Legislation authored by Kenneth Mills Regan

Includes legislation with Kenneth Mills Regan as the primary author for the 43rd through 44th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
Please note author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 30th.

44th Regular Session
SB 14 Caption: Relating to providing for the issuance of leases on public areas.
SB 27 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of one thousand ($1,000) dollars to be used by the Commissioner of the General Land Office for binding and repairing records and documents of the General Land Office.
SB 50 Caption: Relating to providing for the relief of Eagle Pass Independent School District of Maverick County, Texas, in order to aid the school district in accommodating the large growth of population due the development of Quemado Valley Irrigation Settlement which covers a portion of the Eagle Pass Independent School District of 1934.
SB 130 Caption: Relating to providing for the levying of a tax annually against the property in each of the counties composing a road district composed of two or more counties, for the purpose of securing rights-of-way within such district for such highways as such districts were created to construct, maintain and operate or acquire, and for the maintenance of such district highways as are not maintained by the State as State Highways.
SB 156 Caption: Relating to the powers of any person, association of persons, corporation, irrigation or water improvement district, or any city or town to condemn land.
SB 169 Caption: Relating to purpose clause for certain corporations amended and relating to storing and transportation of certain minerals.
SB 261 Caption: Relating to validating all processes, writs, bonds and recognizances of every kind and character heretofore issued or entered and all grand or petit jurors drawn and selected under the existing laws by the various counties affected by this Act, that same shall be returnable to and said jurors serve for the next term of court in the various counties affected, after the taking effect of this Act; providing the time for this Act to take effect.
SB 291 Caption: Relating to mining claims and rights, the time of payment of rentals on mining claims awarded under certain statute, and providing royalties to be paid the State from minerals produced upon such claims.
SB 356 Caption: Relating to providing for the extension of the Rio Grande Compact.
SB 359 Caption: Relating to providing for the renewal and extension of Oil and Gas Permit No. 11,752 on a portion of the Pecos River bed, providing for the placing of all income therefrom, and for all income from oil and gas development from river bed in Texas, in the Permanent School Fund.
SB 450 Caption: Relating to changing the time and terms of holding the terms of District Court in Howard, Martin, Midland, Ector and Glasscock Counties, constituting the Seventieth Judicial District of Texas.
SB 471 Caption: Relating to providing for the relief of Eagle Pass Independent School District of Maverick County, Texas, in order to aid the school district in accommodating the large growth of population due to the development of Quemado Valley Irrigation Settlement which covers a portion of the Eagle Pass Independent School District of 1934.
SB 481 Caption: Relating to providing for birth certificates of adopted children.
SB 484 Caption: Relating to exempting banking institutions from furnishing security for any deposits to the extent such deposits are insured under Section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended.
SB 485 Caption: Relating to authorizing banking institutions to issue and sell capital notes or debentures.
SB 486 Caption: Relating to authorizing certain banking institutions to take advantage of loans, contracts, grants, made available by the Federal Banking Act creating federal deposit insurance.
SB 514 Caption: Relating to conferring the right of eminent domain on all agencies, bodies and corporations engaged in public works projects; defining certain words, terms, and phrases as used in this Act.
SCR 7 Caption: Authorizing the Federal Government to purchase land for use as National Parks.
SCR 20 Caption: Suspending Joint Rule No. 22 in regards to H.B. No. 405.
SCR 67 Caption: Suspending joint rules to take up H.B. No. 486.
SJR 10 Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Texas so as to authorize the taxation of lands belonging to the University of Texas for county and school district purposes.
44th 1st Called Session
SB 18 Caption: Relating to authorizing Commissioner's Courts in counties having a population of not less than 125,000 inhabitants and not more than 175,000 inhabitants, and containing a city of not less than 90,000 inhabitants, according to the least preceding Federal Census, to levy a direct tax of not more than Five (5) Cents on the One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars assessed valuation, for the purpose of advertising and promoting the growth and development of such counties and their county seats, and providing for an election authorizing such tax.
SB 20 Caption: Relating to making certain appropriations for the hospitalization of indigent tuberculosis patients in private sanatoria within this State.
SB 57 Caption: Relating to validating school districts.
SCR 6 Caption: Urging the Texas Highway Commission to secure cooperation of the Federal Government in helping to complete the Davis Mountains State Parks Highway, etc.
44th 2nd Called Session
SB 28 Caption: Relating to service of citation on employees of individuals, partnerships or unincorporated associations.
SB 30 Caption: Relating to authorizing cities having a population of more than 3,500 and not exceeding 4,000 inhabitants, according to the last Federal Census and which are not served either by a natural gas or an artificial gas distribution system to acquire by purchase or otherwise a system to make available and to distribute to their inhabitants who subscribe for the service, a gas for fuel and lighting purposes manufactured and compounded in the manner herein prescribed.
44th 3rd Called Session
SB 30 Caption: Relating to validating all proceedings, orders, resolutions and city ordinances and amendments to charters annexing adjacent territory to, or extending and prescribing the corporate limitations of any home rule city that has adopted a charter under Article 11, of Section 5, of the Constitution of Texas.
SCR 12 Caption: Providing for the payment of certain warrants and vouchers issued by towns and cities.
SR 29 Caption: Relating to installing an elevator.
