Legislation authored by Forrest A. Harding

Includes legislation with Forrest A. Harding as the primary author for the 57th through 62nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

62nd Regular Session
HB 36 Caption: Relating to the conditions under which a vehicle may be driven on the left side of a roadway.
HB 396 Caption: Relating to including armed services personnel as eligible for resident hunting licenses under certain conditions.
HB 505 Caption: Relating to and fixing the maximum salaries of the official shorthand reporters for the 51st and 119th Judicial Districts of Texas.
HB 613 Caption: Relating to fees for certified copies of certain vital statistics.
HB 630 Caption: Relating to making the inheritance tax applicable to certain property held in joint tenancy with right of survivorship.
HB 637 Caption: Relating to exempting from the franchise tax certain corporations providing homes for certain elderly people.
HB 638 Caption: Relating to amending the inheritance tax law to change the time for the presumption that a gift is made in contemplation of death, etc.
HB 675 Caption: Relating to the penalty for possession of less than two ounces of cannabis.
HB 770 Caption: Relating to the minium age for qualification as an elector.
HB 899 Caption: Relating to giving the State Board of Insurance the power to adopt rules and regulations relating to the safe operation of mobile service units.
HB 918 Caption: Relating to allowing the commissioners courts of certain counties to provide for emergency ambulance service within those counties.
HB 979 Caption: Relating to the organization of a six-member Parks and Wildlife Commission.
HB 1198 Caption: Relating to reports on investments and income of the Permanent University Fund.
HB 1859 Caption: Relating to amending various laws pertaining to the affairs of counties, cities, and school districts in order to recognize the effects of the recent federal census; providing an effective date.
HB 1875 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Parks and Wildlife Department to collect a fee for issuing permits to offset cost.
HCR 89 Caption: Commending Master Sergeant Finnis D. McCleery.
HCR 90 Caption: In memory of Captain Albert Tijerina, Jr.
HJR 49 Caption: Proposing an amendment to lower the minimum age for the qualification as an elector to the age of eighteen years of age.
HR 136 Caption: In memory of Bernard P. Taylor.
HR 223 Caption: In memory of Carl Runge, Sr.
HR 263 Caption: Authorizing the City of San Angelo to construct a pipeline to the moon.
HR 474 Caption: Creating a special interim committee to study the state park system and the conservation of wildlife and aquatic resources.
HR 548 Caption: Congratulating Ken Yates of Central High School of San Angelo.
62nd 2nd Called Session
HCR 7 Caption: In memory of Mrs. Lily Gresham.
HCR 8 Caption: In memory of Houston Harte.
62nd 3rd Called Session
HCR 50 Caption: Memorializing the members of the Texas Lame Duck Association, Spirit of '72.
HR 78 Caption: Creating an interim committee to study the use of Capitol space by private news services.
62nd 4th Called Session
HB 55 Caption: Relating to the application of certain brake requirements to certain trailers and semitrailers.
HB 56 Caption: Relating to application of certain brake and lighting requirements to certain vehicles.
HCR 12 Caption: In memory of Charles E. Coombes of San Angelo.
61st Regular Session
HB 74 Caption: Relating to the lien on property for taxes due to the state and sums due the state under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act.
HB 77 Caption: Relating to authorizing boards of trustees of certain common school districts, upon a majority vote of the qualified property taxpaying electors of the district, to appoint an assessor-collector of taxes and a board of equalization for such district; providing the powers and duties of such assessor-collectors and boards of equalization.
HB 78 Caption: Relating to provide for an increase of pay of jurors in justice and corporation courts.
HB 472 Caption: Relating to shooting on a public road.
HB 572 Caption: Relating to the amount the commissioners court may pay as a bounty for the killing of certain animals; excluding ocelot and javelina from the provisions of the Act.
HB 780 Caption: Relating to the compensation of assistants, investigators, and stenographers of the District Attorney for the 51st and 119th Judicial Districts.
HB 781 Caption: Relating to the pool system of alcoholic beverages storage; amending the Texas Liquor Control Act; requiring free toilets on certain licensed premises.
HB 782 Caption: Relating to the locker system of alcoholic beverages storage; amending the Texas Liquor Control Act.
HB 911 Caption: Relating to the transfer of custody and control of the McKnight State Tuberculosis Hospital; providing for a change of name.
HB 1147 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Comptroller of Public Accounts to require sufficient security of delinquent taxpayers where collection of taxes is deemed insecure.
HCR 110 Caption: Congratulating John Bradley McKinney and Bettye Sue Hampton of San Angelo, Texas on their marriage.
