Legislation authored by Rudolph Benjamin Spacek

Includes legislation with Rudolph Benjamin Spacek as the primary author for the 47th through 53rd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

53rd Regular Session
HB 77	Caption: Relating to revising and codifying the laws relating to the profession of funeral directing and embalming; creating a State Board of Morticians; prescribing penalties for the violation of this act.
HB 315	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to restrictions on drivers of school buses and public or common carriers, by reducing the minimum age of school bus drivers from twenty-one (21) years to seventeen (17) years.
HB 366	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts so as to make it unlawful to use a hoop net and a seine or net over twenty (20) feet in length to take minnows.
HB 832	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to hunt, take, trap, or kill, or attempt to hunt, take, trap or kill, or otherwise molest wild turkey in Colorado, Jackson, Lavaca, and Wharton Counties for a period of two (2) years; providing a penalty.
HCR 96	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules of the Legislature in order to allow the House to consider H. B. No. 315 at any time.
HR 340	Caption: In memory of George L. Haldusek of La Grange.
HR 349	Caption: In memory of former State Representative Gus Herzik.
52nd Regular Session
HB 346	Caption: Relating to apportioning the State of Texas into judicial districts; providing for the jurisdiction and terms of district courts; providing for the effective date of the apportionment provided under the provisions of this act.
HB 756	Caption: Relating to regulating the taking and killing of squirrels in Fayette County; providing an open season for the taking or killing of squirrels; limiting the number of squirrels that may be taken in any one day and limiting the number of squirrels that any person may have in possession at any time; fixing penalties for the violation of this Act.
HB 768	Caption: Relating to repealing certain acts relating to taking and possessing bull frogs in Fayette County.
HB 769	Caption: Relating to repealing certain acts catching and taking certain fish from the waters of Fayette County.
HB 773	Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transportation of minnows taken in Fayette County beyond the borders of said County for the purpose of sale; providing penalties for any violation of this Act.
HB 788	Caption: Relating to regulating the use of seines and nets for the taking of fish in Fayette County; providing a penalty for violation thereof.
HB 793	Caption: Relating to providing a closed season on wild deer and pheasants in Fayette County for a period of five (5) years; prescribing a penalty.
51st Regular Session
HB 86	Caption: Relating to providing for the supervision and construction of two (2) State buildings; providing for the wrecking and removal of Watson Office Building, and the repairing and reconditioning of quarters now occupied by certain Courts of Texas, and removal of law libraries of said Courts.
HB 175	Caption: Relating to regulation for the parking of vehicles along curbs on streets opposite State-owned property, for the paving of which the State has paid part.
HB 182	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act lien securing the purchase of any merchandise except as to bonafide retail sales, etc
HB 183	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing that any person, his guardian, or his dependents or heirs at law, may secure certified or authenticated copies of instruments in the custody or on file in the offices of the county clerks, district clerks, or other public officials of this State for the purpose of establishing any claim against the Government of the United States of America arising out of the service of any person in the armed forces of the United States of America or the services auxiliary thereto, including the maritime service and the merchant marine; providing that the country clerks, district clerks, and other public officials shall furnish said copies of instruments to said parties without said person, his guardian or dependents or heirs at law having to pay any fee therefor; providing furthers that in cases where said copies are furnished by the county clerk or district clerk in a fee county that said clerk shall receive 15 cents from the Commissioners' Court for each 100 words curtained in said instrument; and that said fee shall be paid by the Commissioners' Court out of the general fund of said county; and that the provisions of this Act shall not be applicable to counties where the county officials are compensated on a salary basis under the provisions of a certain Article; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith.
HB 184	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the registering of official discharges of members of the armed forces of the United States of America or the armed force reserve of the United States of America, or of the auxiliary units of the armed forces or armed force reserve of the United States of America; providing that the County Clerk shall do the recording
HB 466	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the sum of Fourteen Hundred Seventy-eight ($1,478.00) Dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of installing one electric air pressure water pump and water system, erecting a flag pole, and other necessary items and Monument Hill State Park, to be administered by the Texas State Parks Board.
HB 479	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, exempting securities or memberships issued by a religious corporation.
HB 809	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, to require directors, trustees, or officers of private educational organizations and corporations going out of existence or ceasing to function as educational institutions to perpetuate their scholastic records by transferring the same to the Office of the Registrar of the State University of Texas; providing a saving clause.
HB 887	Caption: Relating to provide for the safe operation of stationary power plants and the better protection of life and property and the prevention of disastrous accidents in the operation of same; providing penalties; providing a savings clause.
HB 906	Caption: Relating to providing the Board of Regents of the State Teachers Colleges shall determine departments of instruction to be maintained and subjects of study to be pursed in State Teachers Colleges.
