Legislation authored by Emry Spencer Cummings

Includes legislation with Emry Spencer Cummings 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 113 Caption: Relating to conferring power upon the Supreme Court to make rules of pleading, practice and procedure in Civil cases, and to prescribe forms of writs, processes and notices in civil cases.
HB 324 Caption: Relating to providing for the payment of mileage for jurors in civil and criminal cases living without the corporate limits of the county seat.
HB 540 Caption: Relating to establishing and maintaining a Dairy, Poultry, Pecan, Crops, and other Native Products Experiment Station on the Miles, Roscoe and Abilene Soil Type in certain counties in Texas.
HB 597 Caption: Relating to changing the provision relative to the width of first-class roads.
HJR 18 Caption: Proposing an amendment providing for the regulation of and prescribing the manner of granting reprieves, commutations of punishment, and pardons; making an appropriation.
HJR 19 Caption: Proposing an amendment providing for the salary of members of the Legislature; making an appropriation.
HR 26 Caption: Inviting the Simmons College Cowboy Band, nationally known as the official band for the United Confederate Veterans, to perform before the House.
40th 1st Called Session
HB 56 Caption: Relating to acquittals of Higher Offenses as jeopardy.
HR 5 Caption: Providing for postage for members.
HR 31 Caption: Inviting Bob Hanie, President of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, to address the House.
39th Regular Session
HB 22 Caption: Relating to creating the Eleventh Supreme Judicial District of Texas, with Abilene as the site of said court.
HB 102 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute of the Penal Code of the State of Texas so as to more effectively prevent the giving of worthless checks, drafts and orders.
HB 132 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute so as to limit the authority of the jury and of the district judge and to reduce the issuance of divorces within the State of Texas; providing that a divorce shall not be granted on the uncorroborated evidence of the plaintiff.
HB 133 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute of the Penal Code of the State of Texas so as to prescribe a heavier penalty for the desertion and failure to support wife or children.
HB 304 Caption: Relating to permitting the issuance to and use by senators and members of the House of Representatives and their families of free transportation and sleeping accomodations.
HB 306 Caption: Relating to providing that freight charges on car loads of coal delivered at any point within the State of Texas where railroad scales are owned, used or maintained at the point of delivery, shall be based upon the actual weight of said coal; prescribing the manner of weighing said coal; providing a penalty for violation of any of the provisions of this act; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith.
HB 421 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute so as to more clearly define and describe the powers, rights, duties and privileges of the boards of trustees of independent school districts.
HB 510 Caption: Relating to incorporating Bradshaw Independent School District in Taylor and Runnels counties, Texas, as an independent school district and providing for the election of trustees, raising of revenue by taxation, issuing of bonds for the erection of a school building within said district.
HB 660 Caption: Relating to creating and establishing the North Park Independent School District in Taylor County, Texas, including therein the present North Park Common School District No. 39 of Taylor County.
HR 22 Caption: Relating to office repairs for Chief Clerk's room.
39th 1st Called Session
HB 136 Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Two (2), in Taylor County, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district..
HB 137 Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Three (3), in Taylor County, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
HB 138 Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Four (4), in Taylor County, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
HB 139 Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Five (5), in Taylor County, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
HB 140 Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Six (6), in Taylor County, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
HB 183 Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number One (1), in Taylor County, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.