Legislation authored by John Holland Veatch

Includes legislation with John Holland Veatch as the primary author for the 34th through 42nd 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.

42nd Regular Session
HB 130 Caption: Relating to repealing certain Article relating to Teachers' Institute.
HB 267 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes providing to whom pensions shall be paid; providing for an additional class of pensioners so as to include soldiers and the widows of the militia of any Confederate State.
HB 449 Caption: Relating to authorizing Commissioner's Courts of the several counties of this State to appropriate county funds for farm demonstration work and home demonstration work.
HJR 15 Caption: Proposing an amendment providing for the number of members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives.
HJR 45 Caption: Proposing an amendment providing for the exemption of homesteads of both married and single persons from forced sale.
41st Regular Session
HB 24 Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for the fraudulent taking of any chicken or turkey, making such offense a felony and prescribing punishment therefor.
HR 74 Caption: Inviting former State Rep. A. D. Rogers to address the House.
41st 1st Called Session
HR 14 Caption: Requesting the Speaker of the House to not authorize the increase of certain salaries without proper authorization.
HR 43 Caption: Providing compensation to Bess Beeman for certain acts outside of the scope of her employment.
41st 2nd Called Session
HR 12 Caption: Relative to determining the compensation for certain counsel selected by the House.
HR 13 Caption: Providing the Attorney fees to for the counsel representing the House in the Impeachment of Land Commissioner Robison.
41st 3rd Called Session
HB 6 Caption: Relating to providing for the relief of Cuba Common School District No. 32, of Johnson County, Texas; prescribing the manner in which the funds hereby appropriated shall be paid.
40th Regular Session
HB 635 Caption: Relating to creating a special road law for Johnson County, Texas, providing for the condemnation of Right-of-Way and materials for the construction of roads.
40th 1st Called Session
HB 118 Caption: Relating to providing for a rural school supervisor in lieu of the teachers' institute, and providing for the payment of the salary of said rural school supervisor in certain counties.
HR 7 Caption: Providing for the appointment of committees to notify the Governor and the Senate of the organization of the House.
39th Regular Session
HB 2 Caption: Relating to abolishing the Markets and Warehouse Department and the Weights and Measurements Department, conferring all authority, powers, duties, functions, rights and liabilities of the Commissioner of Markets and Warehouses and of said Markets and Warehouse Department and Weights and Measures Department upon the Commissioner of Agriculture.
HB 239 Caption: Relating to primary elections; providing for a preferential system of voting; prescribing the form of primary election ballots and directing the printing of their instruction; prescribing the form to be used in tallying results and the rules for determining nominees.
HB 275 Caption: Relating to reducing state appropriations in reference to the provisions of the Sheppard-Towner act.
HJR 16 Caption: Proposing an amendment adding a method of procedure in removing disabilities of any person removed from office by impeachment proceedings and restoring to such person the right to hold public office.
HR 78 Caption: Relating to cotton growers claims ascertained by the Compensation Claim Board.
39th 1st Called Session
HB 4 Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Three (3), in Johnson County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
37th Regular Session
HB 18 Caption: Relating to a certain Act abolishing the Markets and Warehouse Department and Weights and Measures Department; conferring all authority, powers, duties, functions, rights and liabilities upon the Commissioner of Agriculture.
HB 44 Caption: Relating to a certain Act the repealing of the law establishing two State Normal Schools; providing for a committee to report for repayment of moneys paid out by order of any of the employees of the State.
HB 288 Caption: Relating to a certain Act regarding the conferring of the duties of Commissioner of Agriculture upon the Dairy and Food Commissioner.
HB 293 Caption: Relating to abolishing the office of Dairy and Food Commissioner of this State and conferring the authority, duties, etc., upon the State Health Officer.
35th Regular Session
HB 112 Caption: Relating to attendance of county teachers' institutes by public school teachers, making it discretionary, and forbidding the use of school funds for such attendance.
HB 398 Caption: Relating to attendance by teachers to county institutes.
HB 526 Caption: Relating to amending Acts providing for the appointment and compensation of county auditors in counties having a population of forty thousand or more; providing that county auditors may be appointed in counties having a less population or having a tax valuation of less than a certain amount; defining the qualifications of county auditors.
HB 797 Caption: Relating to repealing the special road law for Johnson County.
35th 1st Called Session
HR 16 Caption: In memory of former Representative L.A. Colquitt of Johnson County, Texas.
35th 3rd Called Session
HB 61 Caption: Relating to repealing the law establishing the Sul Ross Normal School.
35th 4th Called Session
HB 169 Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to the Venus Independent School District in Johnson County by adding certain territories thereto.