Legislation authored by Jack Cook Bryan

Includes legislation with Jack Cook Bryan as the primary author for the 51st through 55th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

55th Regular Session
HB 884 Caption: Relating to hunting, fishing, camping or depredating on the private lands of another in Leon County; prescribing a penalty.
HJR 13 Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas providing that the Legislature be authorized to appropriate money and establish the procedure necessary to expend such money for the purpose of developing information about the natural, agricultural, industrial, educational, marketing, and living resources and tourist and recreational facilities of Texas and for the purpose of informing the people of Texas and other states through advertising, public relations or other promotional work, of the facts about and the advantages offered by the State of Texas.
HR 51 Caption: Naming Elizabeth Ann Cox as Mascot of the House.
HR 275 Caption: Commending the students of Buffalo Independent School for their interest in state government.
HR 389 Caption: Congratulating Shine Coleman on being elected Mayor of Buffalo.
HR 433 Caption: Commending the students of Centerville High School for their interest in state government.
55th 1st Called Session
HCR 20 Caption: Requesting the Texas Legislative Council to study "baby chick laws".
HR 74 Caption: Congratulating Glenda Ruth Parker for her achievements.
HR 75 Caption: Commending the students of Fairfield High School for their interest in state government.
HR 76 Caption: Commending the students of Buffalo High School for their interest in state government.
54th Regular Session
HB 73 Caption: Relating to amending Statutes so as to require a pipeline public utility to perform the necessary work, secure permits, to take proper precautionary measures to cross highways, rights-of-way or public properties to provide service to customers; providing a savings clause.
HB 162 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts prescribing the annual license fees of motor buses.
HB 239 Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax on the business of storing or parking of motor vehicles, making exceptions, providing for the filing of reports, keeping records, allocating said revenues.
HB 379 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to provide for the refund of a portion of motor fuel taxes paid by operators of aircraft; to transfer a portion of such taxes paid by persons operating aircraft to a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Aeronautics Fund; providing for methods to be used in disbursing and transferring moneys from the Aeronautics Fund; providing for procedures to be used by the Comptroller and State Treasurer in allocating certain revenues from the motor fuel tax for refund and transfer purposes.
HB 399 Caption: Relating to manufacture and sale of bedding; amending Statutes which pertain to labeling and registration for selling bedding.
HB 501 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to require certain safety equipment on certain vehicles operated upon the highways of this State; providing for repeal of all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act to the extent of such conflict, with certain exceptions.
HB 681 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes to allow cashier's checks or Bank Exchange or Bank Money Orders to accompany bids; amending Statutes to dispense with the necessity of an affidavit from the seller in connection with invoices of Fifty Dollars or less.
HB 695 Caption: Relating to amending The Meat Inspection Law by adding a new section authorizing the State Board of Health to fix, charge, and collect fees for inspection services performed by the State Health Department; providing for disposition and use of the funds collected; making an appropriation.
HB 739 Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code; creating a shooting resort; providing regulations for a shooting resort; providing a penalty.
HCR 175 Caption: Commending the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen's Association on their successful promotion and annual barbecue.
HCR 179 Caption: Granting Jake Ward permission to sue the State of Texas.
HR 52 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 191 Caption: Welcoming the students of Buffalo High School to the State Capitol.
HR 339 Caption: In memory of M. L. Mac Bennett of Centerville.
HR 445 Caption: Directing the Texas Legislative Council to study the shortages and black markets of cement and gypsum.
53rd Regular Session
HB 12 Caption: Relating to providing that all licenses to practice medicine in this State hereafter issued by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to examination shall be temporary and providing exceptions; providing penalties.
HB 181 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by authorizing the Railroad Commission of Texas to set minimum field prices for gas produced within Texas when necessary to prevent or lessen waste, or conditions conducive to waste, after notice and hearing.
HB 201 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing for additional regulation of the fees charged by title insurance companies.
HB 235 Caption: Relating to regulating the sale of cigarettes within the State of Texas, to be known as the Texas Cigarette Sales Act; prescribing a penalty.
HB 247 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to establish the fee for a cigarette distributor's permit and the fee for a cigarette wholesaler's permit.
HB 264 Caption: Relating to amending Acts relative to levying a tax on cigarette machines.
HB 424 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts so as to provide that a candidate for District Judge in a Judicial District composed of two or more counties shall be required to pay a maximum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) as a filing fee to the Executive Committee of each county in the Judicial District as a prerequisite to having his name placed on the primary election ballot.
HB 426 Caption: Relating to creating a County Juvenile Board in Freestone County; providing for the compensation of the members of the Board.
HB 520 Caption: Relating to providing it shall be unlawful for a person to take or kill more than one (1) wild turkey in the County of Freestone in any one (1) hunting season; providing a penalty for violation of said Act.
HB 521 Caption: Relating to providing for the authority of State Land Commissioner to cause the resurvey and remarking of original Land lines and survey corners of the State.
HB 522 Caption: Relating to fixing the compensation of certain county attorneys who also perform the duties of District Attorneys of this State, in all counties having a population of not more than 15,700 and not less than 15,695 according to the last preceding Federal Census.
HB 524 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code relative to fees and making deposits, fees of Board of Insurance Commissioners and annual license.
HB 582 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code relative to fees for making deposit.
HCR 93 Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules of the Legislature in order to allow the House to consider H. B. No. 12 at any time.
HCR 112 Caption: Directing the Legislative Budget Board to make a study of the operational needs for the State Hospital for Crippled and Deformed Children.
