Legislation authored by Ira Thomas Valentine

Includes legislation with Ira Thomas Valentine as the primary author for the 34th through 35th 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.

35th Regular Session
HB 7 Caption: Relating to the issuance of permits to foreign corporations.
HB 81 Caption: Relating to creating a State Tax Board, prescribing and defining the powers and duty of said board, and making appropriations.
HB 164 Caption: Relating to providing for the inspection of steam boilers; for the appointment of inspectors; fixing penalties.
HB 165 Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to attempt to commit the crime of burglary of a private residence at night; prescribing penalties.
HB 367 Caption: Relating to authorizing commissioner courts to make appropriations of money to certain charitable associations for the support of indigents; requiring such associations to make annual reports to said courts.
HB 437 Caption: Relating to the discontinuance of payment of in-county witnesses in felony cases.
HB 510 Caption: Relating to requiring the Comptroller of Public Accounts and county judges to implement the use of the plat book system for tax assessment purposes.
HB 534 Caption: Relating to requiring the roofs of all buildings in certain cities and sides and tops of all dormer windows of all buildings to be constructed of non-combustible material as prescribed by the State Fire Marshall; fixing penalties.
HB 648 Caption: Relating to amending statutes by fixing the amount of bonds of executors and administrators may execute.
HR 12 Caption: Providing for the payment of postage, telegraph, and telephone expenses for each Member.
34th Regular Session
HB 185 Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to attempt to commit the crime of burglary of a private residence at night; prescribing a penalty.
HB 285 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute regulating the sale of products in bulk.
HB 286 Caption: Relating to providing that an election may be held in certain common and independent school districts to determine whether or not a majority of the legally qualified property tax-paying voters desire that text-books required by pupils within the scholastic age attending public free schools in said district shall be furnished to said pupils by the school trustees of said district free of charge and be paid for out of local tax funds; providing the manner and method of holding such elections and of declaring results.
HB 312 Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to landlords lien for rent, providing that no lien for rent on such buildings more than three months past due shall be valid as against purchases or creditors bills unless verified statement of the amount of rent due and the months for which it is due shall be filed and recorded with the County Clerk.
HB 316 Caption: Relating to punishing the making or use of false statements to obtain money, property or credit.
HB 328 Caption: Relating to prohibiting any person other than the lawful owner to use, traffic in, purchase, sell, convert mutilate or destroy branded milk cans.
HB 357 Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure providing for the issuance of an attachment for any material witness or witnesses on application by either the state or defendant at any time in the District Court while said court is in session.
HB 379 Caption: Relating to amending the Tarrant County Road System.
HB 543 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute the issuance of permits to foreign corporations.
HJR 37 Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Legislature may levy or authorize the levying of a tax for the support and maintenance of the public schools, for the further maintenance of public free schools and the erection and equipment of school building in the State.
HR 41 Caption: Providing copies of the Texas Constitution to the Members of the House.
34th 1st Called Session
HR 42 Caption: In memory of Martha E. Lane.