43rd Regular Session
SB 34 Caption: Relating to providing for a closed season in Glasscock County upon quail, doves, and pheasants, for a period of three (3) years.
SB 90 Caption: Relating to creating office of County Purchasing Agent in certain counties.
SB 138 Caption: Relating to appropropriating the sum of twelve thousand, two hundred and fifty ($12,250.00) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for expenses of investigation, preparation and prosecution of suit against the State of New Mexico for wrongful and inequitable diversion of the waters of the Pecos River.
SB 153 Caption: Relating to reducing the depository bond required on State and county funds.
SB 193 Caption: Relating to providing for the government of water improvement districts organized or hereafter organized in accordance with the provisions of certain statute.
SB 217 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay a deficiency claim approved by the Governor during the fiscal year ending August 31, 1932.
SB 244 Caption: Relating to authorizing Water Improvement Districts to borrow money and create debts and obligations to fully carry out the purposes of their organization and to levy and collect taxes and to fix, levy and collect charges for the use of water and power and other services and to pledge same for the payment of debts and to provide for the government and operation of such districts.
SB 303 Caption: Relating to authorizing the board of directors of any water improvement district or water control and improvement district within the State to remit, in whole or in part, the penalties and interest on all ad valorem taxes levied by such districts that are now delinquent and/or past due and unpaid, and which are paid on or before December 31, 1933.
SB 304 Caption: Relating to salaries of county commissioners.
SB 375 Caption: Relating to providing for the creation of the Texas Canyons State Park; providing that said Texas Canyon State Park shall be under supervision and control of said Texas Parks Board.
SB 392 Caption: Relating to authorizing and empowering the State Highway Commission to exchange land or interest heretofore conveyed to the State of Texas either for right of way, or for the use of the people of Texas for camping accommodations and park purposes, for other lands or interests therein adjacent to or accessible from the State Highway referred to in said Act.
SB 432 Caption: Relating to forfeited public school land.
SB 445 Caption: Relating to requiring all indebtedness against a courthouse to be paid in full before the county seat of any county can be moved from its present location.
SB 522 Caption: Relating to declaring the validity of certain indebtedness arising out of the construction of State Highway No. 41 in the County of Real.
SB 542 Caption: Relating to providing for the formation of a county-wide common school district in Kinney County on majority vote of the qualified voters of said county.
SB 564 Caption: Relating to requiring all indebtedness against a courthouse or courthouses shall be paid in full before the county seat of any county can be moved from its present location; providing that this shall not apply to counties having a population of not less than 17,100 and not more than 17,500 according to the last preceding United States Census.
SB 565 Caption: Relating to the duties of the county board of trustees of public schools of this State in certain counties.
SCR 12 Caption: Granting John W. Almond, Jr. permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 27 Caption: Petitioning Secretary of War George H. Dern to reestablish the military post at Marfa, Texas.
SCR 53 Caption: Granting Ben Martin permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Highway Commission.
SR 91 Caption: Excusing Senate pages on San Jacinto Day.
SR 115 Caption: Inviting former Senator Claude B. Hudspeth to address the Senate.
43rd 1st Called Session
SB 13 Caption: Relating to prescribing additional powers and duties of the Commissioners' Court in certain counties; making provision for holding an election in each such county to determine whether a maintenance Tax shall be levied against all property in such county for the support of public schools therein.
SB 22 Caption: Relating to the duties of the County Board of Trustees of public schools of this State in certain counties, authorizing them to condemn land for school purposes.
SB 51 Caption: Relating to providing for the government of water power control districts and water improvement districts organized or hereafter organized in accordance with the provisions of certain statute.
SR 16 Caption: In memory of Arthur Seligman, Governor of New Mexico.
43rd 2nd Called Session
SB 6 Caption: Relating to providing for the character of repairs and extensions necessary to render efficient service, which shall be a first lien and charge upon the incomes of the particular utility which is repaired or extended.
SB 12 Caption: Relating to authorizing irrigation districts, water improvement districts and water power control districts to condemn land under the general condemnation statutes; authorizing irrigation districts, water improvement districts and water power control districts to take possession of the property sought to be condemned pending litigation after the award of the commissioners without first depositing bond or sum of money.
SB 48 Caption: Relating to providing for the validation of the organization of all defined districts organized as Water Improvement Districts, the name of which has been changed to Water Power Control District, and providing for the validation of elections held in Water Power Control Districts for authorization of issuance of bonds and/or incurring debts and/or obligations.
43rd 3rd Called Session
SB 25 Caption: Relating to providing for the cession by the State of Texas to the United States of America of all right, title and interest which the State of Texas may have in and to certain lands in El Paso County and Hudspeth County, comprising the bed and banks of the Rio Grande.
SB 26 Caption: Relating to authorizing water control and improvement districts to assign water contracts for a period of not exceeding forty years, or to assign the revenues accruing or to accrue under such contract, and to receive therefor either a lump sum in cash or outstanding bonds of said district.
SB 35 Caption: Relating to providing for the renewal and extension of Oil and Gas Permit No. 11,752 on a portion of the Pecos River bed, providing for the placing of all income therefrom, and for all income from oil and gas development from river beds in Texas, in the Permanent School Fund.
43rd 4th Called Session
SCR 6 Caption: Granting W.H. McKenzie permission to sue the State of Texas.