HCR 136 Caption: Commending Lester L. Colbert for his personal success in the field of business.
HJR 8 Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that in counties of less than 10,000 inhabitants, as determined by the last preceding census of the United States, elections may be held to provide for an Assessor-Collector of Taxes.
HR 279 Caption: Congratulating the Buffalo High School women's basketball and volleyball teams on their athletic successes.
53rd 1st Called Session
HB 41 Caption: Relating to authorizing and directing the Railroad Commission of Texas to hold hearings with respect to and to set minimum field prices for gas produced within Texas when necessary to prevent waste.
HR 82 Caption: In memory of former State Representative Jerry T. Stockard.
52nd Regular Session
HB 65 Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax based on gross receipts upon each individual, company, corporation or association owning, operating, managing or controlling any enterprise in the business of selling at retail any goods, wares, merchandise or other commodities in this State; providing for certain exceptions; providing for collection of the taxes levied herein; describing certain duties of the Comptroller; providing penalties for violation of this Act; allocating a percentage of the revenue derived from the tax to a Retail Audit Fund and making an appropriation to the Comptroller.
HB 151 Caption: Relating to providing that all licenses to practice medicine in this State hereafter issued by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to examination shall be temporary and providing exceptions; providing for the extension of temporary certificates issued to persons in the military, air or naval forces of the United States; providing for the granting of permanent licenses; requiring twelve (12) months' practice in a city, town or village of less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) population; providing penalties.
HB 169 Caption: Relating to creating the Private Protecting Examining Board; defining its purposes and powers; regulating its activities and the activities of its members, agents, and employees; authorizing the issuing of licenses to applicants therefor, and regulating the activities of such licenses; containing a severability clause.
HB 184 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to provide for additional regulation of the fees charged by title insurance companies.
HB 424 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes providing for qualifications of persons seeking to obtain licenses to practice, requiring examination by the Board of Medical Examiners, and providing that a temporary license may be issued.
HB 425 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes providing for qualifications of persons seeking to obtain licenses to practice, requiring examination by the Board of Medical Examiners, and providing that a temporary license may be issued.
HB 513 Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax on the manufacture and production of products from raw materials; providing for reports to the Comptroller; providing for certain exceptions; levying a tax on all products imported into this State upon the first sale or use in Texas in intrastate commerce, which are of like kind and character as those products taxed where manufactured or produced in Texas; providing penalties.
HB 514 Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax on the business of storing or parking of motor vehicles, making exceptions, providing for the filing of reports, keeping records, and allocating said revenues.
HB 515 Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax on the business of operating hotel or hotels; making exceptions; providing for the filing of reports, keeping records, and allocating said revenues.
HB 555 Caption: Relating to requiring all persons, firms and corporations engaged in the production, transportation and marketing of oil, gas, distillate or other hydrocarbon minerals in this State, holding or receiving funds from their operations in this State which are unclaimed or the title to which is in dispute, to file reports with the treasurer of the State of Texas; providing for the payment of such funds to the treasurer of the State of Texas; providing for the disposition of such funds by the treasurer of the State of Texas.
HB 642 Caption: Relating to authorizing the publication of an annual financial statement by all school districts in the public free school system of this State.
HB 682 Caption: Relating to providing for the authority of State Land Commissioner to cause the resurvey and remarking of original Land Lines and survey corners of the State; giving the Commissioners Court of each county the authority to co-operate with said Land Commissioner by the employment of County Surveyors or Licensed State Land Surveyors on a yearly basis whose duty shall be that of a resurveying of all original State Land Grants, their lines and establishing of corners and the maintenance of said lines and corners.
HCR 98 Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules in order to consider H. J. R. No. 38.
HCR 120 Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules in order to consider H. B. No. 151.
HJR 38 Caption: Proposing an amendment providing for a State Medical Education Board and providing for grants, loans and scholarships to students desiring to study medicine.
HR 71 Caption: Naming Charles Gardner Woods Mascot of the House.
HR 188 Caption: Directing the State Board of Control to make space for a concession stand in the Land Office Building.
51st Regular Session
HB 100 Caption: Relating to requiring that all dogs be vaccinated against rabies, if six (6) months of age or over; requiring that a tag showing vaccination shall be worn by all dogs six months of age or over; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict; providing a saving clause.
HB 123 Caption: Relating to regulate service by telephone companies, prevent discrimination as to service or rates to subscribers and customers of such service; prescribing penalty for violation.
HB 496 Caption: Relating to establish and regulate a Standard State School Building Code Commission and a State School Plant Division in the State Department of Education for protection of life, health, safety and the general welfare; providing for the appointment of personnel and tenure of appointees in such Commission and Division.
HCR 25 Caption: In memory of D. C. Dove of Dallas.
HCR 130 Caption: In memory of former State Representative E. G. Palmer.
HCR 152 Caption: In memory of former State Representative James Thomas Harrington.
HR 35 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 96 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 228 Caption: Requesting the Senate to return H. B. No. 52 to the House for further consideration.
HR 264 Caption: Extending good wishes to Alice Fay Wallace of Marquez, and her family, as she faces severe illness.
HR 287 Caption: Congratulating Wilma M. Adams of Jewett on her election as president of the county Home Demonstration Agents' Association of Texas.
51st 1st Called Session
HB 14 Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax based on gross receipts upon each individual, company, corporation or association owning, operating, managing or controlling any enterprise in the business of selling at retail any goods, wares, merchandise or other commodities in this State; providing penalties for violation of this Act; providing that the provisions of this State shall be severable.