Legislation authored by Wade Fetzer Spilman
Includes legislation with Wade Fetzer Spilman as the primary author for the 54th through 57th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
| 57th Regular Session | |
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| HB 400 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing a distinction between crippled children and needy children; providing that appliances, braces and material necessary for the proper handling of crippled children shall not be considered personal property of the State. |
| HB 410 | Caption: Relating to amending Article 214, Code of Criminal Procedure of Texas, by authorizing any peace officer to arrest, without a warrant, persons found in suspicious places or under circumstances which reasonably show that such persons have been guilty of some felony, breach of the peace, or violation of law, or threaten or about to commit some offense against the laws. |
| HB 411 | Caption: Relating to enlarging the territorial limits of Donna Irrigation District Hidalgo County No. 1, so as to include and incorporate therein certain described land. |
| HB 420 | Caption: Relating to amending Article 2168a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, so as to confer discretion uppon the presiding judge of litigation pending, to which a member of he Legislature is counsel thereto, to grant a continuance preceeding or during sessions of the Legislature; providing a litigant who is a member shall have mandatory continuance. |
| HB 881 | Caption: Relating to alter and reduce the territorial boundaries of Donna Irrigation District Hidalgo County No. 1. |
| 56th Regular Session | |
| HB 361 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes pertaining to eminent domain proceedings. |
| HB 362 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes pertaining to the filing of notice of proceedings, suit or action affecting the title of land. |
| HB 396 | Caption: Relating to providing that any duly elected member of either branch of the legislature of Texas who was employed as counsel, as much as thirty (30) days prior to the convening of any regular or special session of the legislature, in any civil suit, criminal action or contested probate proceeding, may file in any such suit, action or proceeding, his affidavit stating that he was employed in such suit, action or proceeding as much as thirty (30) days prior to the convening of any such regular or special session of the legislature and that his employment obligates him to be active in the trial of such suit, action or proceeding. |
| HB 544 | Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to alter the territorial limits of Donna Irrigation District, Hidalgo County No. 1, by detaching and excluding therefrom that part comprising the City of Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas, and setting out a corrected description of said District by including lands heretofore added to said District since its formation. |
| HB 778 | Caption: Relating to amending certain acts to exempt from the regulation of the Securities Act private transactions of interests in oil, gas, and mineral leases, fees, titles, contracts, pooling and unitization agreements. |
| HB 873 | Caption: Relating to amending certain acts relative to trust companies authorized to lend and accumulate money. |
| HR 191 | Caption: Congratulating Ann Watson of Mercedes for her participation in the Rio Grande valley Livestock Show. |
| 56th 1st Called Session | |
| HR 165 | Caption: In memory of Peter Bentsen. |
| 56th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 28 | Caption: Relating to amending certain acts by correcting the boundary description of Hidalgo County Road District Number 11. |
| HR 7 | Caption: In memory of Peter Bentsen. |
| 56th 3rd Called Session | |
| HR 61 | Caption: In memory of James F. Suttle of McAllen. |
| 55th Regular Session | |
| HB 5 | Caption: Relating to revising the employer's liability and workmen's compensation insurance laws of this State. |
| HB 185 | Caption: Relating to providing that any duly elected member of either branch of the legislature of Texas who was employed as counsel, as much as thirty days prior to the convening of any regular or special session of the legislature, in any civil suit, criminal action or contested probate proceeding, may file in any such suit, action or proceeding, his affidavit stating that he was employed in such suit, action or proceeding as much as thirty days prior to the convening of any such regular or special session of the legislature and that his employment obligates him to be active in the trial of such suit, action or proceeding. |
| HB 243 | Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay the principal of certain judgment obtained against the State by "Akin Products Company, et al", and by "E. C. Davis and Frank Davis, doing business as Pittman and Davis, et al". |
| HB 262 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by setting forth requisites of the statement in condemnation; authorizing filing of condemnation proceedings with Judges of County Courts at Law, County Judges, and District Judges under the circumstances provided herein. |
| HB 358 | Caption: Relating to the qualifications of masters in chancery in certain cases and providing for procedure relating to, and prescribing the effect of, reports of masters in such cases. |
| HB 433 | Caption: Relating to revising the employers' liability and workmen's compensation insurance laws of the State. |
| HB 485 | Caption: Relating to providing for exemption of school teachers from jury service during teaching. |
| HB 522 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to provide a monthly compensation for a Commissioner of any Housing Authority who shall attend one or more official meetings of the governing body of the authority per month. |
| HB 541 | Caption: Relating to traffic signs, authorizing the State Highway Department and local authorities in their respective jurisdiction, to erect yield right-of-way signs for intersections of highways and streets; providing a penalty for violating such signs. |