HCR 163 Caption: Recalling H.B. No. 74 from the Governor's Office for correction.
HR 83 Caption: Congratulating Keene C. Van Orden of San Angelo, Texas, for being honored as "Educator of the Month" in the Texas School Business Magazine.
HR 170 Caption: In memory of John Boles, of San Angelo, Texas.
HR 336 Caption: Requesting the "Listener" for rain for the people of San Angelo.
HR 361 Caption: Congratulating the Richey family of San Angelo, Texas, for their outstanding achievements in tennis.
HR 426 Caption: Creating the Wildlife Regulatory Committee.
61st 1st Called Session
HCR 18 Caption: Congratulating Patricia Benton and Anthony Bir on their upcoming wedding at the historic Fort Concho.
HCR 25 Caption: Congratulating Ernest Tubb and Roy Boren for their achievements in music and entertainment.
HCR 33 Caption: Providing that the vote by which H.B. No. 240, 61st Legislature, Regular Session, was adopted be recorded as the vote by which H.B. No. 2, 61st Legislature, 1st Called Session, is adopted.
61st 2nd Called Session
HR 21 Caption: In memory of R.O. Sheffield of San Angelo, Texas.
60th Regular Session
HB 40 Caption: Relating to the filing of divorce and annulment of marriage information with the State Bureau of Vital Statistics.
HB 127 Caption: Relating to the annual renewal registration fees for chiropractors.
HB 192 Caption: Relating to the definition of the term "pool system" as used in the Act regulating private clubs.
HB 193 Caption: Relating to the power of counties to dispose of county real estate.
HB 339 Caption: Relating to requiring depuration of shellfish in Texas, to be known as the Texas Depuration Act; prohibiting falsification of marking and fixing penalty; providing for enforcement and penalties; providing severability.
HB 649 Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, powers and functions of a Conservation and Reclamation District to be known as the "Upper Colorado River Authority".
HB 821 Caption: Relating to the lien on property for taxes due to the state.
HB 1230 Caption: Relating to the taking of game bird, game animal, fur-bearing animal or fish in Tom Green County; providing a penalty for the violation of any of the provisions of this Act; providing for the effective date of this Act.
HB 1236 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Willow Creek Water Control District as a conservation and reclamation district in portions of Runnels and Tom Green counties.
HB 1319 Caption: Relating to authorizing the San Angelo Trade Zone, Inc., to establish, operate and maintain a foreign trade zone at San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, and other sub-zones.
HCR 11 Caption: Directing the Coordinating Board and the Texas College and University System to assist Sam Houston State College in the creation of a degree program in criminology.
HCR 117 Caption: Directing the creation of an interim Oyster and Shellfish Committee.
HR 14 Caption: Congratulating Miss Susan Kay Logan of San Angelo for becoming "Miss Texas" in 1966.
HR 15 Caption: Congratulating the San Angelo High School football team on winning the 1966 AAAA State Championship.
HR 36 Caption: Commending Captain John R. Giardino for his service in the United States Air Force.
HR 105 Caption: Inviting Miss Susan Kay Logan of San Angelo ,"Miss Texas" to visit the Capitol.
HR 421 Caption: Directing the creation of an interim committee to study the feasibility of expanding the boundaries of the Lower Colorado River Authority.
HR 436 Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to reclaim "Lost Bills and Their Authors".
59th Regular Session
HB 280 Caption: Relating to minimum and maximum amounts of the bond required of county sheriffs.
HB 368 Caption: Relating to providing for the rendering of judgment for attorney's fees in an amount determined by the court to be reasonable, plus costs of suit, in favor of landlords and against tenants in forcible entry and detainer suits and in forcible detainer suits where tenants are unlawfully holding over the premises of the landlord at the time the suit is filed but vacate the premises prior to the rendition of judgment when the landlord follows certain prescribed procedures.
HB 658 Caption: Relating to the definition of the term "pool system" as used in the Act regulating private clubs.
HB 702 Caption: Relating to designating against whom and against what properties certain liens shall apply.
HB 870 Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, powers and functions of a conservation and reclamation district to be known as the Upper Colorado River Authority.
HB 936 Caption: Relating to creating the South Concho River Flood Control District and providing for its administration powers and duties, financing, and procedures.
HB 1031 Caption: Relating to creating the Lipan Creek Flood Control District and providing for its administration, powers and duties, financing and procedures.
HB 1042 Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, powers and functions, of a conservation and reclamation district to be known as the Upper Colorado River Authority.
