Legislation authored by Robert Keltner Sutton

Includes legislation with Robert Keltner Sutton as the primary author for the 55th through 55th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

55th Regular Session
HB 54 Caption: Relating to providing for reorganizations of agencies and functions of the State Government by the Governor, subject to approval or disapproval by the Legislature, and authorizing the transfer, abolition, consolidation and coordination of agencies and functions.
HB 202 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes so as to exempt from taxation all property belonging to any institution of purely public charity organized for the sole and exclusive purpose of promoting the conservation of human life in Texas through the prevention of accidents and by establishing, encouraging and carrying on worthy efforts to accomplish that objective to the extent that such property is reasonably necessary to the accomplishment of such purposes.
HB 478 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code to regulate the investment of the funds of life insurance companies.
HB 479 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code so as to regulate and provide for salaries of officers, trustees or directors of domestic insurance companies.
HB 480 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code pertaining to investments by life, health or accident insurance companies in real estate by permitting such companies to acquire, secure, hold and convey, in addition to real property now authorized by law, branch office buildings as shall be requisite for its accommodation in the transaction of its business and for lease and rental subject to certain restrictions, limitations and exceptions.
HB 481 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code pertaining to the application, charter and organization of life, health or accident insurance companies, prescribing conditions for the granting of a charter, providing for a public hearing and the procedure for securing a charter and organization of such companies and the issues to be determined by the Board of Insurance Commissioners, etc.
HB 482 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to permit the issuance of group life insurance covering not less than ten (10) employees under a master policy issued to an employer or to the trustees of a fund established by an employer.
HB 483 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Probate Code relating to investments of guardians in insurance and annuity contracts.
HB 484 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide that married women shall have the control, management and disposition of their contracts of life insurance or annuity, subject to nullification of the provisions of this act by the husband by notice to the insurance company.
HB 497 Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code by defining embezzlement and conversion; providing that a conviction for a violation of any provision of this Act may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice; providing a penalty.
HB 548 Caption: Relating to constituting a local law for the maintenance of the public roads and highways in Dallas County by authorizing the County to issue certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of acquiring right of way, whether same be located in or outside the corporate limits of any municipality in the County, for designated state highways or federal highways when the acquisition of such right of way is approved by the State Highway Commission.
HB 554 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code so as to provide authority for the regulation of unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices in the business of insurance; providing penalties.
HB 555 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code to provide that minors not less than ten years of age and without guardians of their estates may contract for and otherwise acquire policies of life, term or endowment insurance, or annuity contracts, and exercise all rights and powers and give valid acquittance thereunder notwithstanding their minority and as though of full legal age.
HB 873 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts providing transportation at State expense for certain school children who reside within a city that has a public transportation system when it is impractical for such children to use the city public transportation system.
HB 900 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes; restating the meaning of "property"; includes real and personal property, and life insurance policies and the effect thereof.
HCR 47 Caption: Granting Texas Power and Light Company permission to sue the State of Texas.
HCR 48 Caption: Granting Bi-Stone Fuel Company permission to sue the State of Texas.
HCR 49 Caption: Requesting congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution in regard to the U. S. Government engaging in certain enterprise, etc.
HR 31 Caption: Naming Joe Richard Pool, Jr., as Mascot of the House.
HR 163 Caption: Providing for the appointment of a General Investigating Committee.
HR 197 Caption: Congratulating W. G. Vollmer on receiving the Linz Award.
HR 335 Caption: Commending the students of St. Cecilia's Academy for their interest in state government.