| HB 558 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the appointment of a water master in any suit where the State of Texas is a party and the purpose of the suit is to determine the rights of parties to divert or use waters of a surface stream in which suit rights are asserted to divert or use such waters in not more than four (4) counties. |
| HB 559 | Caption: Relating to providing for the appointment by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of special judges trying the case of the State of Texas and certain Cities Plaintiffs vs. Hidalgo County Control and Improvement District and any other case constituting the cause of action, claim, intervention, cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or controversy severed from such case, and any ancillary matter in connection with such case or cases; making an appropriation. |
| HB 560 | Caption: Relating to authorizing additional compensation and expenses for certain district judges trying the case of the State of Texas and certain Cities Plaintiffs vs. Hidalgo County Control and Improvement District, etc; making necessary appropriation. |
| HB 600 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to increase the amount of purchase which may be made upon an emergency. |
| HB 790 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts pertaining to the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
| HB 791 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by authorizing the purchase and maintenance of automobiles by the county for use of investigators of the District Attorney or Criminal District Attorney in the judicial districts included in that Act. |
| HCR 34 | Caption: Granting the City of McAllen permission to sue the State of Texas. |
| HJR 37 | Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas relating to establishment of a retirement, disability and death compensation fund for officers and employees of the State. |
| HR 7 | Caption: Adopting Temporary Rules of the House. |
| 54th Regular Session | |
| HB 366 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by permitting the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Texas to enter into a cooperative agreement, for the purposes set forth therein regarding the inspection and grading of fruits and vegetables, with any Texas firm, corporation or association organized for that purpose (which firms, corporations and associations, and all inspectors shall be licensed in accordance with standards and rules prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture) and/or the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| HB 367 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts concerning the inspection of citrus fruits. |
| HB 368 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by permitting the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Texas to enter into a Co-operative Agreement, for the purposes set forth therein relating to the grading and inspection of tomatoes, with any Texas firm, corporation or association organized for that purpose (which firms, corporations, and associations, and all inspectors shall be licensed in accordance with standards and rules prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture) and/or the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| HB 369 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts providing for inspection of cabbages. |
| HB 679 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing that General Law and Home Rule cities shall have the power to acquire, control and operate toll bridges subject to certain conditions and limitations, providing for the maintenance and operation of properties so acquired and those acquired in connection with such operation and maintenance. |
| HB 680 | Caption: Relating to creating a conservation district comprising certain territory contained in Hidalgo County, Texas, to be known as "City of McAllen Water and Sewer Authority," for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic, and industrial use and processing, transporting, and distributing the same and providing plants and facilities for the collection, transportation, processing, disposal and control of all domestic, industrial and communal wastes. |
| HB 737 | Caption: Relating to providing for the formation of corporations for the purpose of issuing a variable annuity contracts of insurance; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict. |
| HB 864 | Caption: Relating to providing that no oil, gas and mineral lease, or oil and gas lease, now in existence and which was granted by any political subdivision of the state, city, town, village, county, school district, water control and improvement district, water control and preservation district, water control district, water improvement district, water power control district, water supply district or irrigation district, for a valid consideration, shall be cancelled or held voidable or invalid because the lessor is such lease or leases has heretofore failed to give notice by newspaper publication of the intent to grant such lease or leases and that competitive bids for such lease or leases would be received, providing that any such lease or leases are not void or voidable for any other cause, and providing that nothing herein contained shall be construed as affecting pending litigation. |
| HB 929 | Caption: Relating to constituting a local law for the maintenance of public highways for Hidalgo County; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 933 | Caption: Relating to regulating the hunting of wild pheasants in Hidalgo County; prescribing the season and the conditions under which wild pheasants may be hunted, taken or killed; prohibiting the hunting, taking or killing of wild pheasants at any other season or under any other conditions and providing a penalty for violation; repealing conflicting laws. |
| HCR 111 | Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk of the House to make certain corrections in H. B. No. 367 and H. B. No. 369. |