HCR 174	Caption: Directing the creation of a Higher Education Cost and Efficiency committee.
HR 219	Caption: Directing the creation of a Teacher's College Committee to study the operations of the several State institutions.
50th Regular Session
HB 48	Caption: Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts; making certain exceptions; providing a savings clause.
HB 159	Caption: Relating to enabling State employees to purchase for their individual use automobile tires, tubes, batteries, and other motor vehicle accessories under the contracts made by the Board of Control for the purchase of said articles; providing a penalty for violation hereof.
HB 192	Caption: Relating to providing for the construction and location of a State Court Building.
HB 193	Caption: Relating to making an emergency appropriation for the support and maintenance of the Monument Hill State Park for the remainder of the biennium ending August 31, 1947, to be administered by the Texas State Parks Board.
HB 194	Caption: Relating to amending previous Acts, relative to Notaries Public.
HB 195	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of Six Hundred Dollars ($600) for the purpose of erecting monuments at the graves of Father Miguel Muldoon, McHenry Winburn and Williamson Daniels.
HB 196	Caption: Relating to providing for the establishment, maintenance, operation, administration, and expansion of nonprofit school lunch programs in public schools in this State, and making an appropriation for matching and supplementing Federal funds for subsidizing the school lunch programs of this State.
HB 197	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation from the State Treasury to supplement the regular appropriation of the State Department of Education, for administration of school lunch funds, inspection of school plants of this State for safety and design, for secretarial and clerical hire, contingent expense, equipment and machines; Board of Examiners for seasonal examiners, stationery, printing, supplies and contingent expense.
HB 395	Caption: Relating to prescribing the minimum qualifications of all county superintendents of public instruction who are elected or appointed under existing law; repealing all laws in conflict.
HB 514	Caption: Relating to creating the Fayette County Flood Control District in Fayette County, Texas, and defining its powers; providing that if any provision of this Act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions shall not be affected; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith.
HB 626	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the transportation of pupils to and from school.
HB 845	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, by adding thereto a provision excepting from the operation of said Article any lien securing the purchase price of any merchandise or other article except as to bona fide retail sales.
HB 870	Caption: Relating to exempting from taxation the property of institutions or organizations known as the Girl Scouts of America or local organizations of or affiliated with the Girl Scouts of America.
HCR 98	Caption: Recalling H.B. No. 514 from the Governor.
HCR 120	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules to consider H.B. No. 192 at any time.
HCR 170	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules to consider H.B. No. 870.
HR 204	Caption: Congratulating M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital on their Cancer Drive.
49th Regular Session
HB 265	Caption: Relating to providing for a closed season or period of time when it shall be unlawful to take bullfrogs from any of the public waters of this State; providing a penalty for violation of any provision of this Act; repealing conflicting laws.
HB 266	Caption: Relating to granting the Commissioners' Court of Fayette County the privilege of paying bounties for the destruction of foxes in said county.
HB 290	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing for the transportation of pupils to and from school; providing penalty for drivers of school transportation vehicles who fail to bring their vehicles to a dead stop before crossing any railroad tracks.
HB 291	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by defining the powers and authority of Notaries Public.
HB 303	Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay deficiency appropriations granted to the State Soil Conservation Board, to pay the supervisors of soil conservation districts in Texas.
HB 481	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to drive or operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads, highways, or streets, with a spotlight attached thereto; providing a penalty.
HB 675	Caption: Relating to prescribing the minimum qualifications of all county superintendents of public instruction who are elected or appointed under existing law.
HB 690	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes so as to provide for the appointment and additional qualifications of certain County Superintendent of Public Instruction.
HB 731	Caption: Relating to repealing certain law which invests the Supreme Court with rule making power; adopting all rules of practice in civil cases existing prior to the enactment of said law.
HB 809	Caption: Relating to repealing certain provisions; providing that no male person of Fayette County, Texas, shall be required to do any kind of road duty or be required to pay any head tax in lieu of such road work or duty; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act.
HB 875	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of Six Hundred Dollars ($600), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purposes of erecting monuments at the graves of Father Miguel Muldoon, McHenry Winburn and Williamson Daniels.
HB 886	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of the Monument Hill State Park for the two-year period beginning September 1, 1945, and ending August 31, 1947, to be administered by the Texas State Parks Board.
HCR 138	Caption: Suspending Joint Rules to consider H.B. No. 875.
48th Regular Session
HB 14	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing that before any county clerk shall issue a marriage license the man and woman shall supply information as to date of birth, residence, occupation, and as to the place and date of their parents, occupation of their father, and their mother's maiden name; requiring a doctor's certificate of the man with respect to venereal diseases.
HB 85	Caption: Relating to providing for a closed season or a period of time when it shall be unlawful to take bullfrogs from any portion of Fayette County, Texas; providing a penalty for violation of said Act.
