Legislation authored by Ben Munson

Includes legislation with Ben Munson as the primary author for the 63rd through 64th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

64th Regular Session
HB 54	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Rail Transportation Caption: Relating to the obstruction of railroad crossings by railroad employees.
HB 210	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to awarding attorneys' fees in any civil action in which the court finds that equity would be served by the award; providing for review of the award.
HB 292	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Requiring a certificate of title for transfer of or security interests in motorboats and outboard motors to be issued by Parks and Wildlife Department; and adding certain definitions and changing the requirements for proof of ownership for issuance of certificate of number for a motorboat or outboard motor.
HB 351	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the rate of interest on real estate loans secured by a lien and the refund or credit of excess interest charges for premature termination of loans; relating to the rate of interest on certain loans of $500,000 or more made by a person; providing for the applicability of the Act.
HB 368	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the salaries of county judges.
HB 381	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to alternative disclosure requirements to coordinate state credit law with the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act; providing for administrative enforcement, civil and criminal penalties and other remedies by adding Chapter 14 to Title 79, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended; providing for an effective date.
HB 539	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with amendments Caption: Amending Subsection (b) of Section 84 of the Texas Probate Code of 1955, to authorize proof of non self-proving wills by out-of-court sworn affidavits.
HB 592	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the compensation of the Judge of the County Court at Law of Grayson County; prohibiting the private practice of law by the judge of the county court at law.
HB 890	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to increasing filing and examination fees of trust companies and mortgage banking institutions.
HB 1017	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to providing pump-out facilities for boat sewage.
HB 1037	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the abolition of the corporate existence of certain cities, towns, or villages.
HB 1074	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation of the 227th Judicial District, composed of Grayson County.
HB 1215	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the identification and registration of vessels; relating to vessel and water safety.
HB 1277	Last Action: Reported from committee with substitute Caption: Relating to penalties for delay in payment of losses by certain insurers.
HB 1702	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Relating to the discharge and cancellation of judgment liens against bankrupts, providing for hearings after notice upon applications of bankrupts or other interested parties for an order of discharge of judgements, judgment liens and abstracts of judgments, providing for recordation of certified copies of orders of discharge; repealing all laws, or parts of law, in conflict to the extent of conflict.
HB 2067	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to branch offices of savings and loan associations.
HB 2068	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the regulation of savings and loan associations, certain holding companies, and certain other companies; providing penalties.
HB 2069	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to places of business of savings and loan associations.
HB 2070	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the amount that a savings and loan association may invest in a single savings and loan association or one-institution savings and loan association holding company.
HB 2244	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Grayson County; making other provisions relative to the court; providing an effective date.
HCR 3	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to adopting the white bass as the state fish.
HJR 6	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Relating to legislative compensation.
HJR 33	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision Caption: Relating to revising the finance provisions of the constitution.
HR 89	Caption: Relating to creating a special interim committee to study the feasibility of establishing reciprocal fishing licenses between Texas and Oklahoma.
63rd Regular Session
HB 469	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to including Grayson County under the provisions of The Uniform Wildlife Regulatory Act.
HB 770	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Authorizing the creation of Athletic Stadium Authorities by Boards of Trustees of any two independent school districts; providing an authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of seven members; providing for the selection of officers; providing that the authority shall have the power to construct, enlarge, furnish, and equip stadia, purchase existing stadia, furnishings, and equipment, and operate and maintain stadia; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds; qualifying such bonds for public investment and security of public funds; providing for junior lien bonds; authorizing contracts between an authority and school districts in support of bonds issued by the authority; providing for pledging maintenance taxes in support of contracts if the question of pledging a maintenance tax is approved at an election; providing for the approval of bonds by the attorney general and the registering of bonds by the comptroller of public accounts; authorizing an authority to select depositories; providing for tax exemption of authority's facilities; making other provisions in the premises.
HB 771	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to certain requirements for licensing as an instructor in cosmetology.
HB 772	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Validating election proceedings of certain home-rule cities with respect to issuance of revenue bonds for waterworks purposes; authorizing the issuance of such bonds payable from net revenues of the city's waterworks and sewer system, either or both; limiting the applicability of the Act; and declaring an emergency.
HB 865	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the requirement of certain safety equipment on school buses.
HB 909	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Prohibiting the private practice of law by the county attorney of Grayson County or his assistants; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1422	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the disposal of sewage from boats as defined in this Act; providing a penalty.
63rd 1st Called Session
HCR 11	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating Miller Barber.