Legislation authored by Zachariah Ellis Coombes

Includes legislation with Zachariah Ellis Coombes as the primary author for the 42nd through 43rd 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.

43rd Regular Session
HB 363 Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay miscellaneous clains and authorizing payment of said miscellaneous items, on taking effect of this Act.
HB 364 Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay miscellaneous claims and authorizing payment of said miscellaneous items on taking effect of this Act.
HB 417 Caption: Relating to creating county juvenile boards, establishing powers of the board, and fixing the sessions thereof.
HB 513 Caption: Relating to repealing the Military Laws of Texas regarding the Militia; and redrafting the laws dealing with the same, changing the name to the Texas National Guard, and providing for an unorganized Militia, in conformity with the Federal laws.
HB 672 Caption: Relating to amending certain Act relating to loan brokers by changing and redefining the term "loan broker," and by re-enacting the remaining portion of the said Act, except the changing of the words "household and kitchen furniture" to "personal property."
HB 739 Caption: Relating to regulating building and loan associations; providing for the appointment of receiver for the winding up of the affairs of building and loan associations and the institution of suits therefor, upon the failure of the State Banking Commissioner to direct the bringing of suit under the provisions of said law; making this Act cumulative.
HCR 78 Caption: Authorizing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain correction in HJR 14.
HJR 14 Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article V, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, by proviidng for the abolishment of the fee method of compensating county and precinct officers, and providing that all such officers be paid on a salaries basis; and providing for the payment of all fees into the county treasury.
HR 29 Caption: In memory of Lieutenant Colonel Taylor Nichols.
HR 69 Caption: Providing for continuation of the employment period of legislative counselors.
HR 158 Caption: Providing for the printing of "Ray's Advance Session Laws" for each member of the House.
43rd 1st Called Session
HB 131 Caption: Relating to appropriating Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) to provide for the construction of a building and for laboratory equipment for the manufacture of anti-rabies serum and to purchase anti-rabic serum for issuance to Public Health Officers of cities and counties in this State, to be used to treat indigent persons only where an epidemic of rabies exists.
HCR 37 Caption: Authorizing the Adjutant General of the State of Texas to select a design for service medals and ribbons for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Campaign, the Campaign in Mexico, the Mexican Border Service, the World War, and any other US military campaign.
HR 50 Caption: Inviting the Lone Star Quartet to perform before the House.
43rd 2nd Called Session
HCR 17 Caption: Clarifying certain phrase in HB 167 of the 43rd Legislature, regular session.
43rd 3rd Called Session
HB 4 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay judgments of the District and County Courts refunding to the heirs, devisees, legatees or legal representatives of deceased persons, whose estates have escheated to the State, such sums of money belonging to such escheated estates as have been paid into the Public Treasury.
HB 5 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to any judgments of the district and county courts refunding to the heirs, devisees, legatees or legal representatives of deceased persons, whose estates have escheated to the State, such sums of money belonging to such escheated estates as have been paid into the State Treasury.
43rd 4th Called Session
HB 36 Caption: Relating to forbidding the giving or selling of any drink containing alcoholic contents to any person known to be an habitual drnkard; defining habitual drunkard, and declaring the punishment for violation of this Act.
42nd Regular Session
HB 481 Caption: Relating to amending certain Article relating to exemption of all officers and enlisted men of the active militia of this State from the payment of certain taxes.
HB 572 Caption: Relating to transferring supervision and control of the George Common County Line School District No. 88 from the County School Trustees of Dallas County to the County School Trustees of Ellis County.
HB 728 Caption: Relating to abolishing capital punishment in this State.
HB 839 Caption: Relating to providing that appeals may be taken direct from any final judgment in the county and district courts and the Court of Civil Appeals.
HB 840 Caption: Relating to repealing certain laws so that hereafter the parties may either raise their objection to the court's charge in their motion for a new trial or in their assignments of error.
42nd 1st Called Session
HB 56 Caption: Relating to apportioning the State of Texas into Representative Districts; to fix the number of Representatives thereof.