Legislation authored by Jim T. Lindsey

Includes legislation with Jim T. Lindsey as the primary author for the 51st through 54th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

54th Regular Session
HR 370	Caption: In memory of David H. Porter.
53rd Regular Session
HB 422	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for an election in certain counties to authorize the appointment of an assessor of taxes for common school districts and providing for his compensation and duties; providing for a Board of Equalization for the district, and providing for its duties.
HCR 18	Caption: Granting H. V. Roberts permission to sue the State of Texas.
HR 62	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 155	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 177	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 203	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Tom Gentry, Attorney General of Arkansas.
53rd 1st Called Session
HB 51	Caption: Relating to amending a certain statute relating to certain stock law elections, so as to make it apply to Bowie County.
HB 109	Caption: Relating to authorizing cities and towns to make water supply contracts with persons, firms or corporations; prescribing the circumstances under which any such contract shall be approved or authorized at an election and the procedure for such election.
52nd Regular Session
HB 11	Caption: Relating to amending Penal Code relative to the authorizing of any license and weight inspector to weigh the gross weight or axel load of a motor vehicle.
HB 182	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts providing for a system for the transportation of public school pupils from and within their districts; providing for consideration to be given to approval of private and commercial transportation of pupils from isolated areas; providing penalties; limiting total annual transportation cost allotment for each district.
HB 285	Caption: Relating to providing revenues for the payment of Old Age Assistance, aid to destitute children, and to the needy blind, obligations of the State under Teachers Retirement Act, revenues for the highway system of this State, and for the economical and efficient operation of the State Government by amending certain acts so as to increase taxes levied on production of oil and sulphur, gross receipts tax on those owning telephone lines, gas, electric light, electric power, retain sail of motor vehicles, etc.
HB 306	Caption: Relating to amending certain sections of the Penal Code so as to provide that a lien on any motor vehicle which said lien acquired is acquired in any other State not having a certificate of title law shall be forfeited when the motor vehicle is transferred to an innocent purchaser for value in this State.
HB 429	Caption: Relating to repealing certain acts concerning Texas Relief Bonds, providing for the transfer of balances in Texas Relief Bonds Sinking Fund to the State Treasurer.
HB 430	Caption: Relating to repealing certain Acts concerning an auditor and a Board to select the auditor for the prison system.
HB 600	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relating to Bowie County so as to authorize and empower the Judge of the District Court of the 5th Judicial District of Texas and the Judge of the District court of the 102nd Judicial District of Texas to sit in Texarkana, Texas, for the purpose of hearing non-jury cases.
HB 601	Caption: Relating to establishing a program of State aid to Public Community Colleges upon a basis of instructional cost and placing certain duties and powers in Texas Central Education Agency.
HB 602	Caption: Relating to the formation of Public Junior or Community College Districts, their organization, governing board, and powers, validating those districts which have been created and the contracts and acts taken by them under the laws.
HB 617	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to clarify the requirement for payment of delay rentals and royalties during the period that the primary term of any oil, gas, or mineral lease heretofore or hereafter issued by the Commissioner of the General Land Office is suspended because the lease is involved in litigation relating to the validity of the lease or to the authority of the Commissioner of the General Land Office to issue the lease.
HCR 74	Caption: Authorizing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain corrections in H. B. No. 11.
HCR 80	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules to consider S. B. No. 90.
51st Regular Session
HB 71	Caption: Relating to making unlawful the sale of barbiturates in Texas, with certain exceptions; fixing penalty for violation thereof.
HB 521	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing that the Board of Insurance Commissioners shall not make, prescribe or promulgate any regulation or rule that will make any form of deductible clause mandatory applicable to windstorm, hurricane and hail insurance on all buildings and structures; providing a saving clause.
HB 673	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing a means of serving civil process upon non-residents of this State, their agents, servants or employees, in any civil action or proceeding against such non-residents, their agents, servants or employees, growing out of any accident or collision in which said non-residents. their agents, servants or employees may be involved while operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle in this State.
HB 953	Caption: Relating to imposing and levying a tax on all new radios, new television sets, new cosmetics and playing cards sold in Texas in intrastate commerce or used in Texas; providing that if any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act, and that the same shall be and remain in full force and effect.
HCR 70	Caption: Authorizing the Legislature to adjourn from Thursday, April 14 to Monday, April 18, 1949.
HR 211	Caption: Congratulating J. R. McGee of New Boston on his selection as the Outstanding General Practitioner in the State by the Texas Medical Association.
51st 1st Called Session
HB 45	Caption: Relating to providing for extension of boundaries of certain junior college districts; providing for elections for the levy and collection of taxes and the assumption of bonded indebtedness by such enlarged districts; providing for the issuance of bonds and the levy and collection of taxes.
HB 81	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, the selection of jurors for service in the district and county courts so as to provide that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any county having a population of less than fifty-one thousand (51,000) inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal census when such county is a part of two or more Judicial Districts which Judicial Districts embrace more than two counties.