

(1) Neeley C. Lewis, in special election 3/10/1984, sworn 3/20/1984, succeeded Billy C. Presnal, resigned 1/14/1984. Served 68th 2nd Called Session only. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 14
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 14, 1984
Legislatures: 68th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos

House District 28
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Robertson

House District 28
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Robertson

House District 28
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Robertson

House District 28
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Robertson

House District 28
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Robertson

House District 18
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes, Madison

House District 18
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes, Madison

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

63rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 132. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, R.S., HR 291. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

Relatives: James K. Presnal and Bill Presnal - brothers. Obituary, Bill C. Presnal, 2/21/2023. Austin American-Statesman.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Photographs

Photograph. Bill Presnal, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Presnal, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Presnal, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Presnal, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Presnal, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Presnal, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Presnal, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Presnal, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

68th R.S. - 1983 Appropriations (Chair) Child Abuse and Pornography, House Joint Fiscal Policy, Select
67th R.S. - 1981 Appropriations (Chair) Child Abuse/Neglect and Child Pornography, Select (Vice Chair) Comprehensive State Vocational Education, Special Employment Practices Higher Education, House Joint Public Retirement Systems, Select
66th R.S. - 1979 Appropriations (Chair) Child Abuse/Neglect and Child Pornography, Select
65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations (Chair) Child Abuse, House Joint State Involvement In and Administration of Student Loan Programs For Texas, Special, Interim (Vice Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Appropriations (Chair) Social Services Social Services Subcommittee on Correctional Institutions Social Services Subcommittee on Rehabilitation Speaker's Financial Advisory Task Force
63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Duplication in State-financed Agricultural Research Programs (Chair) Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Shortages of Agricultural Equipment and Chemicals Education Education Subcommittee on Higher Education Prairie View A&M College Administration, Investigation, Special Transportation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture Appropriations Coastal and Marine Resources, Interim County Government Elections Higher Education Natural Resources Rio Grande Water Study State Finance (Vice Chair) Water Development, Quality, and Conservation Water Districts, Interim
61st R.S. - 1969 Agriculture Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Higher Education Oceanography Public Health

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