HB 92	Caption: Relating to prohibiting the taking of squirrels in Fayette County, Texas, during certain months of each year; providing a penalty for violation of said Act.
HB 109	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for the registering of the official discharge of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America or Armed Force Reserve of the United States of America or of Auxiliary Units of the Armed Forces or Armed Force Reserve of the United States of America who have served since 1916.
HB 120	Caption: Relating to marks and brands of livestock in Fayette County.
HB 190	Caption: Relating to providing for the setting of nets for the purpose of catching suckers, buffalo, carp, shad, and gar in the waters of Fayette County during certain months; relating to prohibiting the use of drag seine; relating to making it unlawful to have in possession certain fish under certain conditions; providing a penalty.
HB 603	Caption: Relating to providing that in and for Fayette County, Texas, there shall be imposed upon all male persons who do not reside in an incorporated city, town, or village the duty of working five (5) days of eight (8) hours efficient service on public roads each year, or the payment on or before May 1st or each year of the sum of Three Dollars ($3).
HB 664	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to provide a closed season on deer and turkey in Burleson, Fayette, Lee, Washington, and Calhoun Counties, for a period of five years.
HCR 78	Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk of the House to make certain corrections in H.B. No. 109.
HJR 14	Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide free textbooks for children of scholastic age attending any private, church, parochial school or academy, or any orphan asylum in Texas, at the election of such schools to use such textbooks.
HR 104	Caption: Recalling H.B. No. 92 from the Senate.
HR 272	Caption: In memory of former State Representative John H. Wessels.
47th Regular Session
HB 243	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing that both the man and the woman shall supply separate affidavits with certain information before any county clerk shall issue a marriage license; requiring a doctor's certificate of both the man and the woman with respect to venereal diseases.
HB 385	Caption: Relating to authorizing the organization of Cemetery Monument Associations to engage in the business of providing cemetery monuments and serving in connection therewith by means of insurance benefits.
HB 524	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article to provide that premium on official bonds for county treasurers, county auditors, county road commissioners, county school superintendents, and hide and animal inspectors, and their deputies, shall be paid from county funds.
HB 525	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the Revised Civil Statutes to provide that district attorneys and criminal district attorneys shall hold office for a term of four (4) years.
HB 526	Caption: Relating to levying a certain tax on the production of all pit run gravel, washed gravel, sand, crushed rock and/or stone of any form used in road building or in the construction of buildings; providing for penalties.
HB 527	Caption: Relating to levying a tax on the production or mining of Fullers Earth in this State of One Dollar ($1.00) per ton; fixing penalties for the violation thereof.
HB 671	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the Revised Civil Statutes so that trucks hauling tomatoes or transporting same are hereby excluded from the terms of this Act, and no inspection or certification thereof shall be required.
HB 709	Caption: Relating to providing in certain counties, there shall be imposed upon all male persons the duties of working five (5) days of eight (8) hours efficient service on public roads each year, or the payment on or before May 1st of each year the sum of Three Dollars ($3); fixing age bracket of persons to be summoned.
HB 1004	Caption: Relating to providing in certain counties there shall be imposed upon all male persons who do not reside in an incorporated city, town, or village the duties of working five (5) days of eight (8) hours efficient service on public roads each year, or the payment before May 1st of each year the sum of Three Dollars ($3).
HB 1102	Caption: Relating to marks and brands of livestock in Fayette County.
HCR 165	Caption: Suspending joint rules to consider H.B. No. 524.
HCR 293	Caption: Suspending joint rules for the purpose of permitting the House to consider S.B. No. 175.
HJR 7	Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide free textbooks for children of scholastic age attending any church or parochial school or academy, or any orphan asylum in Texas, at the election of such schools to use such textbooks; providing for an election to vote on the proposed Amendment.
HJR 22	Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the term of the office for the Clerk of the District Court to four (4) years.
HR 383	Caption: In memory of John R. Kubena of Moravia.
47th 1st Called Session
HB 11	Caption: Relating to marks and brands of livestock in Fayette County requiring that each owner of certain livestock shall within six (6) months after this Act takes effect shall have his mark and brand of such stock recorded at the office of the County Clerk.
HB 18	Caption: Relating to prohibiting the taking, trapping, or killing of raccoons and mink in Fayette County for a period of three (3) years; providing a penalty therefor.
HB 30	Caption: Relating to prohibiting the taking of squirrels in Fayette County, Texas, during certain months of each years; providing for an exception when squirrels are found to be damaging crops; providing a penalty for violation.
HB 31	Caption: Relating to providing for a closed season or a period of time when it shall be unlawful to take bullfrogs from any portion of Fayette County, Texas; providing for a penalty for violation of said Act.