Legislation authored by James K. Presnal

Includes legislation with James K. Presnal as the primary author for the 51st through 52nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

52nd Regular Session
HB 577 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts by authorizing the governing boards of the various State institutions of higher education to collect certain fees from students to cover the costs of student services for a period of five (5) years.
HB 730 Caption: Relating to Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer, the equipment used for storing and applying same; defining certain terms used in this act; vesting certain powers and duties in the Commission of Agriculture of the State of Texas; requiring permits and licenses and fixing the fees for same under certain limitations; requiring bonds for dealers in Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer; providing for inspection of equipment used; declaring certain violations of this act felonies and fixing penalties for same.
HB 743 Caption: Relating to approving the regional education compact.
HR 113 Caption: Naming John A. Ratliff Mascot of the House.
HR 185 Caption: Congratulating the Navasota high School Band for their accomplishments in music.
HR 186 Caption: Expressing best wishes for the senior class of Iola High School and their sponsors.
51st Regular Session
HB 72 Caption: Relating to regulating the manufacture, sale, offering for sale, exposing for sale and distributing for sale of commercial feed and special-formula feed in this State; containing a severability and saving clause.
HB 114 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station of Texas A. & M. College Station to transfer the Field Laboratory For Agricultural Research from Bexar County to Main Station at College Station, Texas, and to sell the State property including the ten (10) acres of land, buildings, and improvements thereon and to use the proceeds for re-establishing the Laboratory at College Station.
HB 392 Caption: Relating to authorizing the various state institutions of higher learning to accept donations of land, money, buildings and other useful things.
HB 443 Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, so as to change the time and terms of holding the 85th District Court in Robertson and Brazos counties, constituting the 85th Judicial District, providing that said District court shall have and exercise original and appellate jurisdiction in all civil and criminal matters and causes over which the County Court of Robertson and Brazos Counties have original and appellate jurisdiction; providing that the regularly elected county attorneys of Robertson and of Brazos county, constituting the 85th Judicial District of Texas, shall perform the duties of District Attorneys in their respective counties, validating processes issued or served before this Act takes effect, including recognizance and bonds, and making them returnable to the next term of Court in said Counties and District, as herein fixed; to validate the summoning of grand and petite juries under this Act; providing for apportionment of reporter's salary; that all laws and part of laws in conflict with this this Act are repealed.
HB 574 Caption: Relating to amending Texas Fertilizer Laws.
HCR 78 Caption: Commending the students and alumni of Texas A. & M. College as they observe Muster Day.
HR 45 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
51st 1st Called Session
HCR 29 Caption: Directing the creation of "The Texas National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission" to prepare and participate in the ceremonies in Washington, D.C.