Legislation authored by Benjamin Edmund Quinn
Includes legislation with Benjamin Edmund Quinn as the primary author for the 37th through 45th 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.
| 45th Regular Session | |
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| HB 19 | Caption: Relating to providing that all persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations using coupons, chips, scrip, punchouts, store orders, or other evidence of indebtedness to pay their or its laborers and employees, for labor or otherwise, shall, if demanded, redeem the same in the hands of such laborer, employee, or bona fide holder in good and lawful money of the United States; providing penalties for failure to redeem. |
| HB 20 | Caption: Relating to the setting, trial and appeal of all personal injury cases. |
| HB 21 | Caption: Relating to regulating the hours of service of the drivers of motor vehicles being operated by motorbus companies transporting passengers for hire and motor carriers transporting property for hire over the highways of this State; providing and defining the violations which constitute separate offenses; providing that the violations of the provisions of this Act shall constitute a misdemeanor; and providing a minimum fine of Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars and a maximum fine of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars. |
| HB 150 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to lease at public auction for oil, gas, sulphur, and/or other mineral development all lands used as experimental stations and all other lands under its exclusive control. |
| HB 198 | Caption: Relating to levying and providing for the payment of a State occupation tax on the producer, distributing, importing and sale of natural gas with certain exceptions. |
| HB 289 | Caption: Relating to providing that the judgment of conviction in any felony case shall include within it the further order and decree of the Court that the State have and recover from the defendant the costs in such case incurred. |
| HB 290 | Caption: Relating to providing that the Clerks of the District Courts shall require the plaintiff in all divorce cases to post Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars cash bond to cover costs of Court. |
| HB 359 | Caption: Relating to giving to W.N. Smith, for himself, and as next friend of Carl Smith, minor, of Chambers County, Texas, consent of the Legislature to file and prosecute a suit against the State of Texas and/or the State Highway Commission in a Court of competent jurisdiction in order to determine what compensation, if any, he, the said W.N. Smith, as father of said Carl Smith, is entitled to receive by reason of injury sustained by said Carl Smith, minor, while an employee of the State Highway Commission. |
| HB 360 | Caption: Relating to giving Mrs. James Steel, a feme sole, consent of the Legislature to file and prosecute a suit against the State of Texas and/or the State Highway Commission in a Court of competent jurisdiction, in order to determine what compensation, if any, she, the said Mrs. James Steel, is entitled to receive by reason of damage done to her sixty (60) acre farm by the Highway Department of the State of Texas in digging a certain large ditch or canal across same without first securing an easement therefor, or digging same in a place and in a manner contrary to that provided for in condemnation proceedings, and providing that the State of Texas and/or said Highway Commission may appeal from said judgment as provided by law without executing any bond, and upon final judgment being recovered against the State and/or Highway Commission, the same shall be paid out of the State Highway funds, and providing that service in said cause shall be had by citing the chairman of the Highway Commission and the Attorney General. |
| HB 436 | Caption: Relating to providing a method by which the County Judge having jurisdiction may either in term time or in vacation make a determination that a person, theretofore judicially declared to be of unsound mind, has been restored to his or her right mind. |
| HB 437 | Caption: Relating to providing that any person, firm, corporation or association of persons who shall sell a motor vehicle which has been driven or towed from the assembly plant to the place of business of such dealer shall disclose such fact to the purchaser of such vehicle; providing a penalty for the violation of the provisions of this Act. |
| HB 750 | Caption: Relating to providing an open season for the killing of wild mourning doves and white wing doves in the North Zone and South Zone; creating a new Zone to be known as the "Gulf Coast Zone" to be cut off of the South Zone and providing an open season for the killing of wild mourning doves and white wing doves in said Zone. |
| HB 1060 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act aiding the City of Port Arthur, Texas, in constructing and maintaining sea walls, breakwaters and shore protections in order to protect said city from calamitous overflows, by extending the provisions of said Act for a period of ten (10) years. |
| HB 1141 | Caption: Relating to fixing the maximum rate of tax to be levied for school purposes in all independent school districts which include within their limits two (2) counties or portions thereof one of which counties according to the latest Federal Census had a population of not fewer than fifteen thousand one hundred forty (15,140) and not more than fifteen thousand one hundred sixty (15,160) inhabitants, whether organized under General or Special Laws. |
| HR 178 | Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain corrections in H. B No. 198. |
| 45th 1st Called Session | |
