Legislation authored by John Allen Rawlins

Includes legislation with John Allen Rawlins as the primary author for the 39th through 40th 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.

40th Regular Session
HB 81	Caption: Relating to amending a certain article of the code of Criminal Procedure relating to dismissal of causes after indictment.
HB 82	Caption: Relating to permitting every person charged with a felony to be given an opportunity to make a statement immediately after his arrest before a justice of the peace or other judicial officer.
HB 245	Caption: Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies heretofore made by cities and towns in the State, which levies are unenforceable.
HB 355	Caption: Relating to authorizing any city of more than 100,000 population located in a county having a certain population to disannex for school purposes only territory which is not within such city and has been annexed for school purposes.
HB 432	Caption: Relating to providing that any existing domestic assessment company or association or fraternal beneficiary society may be transformed and re-incorporated as a legal reserve or level stock premium company.
HB 478	Caption: Relating to authorizing the formation of private corporations to conduct and carry on a General Insurance Business as an agent.
HB 566	Caption: Relating to creating a District Court of Dallas County, to be known as the Juvenile District Court of Dallas County; to define the jurisdiction thereof.
HB 578	Caption: Relating to giving the Supreme Court of Texas the power to make and establish all rules of civil procedure for the government of said court and the other courts of this State so as to expedite the dispatch of business therein.
HB 617	Caption: Relating to amending Section 4, Chapter 67 of the General Laws of the State of Texas passed by the 38th Legislature at the Second Called Session, relating to licensing by the Board of Surveyors.
HB 624	Caption: Relating to authorizing incorporated cities, towns, and villages incorporated under either general or special law to cause to be improved any street, avenue, alley, highway, public place or square and assess part of the cost thereof against the owners of property abutting such improvements.
HR 81	Caption: Providing for three members of the House to accompany the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Senate committee inspecting the state penitentiary system on an inspection trip.
40th 1st Called Session
HB 35	Caption: Relating to conferring power upon the Supreme Court to make all rules of pleading, practice and procedure and prescribe all forms of writs in civil cases.
HB 79	Caption: Relating to amending certain articles of the Revised Civil Statutes relating to appellate jurisdiction co-extensive with the limits of the State, extending to all questions of law arising in the following cases when same have been brought to the Courts of Civil Appeals from final judgment of trial courts.
HB 96	Caption: Relating to amending Article 2210 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925 so as to make it sufficient for the party excepting to the conclusions of law or judgment of the court to cause it to be noted on the record in the judgment entry that he excepts thereto.
HB 97	Caption: Relating to expediting disposition of business in the District Courts of this State; providing, that such courts shall be continuously in session.
HB 98	Caption: Relating to prescribing what shall constitute the transcript in cases appealed to the Courts of Civil Appeals and repealing Articles 2278 to 2281 inclusive, of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, and all other conflicting laws.
HCR 3	Caption: Inviting Governor Moody to address a joint session of the Legislature.
HCR 5	Caption: Providing for the formation of a statewide organization of voters to disseminate information to the public regarding proposed Constitutional amendments.
39th Regular Session
HB 240	Caption: Relating to the amending certain statute to provide for the Issuance of Execution for money to any County the party entitled to same may elect.
HB 297	Caption: Relating to regulating the manufacture and sale of ice-cream or nut ice-cream; prohibiting the sale of such products except under their true name and providing for inspection thereof; prescribing a standard for ice cream, fruit ice cream or nut ice cream.
HB 340	Caption: Relating to authorizing any incorporated city, town or village having a population of not more than 2500 inhabitants to disannex a portion of territory upon receipt of a petition signed by two-thirds or more of the qualified voters located within such territory; making an appropriation.
HB 418	Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to the appointment of probation officers; fixing their salaries and prescribing their duties.
HB 448	Caption: Relating to making certain kinds of insurance companies liable for additional expense, loss and injury entailed by reason of refusing to pay holders of their policies on which certain losses have occurred; providing a penalty.
HB 452	Caption: Relating to making certain kinds of insurance companies liable for additional expenses, loss and injury entailed by reason of refusing to pay holders of their policies on which certain losses have occurred; providing a penalty.
HB 453	Caption: Relating to making certain kinds of insurance companies liable for additional expenses, loss and injury entailed by reason of refusing to pay holders of their policies on which certain losses have occurred; providing a penalty.
HB 461	Caption: Relating to providing that money paid political committees shall not be counted in the amount limited for campaign expenses.
HB 495	Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relating to appropriations made for erecting a monument.
HR 49	Caption: Instructing the voting machine operator to install new globes.
39th 1st Called Session
HB 375	Caption: Relating to creating Rockwall Independent School District and amending Section 1, of chapter 116, of the local and Special Laws passed by the Thirty-Third Legislature.