Legislation authored by Pat Bullock

Includes legislation with Pat Bullock as the primary author for the 47th through 52nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

52nd Regular Session
SB 17	Caption: Relating to reorganizing the 32nd Judicial District of Texas to be composed of Nolan and Mitchell Counties; creating the 132nd Judicial District of Texas to be composed of Scurry and Borden Counties.
SB 26	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes so as to authorize guardians of the estates of minors, persons of unsound mind, and other persons, appointed under the laws of this State, to make, enter into, and execute leases for the exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, and other minerals, or any one or more of them on, in, and under lands belonging to the estates of their wards.
SB 43	Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code to force trucks exceeding maximum gross weight and axle load limit to unload excess.
SB 212	Caption: Relating to authorizing district attorneys in judicial districts containing two (2) or more counties to employ a stenographer or clerk.
SB 213	Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the compensation of jurors in the justice courts.
SB 233	Caption: Relating to regulating the use of trotlines for taking fish from the waters of Mitchell County; prescribing penalties for violation of this Act.
SB 268	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts relating to regulations of the practice of pharmacy; pertaining to the officers of the State Board of Pharmacy; fixing an annual renewal fee and requiring renewal of anti-communist oath and affidavit and providing penalties.
SB 271	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts by providing for the disposition of monies derived from the Certificate of Title Act.
SB 360	Caption: Relating to creating a Conservation District comprising the territory contained within city of Roby of Fisher County, Texas, to be known as Fisher County Water Authority, for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic and industrial use and processing and transporting the same.
SB 363	Caption: Relating to requiring applicants for registration of vehicles subject to registration by law to present to the county tax collector to whom application for registration is made a statement showing the county, city or towns by which such vehicles were taxable for the preceding year, and to exhibit to such tax collector receipts, certificates or sworn statements showing payment of all county, city or town ad valorem taxes for such preceding year, for which such vehicle was taxable.
SB 367	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to take or kill any deer in Fisher County for a period of ten (10) years from the effective date of this Act; providing penalties for violation of this Act.
SB 386	Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Board of Education to combine subjects on recommendation of the State Textbook Committee and the State Commissioner of Education and to adopt text books for such combined subjects, and providing the manner and method therefor.
SB 425	Caption: Relating to making an emergency appropriation to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners out of its own Fund, designated as Chiropractic Fund 140, for operating expenses from April 27, 1951, to August 31, 1951, both dates inclusive.
SB 432	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to catch or take any type of fish from the waters of Lake Colorado City in Mitchell County for the purpose of sale; providing a penalty for violation of this Act.
SB 454	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to the Judicial Section - Comptroller's Department in the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the salaries and expenses of the District Judge and the District Attorney of the 132nd Judicial District from the effective date of Senate Bill 17, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, to the end of the fiscal year ending August 31, 1951.
SB 474	Caption: Relating to providing that in the issuance of revenue bonds for improving, enlarging and extending a waterworks system, cities may issue such bonds in two series, one of which shall be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the proceeds of a water supply contract and the other to be secured by and payable from the net revenues of the waterworks system or the waterworks and sewer systems other than the proceeds of such contract.
SCR 54	Caption: Providing for a Tri-State Industrial Committee.
SCR 79	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules in order to consider S. B. No. 474 at any time.
SR 23	Caption: Inviting H. L. Winfield to address the Senate.
SR 24	Caption: In memory of O. P. Thrane.
SR 67	Caption: Welcoming visitors from Sweetwater to the State Capitol.
SR 90	Caption: In memory of Howard G. Towle.
SR 222	Caption: Welcoming students of Albany High School and their teachers to the State Capitol.
SR 232	Caption: Welcoming students of Lueders High School and their sponsors to the State Capitol.
51st Regular Session
SB 53	Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of Forty-Four Hundred ($4,400.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to satisfy and pay, according to the terms thereof, that certain judgment rendered against The State of Texas and the Highway Department of the State of Texas in favor of Ed Davis, and wife, Cora Davis, in cause No. 7415, in the District Court of Haskell County, Texas, in the 39th Judicial District of Texas, such judgment having become final and no appeal prosecuted therefrom.
SB 102	Caption: Relating to validating Independent School Districts which have been enlarged by consolidations with other Districts and by orders of County Boards of School Trustees, and whose boundaries have been defined by orders of County Boards of School Trustees of the county in which the principal school of the Independent District is situated.
SB 150	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for any prisoner convicted of a felony and sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary to escape from prison, or the lawful custody of an officer, or any other person authorized by law to have such prisoner in his custody; prescribing a penalty for violation thereof.
SB 170	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes relating to registration of commercial vehicles by the State Highway Department; providing a saving clause; repealing all laws in conflict herewith.
SB 171	Caption: Relating to establish minimum educational standards for chiropractors; to define and regulate the practice of Chiropractic; to fix penalties for the violation of this Act; to repeal all laws in conflict; to provide that if any part is held unconstitutional it shall not invalidate any other part.