| HCR 4 | Caption: Authorizing the House to adjourn from June 1 to June 7, 1937. |
| 45th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 161 | Caption: Relating to validating elections held to elect seven (7) trustees in independent school districts created by Special Act providing for a Board of five (5) trustees in such districts. |
| HR 45 | Caption: Inviting Congressman Martin Dies to address the House of Representatives. |
| 44th Regular Session | |
| HB 7 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute; regulating liens for water rates, so as hereafter to limit the statutory lien on crops to secure water rates for irrigation to one-third of the crop. |
| HB 8 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute; giving to interested parties dissatisfied with the ruling and decision of the Board of Water Engineers with respect to the charge of canal companies for water for irrigating crops the right to litigate the matter in the District Court of the County in which the canal company has its principal office and place of business. |
| HB 144 | Caption: Relating to providing that in all suits where land is recovered or retained by virtue of any judgment in such suit, judgment shall be rendered that the person losing title to said premises recover all taxes legally assessed against said property, which have theretofore been paid by him or his grantees. |
| HB 150 | Caption: Relating to reorganizing the First Judicial District of Texas, to be constituted of the Counties of Jasper, Orange, Sabine and Newton, and providing for the terms thereof. |
| HB 261 | Caption: Relating to repealing a certain Act of the 40th Legislature (R.S.); authorizing Commissioners' Court of Jefferson County, Texas, to purchase automobiles for the use of the County Commissioners when acting as road supervisors. |
| HB 343 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; defining and describing the rights of parties under the ten-year statute of limitation in any actions for lands; limiting the amount of land that may be recovered under said statute. |
| HB 357 | Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for any employer coming within the purview of the Workmen's Compensation Law of this State to make any arrangements with any insurance company for protection under said law other than under the ordinary compensation insurance policy form. |
| HB 362 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; the assessment and collection of taxes in independent school districts. |
| HB 448 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of an autopsy or autopsy finding or testimony of physician making such autopsy in evidence in a civil suit unless it is shown that the nearest surviving relative or surviving spouse of the deceased has first given his consent for the performance of such autopsy, and a physician of his own choice is present and/or assisted in making such autopsy. |
| HB 450 | Caption: Relating to providing for an election to fill vacancy in office of county judge, either from death, resignation, or removal therefrom. |
| HB 451 | Caption: Relating to providing for the taking over and operating by the State Highway Department of all ferries now or hereafter operating across rivers and streams in Texas over which designated State highways pass. |
| HB 468 | Caption: Relating to the setting, trial, and appeal of workman's compensation cases; providing that such cases shall take precedence on the docket of the trial and appellate courts. |
| HB 515 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Section of the General Laws of the 43rd Legislature (2nd C.S.); making it a misdemeanor for any person to operate a passenger car, commercial motor vehicle or truck-tractor on public highways during any month of motor vehicle registration year without having attached to, and displayed thereon two (2) license number plates, one plate at the front and one at the rear, lawfully assigned for said vehicle for that current registration year. |
| HB 555 | Caption: Relating to prescribing the duties of the county treasurer in all counties. |
| HB 558 | Caption: Relating to establishing and maintaining a livestock and poultry agricultural experiment station in the Pineywoods region of Southwest Texas, in one of the following Counties: Liberty, Orange, Hardin, Newton, Jasper, or Tyler, authorizing the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to select a suitable location of said station, and empowering said Board of Directors to establish and maintain the same, to accept not less than two hundred (200) acres of land as a donation for said experimental station, and to accept money or anything of value for the establishment and maintenance of said station. |
| HB 597 | Caption: Relating to regulating the hours of service of the drivers of motor vehicles being operated by motorbus companies transporting passengers for hire and motor carriers transporting property for hire over the highways of this State. |
| HB 598 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Section of the Acts of the 42nd Legislature; relating to levying a tax on natural gas, so as to change the tax provided for therein from a percentage levy to a specific tax per volume of gas, and by adding another section requiring the installation of meters at the State line to gauge the quantity of gas imported into the State, providing a penalty for failure to install meters. |
| HB 697 | Caption: Relating to authorizing B. H. Willis to institute suit against the State of Texas in the District Court of Liberty County, Texas. |