HCR 97 Caption: Directing the Board of Control to provide parking spaces for the tourists who visit the State Capitol Building.
HJR 3 Caption: Proposing an amendment of the Constitution of the State of Texas to prohibit the levying of ad valorem taxes by the counties on the first Three Thousand Dollars value of any house being lived in by the owner.
HR 19 Caption: Commending Miss Sharon Sue Rountree of San Angelo, Texas for receiving the Freedom Leadership Award by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.
HR 20 Caption: In memory of Millard Cope of San Angelo.
HR 21 Caption: In memory of Colonel Lawrence Westbrook.
HR 161 Caption: Naming Amando Andres Canales as Mascot of the House.
HR 230 Caption: Welcoming students of the San Angelo Public School System to the State Capitol.
HR 366 Caption: Commending John Boles on his successful career in film.
HR 367 Caption: In memory of Duwain Elisha Hughes, Jr., of San Angelo.
HR 528 Caption: Congratulating Ethicon, Inc., on the opening of the new San Angelo plant.
HR 535 Caption: Authorizing the appointment of an interim committee to study the priority of liens in favor of the state.
HR 586 Caption: In memory of James Henderson Smith of San Angelo.
58th Regular Session
HB 14 Caption: Relating to creating and establishing Angelo State College at San Angelo, Texas.
HB 50 Caption: Relating to the "Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways," by adding thereto a new Article relating to speed of vehicles, rules of enforcement and admissibility of evidence.
HB 391 Caption: Relating to reckless driving, and providing penalties.
HB 392 Caption: Relating to the rendering of judgment for costs of forcible entry and detainer suits in favor of landlords and against tenants where tenants are unlawfully holding over on the premises of the landlord at the time suit is filed but vacate the premises prior to the rendition of judgment when the landlord follows certain prescribed procedures; providing that this Act be cumulative of all other remedies available to the landlord.
HR 11 Caption: Congratulating Houston Harte of San Angelo on his 70th birthday.
HR 18 Caption: Directing the creation of two committees to inform the Governor and the Senate that the House is organized.
HR 131 Caption: In memory of John P. Bartley of San Angelo.
HR 244 Caption: Congratulating the San Angelo Central High School men's basketball team for winning the class AAAA state Championship.
HR 257 Caption: In memory of Robert T. Neill of San Angelo.
HR 280 Caption: Congratulating Carol Tisdale of San Angelo for winning the Texas Elk's Lodge Youth Leadership Contest.
HR 536 Caption: In memory of Paul B. Hudman, Sr. of San Angelo.
HR 555 Caption: In memory of Lee Upton of San Angelo.
57th Regular Session
HB 68 Caption: Relating to constituting Angelo State College a fully State-supported co-educational senior college; providing for use of real property owned by the Junior College District of Tom Green County.
HB 285 Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code relating to issuance of exemption certificates.
HB 557 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the Revised Civil Statutes including a brother or sister or a direct lineal descendent of a brother or sister of a deceased wife or husband of the decedent within Class C for inheritance tax purposes.
HB 650 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing that owners of certain types of commercial motor vehicles used exclusively by incorporated nonprofit disaster relief organizations and are used solely for emergencies shall be required to register such vehicles but shall not be required to pay registration fees.
HJR 81 Caption: Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas to prohibit the levying of ad valorem taxes by the counties on the first Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) value of any house being lived in by the owner.
HR 156 Caption: Commending the San Antonio delegation of the House for hosting a party.
HR 175 Caption: In memory of Dr. J.B. McKnight of San Angelo.
HR 243 Caption: In memory of Emmett D. Cox of San Angelo.
HR 331 Caption: Directing the Texas Legislative Council to study the Constitution to determine the sections that would need to be amended in order to provide equal legal rights to women in the State.
57th 1st Called Session
HR 35 Caption: In memory of Burns H. Yancy of San Angelo.
HR 74 Caption: Directing the Texas Legislative Council to study the reciprocity provisions of all State examining and licensing boards.
HR 141 Caption: Requesting the conference committee on the Appropriations Bill to not include certain provisions.
57th 3rd Called Session
HB 35 Caption: Relating to creating Angelo State College at San Angelo, Texas, as a coeducational institution of higher learning, providing that the organization, management and control of said College shall be vested in the Board of Regents of the State Teachers Colleges.
HB 65 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act exempting owners from the requirement of paying the regular registration fee for construction machinery used for certain purposes and under certain conditions.
HR 13 Caption: In memory of W. D. Holcombe.
HR 174 Caption: Congratulating Thomas J. Drury and the newly designated Diocese of San Angelo.