SB 214	Caption: Relating to validating independent School Districts which were originally established in one county but which have been re-defined by County Boards of Trustees so as to include territory in more than one county where an order re-defining and fixing such boundaries has been passed by the County Board of Trustees of each county in which such district is situated.
SB 285	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, appropriations made to the Firemen's Pension Commissioner to include the word "salaries" for the purpose of payment of salaries of seasonal help.
SB 376	Caption: Relating to renaming and amending a previous Act, to provide for the deposit of securities, and the payment of taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, valuation of policies, license fees, and the performances of any other special burden by any group of individuals, society, association or corporation of any other state or country, transacting the business of life insurance, personal accident insurance, life and accident insurance, or health and accident insurance, the laws of which require similar deposits, payments or burdens in such states or countries by similar insurance organizations of the State of Texas which may be enacted in such insurance business in such other state or country.
SB 377	Caption: Relating to requiring all cities, towns and villages incorporated under the laws of this State to have prepared and file revised maps or plats showing additional territory annexed by their corporate boundaries.
SB 404	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to take minnows from any of the waters of Mitchell County under certain conditions; providing a penalty; repealing all laws in conflict herewith.
SB 451	Caption: Relating to creating a conservation district under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Constitution comprising the territory contained within and adjacent to the City of Eastland in Eastland County, Texas, for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic and industrial use and processing and transporting the same; prescribing the other powers of the district; enacting other provisions relating to this subject.
SB 452	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land Office to reinstate sales of land in Fisher County forfeited prior to September 1, 1941 and on which applications have been filed for reinstatement prior to April 15, 1949, and on which there are no intervening rights of a third person.
SB 464	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, to provide regulations for the operation of a barber school or college.
SCR 8	Caption: Granting Mrs. Billie R. DuBois permission to sue the State of Texas.
SR 15	Caption: In memory of Ruth Elrod Smith.
SR 97	Caption: Welcoming the students of Breckenridge High School to the State Capitol.
SR 129	Caption: Welcoming the students of Throckmorton High School to the State Capitol.
SR 170	Caption: Designating Shary Shivers as an honorary page of the Senate.
SR 185	Caption: Welcoming the students of McCaulley High School to the State Capitol.
SR 196	Caption: Welcoming the students of Scranton High School to the State Capitol.
51st 1st Called Session
SB 46	Caption: Relating to creating an additional Judicial District for Scurry and Borden Counties, Texas, giving preference to civil cases, to be known as the 135th Judicial District; making an appropriation; repealing all laws in conflict.
50th Regular Session
SB 37	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, concerning School Aid; amending certain acts relative to filing date of application; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict.
SB 120	Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code so as to make it unlawful for any person who practices medicine, optometry or the art of healing the sick to advertise any false, untrue or misleading statement concerning himself or any other person who practices such profession; repealing conflicting laws; providing a saving clause.
SB 158	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing that the Textbook Division in the Board of Education shall maintain a depository for all uniform textbooks used in the public schools of this State in the City of Austin.
SB 159	Caption: Relating to providing for the combining of reports by school districts, their officers, agents or employees, to the State Superintendent or Department of Education so as to avoid a multiplicity thereof.
SB 219	Caption: Relating to declaring the policy of the state relative to the Permanent School Fund and the available fund and insolvent school districts owing such funds; providing this Act shall take precedence in event of conflict with other laws; providing a severability clause.
SB 257	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, relating to and imposing an occupation tax on money lenders; providing exceptions.
SB 375	Caption: Relating to creating and establishing a defined road district to be known as "Trent Road District No. 1 in Taylor, Jones, Fisher, and Nolan Counties," making same a political sub-division of the State.
SB 411	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for any person to hunt, snare, kill, or attempt to kill by any means whatsoever any wild deer, buck, doe, fawn, or wild turkey in Throckmorton and Haskell Counties for a period of five (5) years from and after the passage of this Act; providing a penalty therefor.
SJR 3	Caption: Proposing an amendment providing for the distribution of the available School Fund as therein provided to the several counties on a basis of scholastic attendance instead of scholastic population.
49th Regular Session
SB 31	Caption: Relating to amending certain law relating to the collection and apportionment of motor vehicle license fees, providing for the distribution and apportionment of such fees as between the State, Counties, and Cities or Towns in such Counties, providing that remittance to the Highway Department shall be accompanied by designated reports, restricting the use of moneys paid to Counties and Cities or Towns, and providing that this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 1st day of January, A.D. 1946.
SB 57	Caption: Relating to defining chiropractic and chiropractor, and to regulate the practice of chiropractic; to repeal all laws in conflict,
SB 150	Caption: Relating to prohibit motor bus companies which are or may be actually and lawfully engaged in operation from discriminating on schedules having empty seats against intending passengers on the ground that the trip they propose is between points within the boundaries of the State of Texas.
SB 219	Caption: Relating to making a certain emergency appropriation for the Court of Civil Appeals, Eleventh District, at Eastland, Texas, for the remainder of the current fiscal year ending August 31, 1945.
