Legislation authored by Howard Sterling Smith

Includes legislation with Howard Sterling Smith as the primary author for the 45th through 46th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

46th Regular Session
HB 11 Caption: Relating to appropriating Seven Hundred and Eighteen Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty-five Dollars ($718,255) as a supplemental appropriation to the funds appropriated for salary aid in House Bill No. 133 of the Acts of the Second Called Session of the Forty-fifth Legislature.
HB 304 Caption: Relating to providing for the collection of a fee from insurance companies writing Workman's Compensation; making exemption as to claims liable under this Act; creating the Employee's Rehabilitation Fund and appropriating same.
HB 475 Caption: Relating to declare a closed season on the killing of pheasants in Hopkins County for a period ending January 15, 1945, prescribing a penalty therefor.
HB 476 Caption: Relating to providing that it shall be unlawful to kill quail in Hopkins County, Texas except on certain days; providing the number of quail that may be killed in one day; providing penalty for violation of this Act.
HB 514 Caption: Relating to providing that the State become the beneficiary where there are no beneficiaries provided for under the Workmen's Compensation Act; creating a fund known as Employee's Rehabilitation Fund and appropriating the same to the Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the State Department of Education, for the purpose of rehabilitating and buying artificial arms, legs, and other appliances.
HB 695 Caption: Relating to creating an Industrial Accident Commission.
HB 835 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article relative to the terms of court of Hunt, Hopkins, Delta, and Rains counties, district courts.
HB 917 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay the salaries and other expenses of the inspection work incident to the eradication of the sweet potato weevil.
HB 1014 Caption: Relating to providing for a rural school music supervisor in certain counties; prescribing the duties of said supervisor.
HR 83 Caption: In memory of Jerry Galloway of Sulphur Springs.
HR 169 Caption: Providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate the rumored use of public school money for lobbying.
HR 189 Caption: Naming Marilyn Inez Carlson Mascot of the House.
HR 281 Caption: In memory of Will Pratt of Delta County.
45th Regular Session
HB 372 Caption: Relating to discharging prisoner on habeas corpus proceedings.
HB 439 Caption: Relating to providing for relief for the Common School District of Sandifer No. 84 in Hopkins County, Texas; and Cotton Plant Common School District No. 5, in Hopkins County, Texas; and Green Pond Common School District No. 86, in Hopkins County, Texas.
HB 1057 Caption: Relating to providing that in certain counties convicts, either laying their fines out in jail, or working such fines out on the county farm or on the county roads or other public works, shall receive a credit therefor of One ($1.00) Dollar per day for each day worked, or spent in jail.
HB 1106 Caption: Relating to providing relief to the Tira Common School District, No. 29, in Hopkins County, Texas, in order to aid said School District in rebuilding and equipping its school building which was destroyed by fire on April 9, 1937.
HCR 106 Caption: Urging the State Parks Board to allow the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Texas to camp in State Parks without charge.
HR 162 Caption: Extending good wishes to State Rep. Tory Kern as he recovers from an operation.