| HB 748 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing that governing bodies of any county, city, town, or trustees of any independent school district or school community shall invest their respective sinking fund for the redemption and payment of the outstanding bonds of such city, town, or community in bonds issued by such county, city, town, school district, or community maintaining such sinking fund. |
| HB 836 | Caption: Relating to apportioning the State of Texas into Representative Districts, and fixing the number of the Representatives thereof. |
| HCR 16 | Caption: Memorializing the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the assigning of acreage for the growing of rice. |
| HCR 110 | Caption: Suspending Joint Rule No. 23 to take up H.B. No. 468 out of order. |
| HCR 111 | Caption: Directing the Enrolling Clerk of the House make certain corrections to H.B. No. 558. |
| HCR 132 | Caption: Suspending Joint Rule Nos. 23, 24, and 32 for final disposition of H.B. No. 468. |
| HCR 136 | Caption: Suspending Joint Rule Nos. 23, 24, and 32 for final disposition of H.B. No. 836. |
| HCR 148 | Caption: Providing for adjournment sine die of the 44th Legislature. |
| HCR 158 | Caption: Suspending Joint Rule Nos. 23, 24, and 32 for final disposition of H.B. No. 8. |
| HCR 169 | Caption: Memorializing the Federal Government in regards to the dredging of a channel along the Sabine Lake in Port Arthur, Texas. |
| HCR 173 | Caption: Suspending Joint Rule Nos. 22, 24, and 32 to take up H.B. No. 836. |
| HR 80 | Caption: Designating the 99th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of Texas as an official holiday. |
| HR 146 | Caption: In memory of J.D. Campbell, Judge of the Sixtieth Judicial District of Beaumont, Texas. |
| 44th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 20 | Caption: Relating to levying and providing for the payment of a state occupation tax on the producing, distributing, exporting and importing of natural gas. |
| HB 134 | Caption: Relating to granting aid to the property in and inhabitants of Orange County, Texas, made necessary by reason of the location of Orange County on the Gulf Coast and by reason of the calamitous overflows, floods, and storms which caused great destruction of property and loss of life in said county. |
| HR 3 | Caption: Authorizing Representatives in relation to their allowances. |
| 44th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 2 | Caption: Relating to providing and imposing an occupation tax on the first sale, distribution or use of carbon black in this State; defining certain words, terms and phrases for the purposes hereof. |
| HB 31 | Caption: Relating to levying and providing for the payment of a State occupation tax on the producing, distributing, exporting and importing of natural gas with certain exceptions; prescribing penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this Act. |
| HR 16 | Caption: Granting certain officers and employees of the House permission to be excused for the day. |
| 44th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 12 | Caption: Relating to levying an providing for the payment of a state occupation tax on the producing, distributing, exporting, and importing of natural gas with certain exceptions. |
| HB 15 | Caption: Relating to levying and imposing occupation taxes, in addition to those now prescribed by law, on certain industries and public utilities and natural resources. |
| HB 32 | Caption: Relating to providing and imposing an occupation tax on the manufacture, first sale, distribution or use of carbon black in this State; providing certain exceptions; defining certain words, terms and phrases for the purposes hereof. |
| HCR 8 | Caption: Requesting Governor Allred to submit a subject relating to the Dove Law. |
| 41st Regular Session | |
| HB 15 | Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code of the State of Texas so as to increase the penalty from a fine of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), to confinement in the penitentiary for not less than one more more than five years, and defining "owner" as therein used. |
| HB 53 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute constituting the several district judge, criminal district judges, criminal district judges and the county judge a juvenile board within certain counties in this State having a population of one hundred thousand and over according to the last preceding Federal census, and allowing the said district judges and criminal district judges an additional salary to be paid out of the general fund of said counties, by amending said statute so as to include counties having more than 70,000 population and less than 100,000, but having two cities of more than 20,000 each according to the last preceding Federal census. |
| HB 95 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute so as to define and describe the rights of parties under the ten-year (10) statute of limitation in any actions for lands. |
| HB 101 | Caption: Relating to requiring all persons, firms or corporations engaged in making abstracts or partial abstract in any county in this State, showing or purporting to show the deeds, liens, mortgages, judgments and other instruments affecting the title to any property, to file a bond annually with the county clerk of the county in which the property is situated, payable to the county judge of said county, and to his successors in office. |
| HB 103 | Caption: Relating to requiring all persons, corporations engaged in making abstracts or partial abstracts in any county to how the deed, liens, mortgages, judgments and other instruments affecting the title to any property, to file a bond annually with the county clerk of the county in which the property is situated, payable to the county judge of said county and to his successors in office. |