SB 255	Caption: Relating to amending statute creating the State Board of Education; prescribing terms for the membership and defining duties of the State Board of Education; authorizing them to appoint a State Superintendent of Public Instruction, prescribing certain qualifications for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
SB 335	Caption: Relating to abolishing the 88th Judicial District and the District Court thereof; providing for the transfer of its cases to the District Court of the 91st Judicial District.
SB 340	Caption: Relating to amending statute authorizing the Agricultural and Mechanical College to conduct a short course for county officers.
SB 345	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay a miscellaneous claim out of the Confederate Pension Fund.
SCR 1	Caption: Providing for inauguration of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
SCR 15	Caption: Relating to beautification of public highways and grounds.
SCR 26	Caption: Fixing date for adjournment sine die.
SJR 3	Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 5 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Texas by providing for the distribution of the available School Fund as therein provided to the several counties on a basis of scholastic attendance instead of according to their scholastic population; providing for an election on the question of the adoption or rejection of such amendment; providing for the proclamation and publication therefor; prescribing the form of ballot therefor; and making an appropriation to defray the expenses of such publication and election.
SJR 17	Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Texas, providing that all road-user tax revenues shall be used exclusively for road purposes under the regulations prescribed by the Legislature, excepting that one-fourth (1/4) of the net revenues derived from motor fuel taxes are allocated to the State Available School Fund.
48th Regular Session
SB 49	Caption: Relating to issuance of State teachers certificates to teachers in schools for deaf or blind.
SB 50	Caption: Relating to declaring the Texas School for the Deaf of Austin, Texas, the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute at Austin, Texas, and the Texas School for the Blind to be educational institutions and fixing sums that may be charged parents of such children enrolled therein as incidental costs connected with educational work.
SB 73	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for the recording of field notes, plats, and other documents subject to being recorded in the County Surveyor's records, the issuance of certificate of facts and other certified copies of documents of record in the County Surveyor's office.
SB 91	Caption: Relating to providing for the closed season on Mourning Doves and Quail in Scurry County, Texas, for a period of five (5) years; prescribing penalty for the violation of this Act; repealing all laws in conflict.
SB 132	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing formulas to be used by the State Board of Education in estimating the necessary amount to operate the schools for a period of not less than six (6) months.
SB 133	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing that no rate for school purposes shall exceed the amount required to produce a total available school fund to pay an appropriation in excess of the amount prescribed in certain Article.
SB 172	Caption: Relating to creating the "Texas State Textbook Committee" providing the qualifications and terms of office for the members of said committee, providing for meetings of said committee, etc.; providing for penalty for violation of terms of Act.
SB 216	Caption: Relating to appropriating funds out of the General Revenue Fund of the State of Texas to pay for the costs of giving college entrance examinations by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for the remaining biennium of 1942-43.
SB 217	Caption: Relating to providing for the refunding of the State of Texas bonds held for the account of permanent school fund.
SB 263	Caption: Relating to requiring all persons buying livestock and all persons who receive livestock for the purpose of sale within ten (10) days thereof, other than his own livestock, to issue to the owner of such livestock, or, duly authorized agent or representative a livestock receipt thereafter showing the kind and number of livestock bought or received for the purpose of sale, the date received, the location of the business where such livestock were bought or received for the purpose of sale, providing such received should be numbered consecutively in the order of their issue; prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof.
SB 264	Caption: Relating to providing for equalization of terms in Counties having a population of not less than twelve thousand, six hundred ninety three (12,693) nor more than thirty thousand (30,000), according to the last Federal Census, and containing a valuation of twenty-five million ($25,000,000.00) Dollars or more.
SB 275	Caption: Relating to amending certain laws providing for a rental payment of $.10 per acre, to accompany each mineral prospect permit application.
SCR 48	Caption: Granting Ed and Cora Lee Davis, et al, permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Highway Department.
47th Regular Session
HB 240	Caption: Relating to amending the Revised Civil Statutes relative to providing that the Textbook Commission shall make a multiple list of textbooks available to all public free schools; providing a list of subjects on which multiple textbooks shall be chosen.
HB 305	Caption: Relating to amending the General and Special Laws relative to providing for the reduction of promoter's license fees and bond in certain cities; providing for the appointment of a referee for a single bout by a deputy boxing commissioner.
HB 448	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act by providing that the Act shall not be construed to prohibit a person or corporation from transacting the necessary business incidental to the issuance, purchase, sale, or printing of bonds of School Districts or other political subdivisions.
HB 595	Caption: Relating to levying a tax on the business of selling liquor on doctor's prescriptions of 50 cents on each sale thereunder; providing for penalties.
HCR 77	Caption: Granting the Legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Thursday, March 20, 1941, and ending on Monday, March 24, 1941.
HCR 102	Caption: Requesting Congress for Federal aid to schools in defense areas.
HCR 127	Caption: Granting the Legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Thursday, May 8th, 1941, and ending on Monday May 12th, 1941.
HR 9	Caption: Providing for the mailing of house journals.
HR 165	Caption: In memory of Mrs. J. A. Merritt.
47th 1st Called Session
HB 54	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act transferring Kent County from the Seventh Supreme Judicial District to the Eleventh Supreme Judicial District.