| HB 194 | Caption: Relating to aiding the City of Port Arthur, Texas, situated in Commissioners' Precinct Number 2 of Jefferson County, Texas, in construction and maintaining sea walls, breakwaters and shore protections in order to protect said city from calamitous overflows, by donating to it eight-ninths (8/9) of Ad Valorem taxes collected on all property, both real and personal, in Commissioners' Precinct Number 2 of Jefferson County, Texas, for a period of twenty years, providing a penalty for misapplication of the monies thus donated. |
| HB 195 | Caption: Relating to providing that all sales of real estate for the collection of delinquent taxes due thereon shall be made only after foreclosure of tax lien securing same in accordance with existing laws governing delinquent tax foreclosure suits. |
| HB 235 | Caption: Relating to establishing and creating a criminal district court for Jefferson county; providing for the jurisdiction of and procedure in said court; providing for the appointment, election, qualification, duties, powers and compensation of a judge of said court. |
| HB 277 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the assessment and collection of taxes in independent school districts by requiring the county tax assessor and the county tax collector, respectively, to assess and collect school taxes on property in independent school districts. |
| HB 338 | Caption: Relating to providing for a more expeditious manner of ascertaining the returns of any special election held for the office of Representative or Senator in any district, and providing for the early making of returns therefrom and an immediate issuance of a certificate of election. |
| HB 381 | Caption: Relating to fixing the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of each county in Texas having a certain population; repealing all laws in conflict. |
| HB 437 | Caption: Relating to establishing and maintaining a dairy, hog and poultry agricultural experiment station in the Pineywoods region of Southeast Texas in one of several counties; authorizing the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to select a suitable location for said station and empowering said Board of Directors to establish and maintain the same. |
| HB 464 | Caption: Relating to permitting voting in any election by heads of state departments, United States Senators and Congressmen from Texas and persons in the diplomatic and consular service. |
| HB 569 | Caption: Relating to giving cities and town the power to prohibit the blowing of locomotive whistles within the corporate limits of such cities and towns or to prescribe any reasonable regulation with reference thereto. |
| HB 621 | Caption: Relating to providing that in all suits where land is recovered or retained that the person losing title to said premises, recover all taxes legally assessed against said property. |
| HB 655 | Caption: Relating to providing that in certain counties it shall be unlawful for the Commissioner's Court to issue warrants for any purpose in any one year which shall exceed the amount of twenty five thousand dollars. |
| HB 658 | Caption: Relating to making it unlawful in certain counties for the City Officials of such counties...to issue warrants for any purpose in any one year which shall exceed the amount of $25,000. |
| HB 720 | Caption: Relating to providing a penalty of only five per cent on delinquent taxes. |
| HB 725 | Caption: Relating to fixing the compensation of certain county officers in certain counties; providing for the compensation of the deputes allowed such officers. |
| HCR 1 | Caption: Relating to paying liscense fee. |
| HCR 35 | Caption: Authorizing the adoption of certain reference books. |
| HJR 4 | Caption: Proposing an amendment providing that all officers of the State Government who are now elected for two years shall be elected for four years. |
| 41st 1st Called Session | |
| HB 134 | Caption: Relating to levying and providing for the payment of a State occupation tax on the mining, production and sale of cement, brick, lime. wood, or other such materials; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date. |
| HR 46 | Caption: Urging the State Fire Insurance Commissioner to not construct fire escapes on certain government buildings and churches. |
| 41st 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 202 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes; relating to the district courts of the 58th and 60th Judicial Districts of Texas. |
| HCR 18 | Caption: Providing for the appointment of a new conference committee for H. B. No. 2 if certain conditions are not met. |
| 41st 3rd Called Session | |
| HR 16 | Caption: Urging the citizens to vote in favor of the proposed constitutional amendments in the upcoming election. |
| 41st 4th Called Session | |
| HB 32 | Caption: Relating to changing the terms of court in the First Judicial District of Texas. |
| HB 66 | Caption: Relating to fees of office. |
| HB 67 | Caption: Relating to properly fixing the fees of the tax collector for collecting delinquent taxes. |
| HB 84 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws giving marketing associations the power to receive from and handle for non-members any agricultural product not in excess of fifty per cent of the same product in receives from and handles for its members. |
| HR 28 | Caption: Memorializing Congress to impose tariffs on the importation of crude oil. |
| 41st 5th Called Session | |
| HB 45 | Caption: Relating to creating the office of District Attorney of Jefferson County. |
| HB 89 | Caption: Relating to the membership, selection, qualifications and duties of the County Board of Education in certain counties; providing for an equalization fund. |
| HB 118 | Caption: Relating to validating, legalizing the authorization of bonds issued by or on behalf of any County, City, District or Political Subdivision of this State for the construction of seawalls. |
| HB 148 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws so as to specifically include "river beds and channels" in the exemptions from payment of the $2.00 per acre per year during the lease period under oil and gas leases issue by the State in certain cases. |
| HB 156 | Caption: Relating to providing that the Attorney General shall be the legal advisor and legal representative of the University of Texas and any other Boards created for the management or control of any of the affairs and property of the University of Texas; authorizing the appointment of an Assistant Attorney General; making an appropriation. |
| 38th Regular Session | |
| HB 110 | Caption: Relating to establishing reciprocity between insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Texas and those of other States or foreign countries. |
| HB 112 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the navigation and canal commissioners of navigation districts to fix the amount of the treasurer's bond in such sum as they deem proper. |
| HB 233 | Caption: Relating to determining and regulating the pastoral rights of owners or lessees of land enclosed by fence or natural barrier or partly by natural barriers among the several owner and lessees of land so enclosed, where such rights are not, or cannot by fixed by agreement of such owners and lessee. |
| HB 344 | Caption: Relating to granting permission to T.M. Thames and wife, Amelia S. Thames, father and mother of Dell Thames, deceased, to bring suit against the State of Texas. |
| HB 440 | Caption: Relating to limiting the contract lien upon crops irrigated, and prescribing method of determining costs of irrigation facilities to be charged users of water in the State of Texas. |
| HR 12 | Caption: Requesting that the Members of the House refrain from inviting people to address them in order to more quickly complete their work. |
| HR 52 | Caption: Rejecting the offer of former Governor James Ferguson to take charge of the state penitentiary system based on his record of previous service to the State. |
| 38th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 22 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relative to liens for furnishing irrigation water and services by limiting and regulating the contract lien upon crops irrigated. |
| HB 27 | Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax upon wholesale dealers in cement within this State. |
| HB 30 | Caption: Relating to levying and providing for the payment of a State occupation tax on the mining or production of sulphur by any method, system or manner, within this State. |
| HB 31 | Caption: Relating to increasing the occupation tax on individuals, companies, corporations or associations owning, operating, managing or controlling telephone lines or telephones within this State. |
| HB 120 | Caption: Relating to providing that each and every casualty insurance company, fire insurance company and surety company now engaged and doing business in this State shall invest and keep invested in Texas securities 75 percent of the aggregate amount of its legal reserve required by the laws of its domicile to be maintained on account of Texas business. |
| HR 36 | Caption: Inviting State Sen. Morris Sheppard to address the Members of the House. |
| 38th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 9 | Caption: Relating to levying and providing for a State occupation tax on the mining or production of sulphur by any method, system or manner, within this State. |
| HB 14 | Caption: Relating to irrigation and regulating the same; relating to liens for furnishing irrigation water and service, limiting and regulating the contract lien upon crops irrigated, exempting municipal owned companies or associations or governmental agencies, and levying an occupation tax to provide funds to reimburse the State for expenses of regulation of irrigation and administrating the laws relating thereto. |
| HB 17 | Caption: Relating to providing that each and every casualty insurance company, fire insurance company and surety company now engaged and doing business in this State shall invest and keep invested in Texas securities 75 percent of the aggregate amount of its legal reserve required by the laws of its domicile to be maintained on account of Texas business. |
| HCR 19 | Caption: Directing the Secretary of State to print the Session Laws passed by the Thirty-eighth Legislature. |
| 37th Regular Session | |
| HB 24 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act regarding the regulation, organization, admission and taxation of insurance companies other than life. |
| HB 112 | Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act to authorize the Navigation and Canal Commissioners of Navigation Districts to fix the amount of the Treasurer's Bond in such sum they deem proper. |
| HB 120 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act preventing employment by hotels, cafés, restaurants, other public eating places, etc., of persons infected with contagious diseases. |
| HB 144 | Caption: Relating to a certain Act to postpone the bringing of certain suits until November 1. |
| HB 430 | Caption: Relating to amending the act authorizing Commissioners' Courts to create and establish drainage districts. |
| HR 100 | Caption: Relating to freight and passenger fare rates. |
| 37th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 143 | Caption: Relating to amending the law relating to swindling. |
| HCR 20 | Caption: Granting E.A. McDowell leave of absence from the State of Texas. |