Legislation authored by Joshua Marion 'Red' Simpson

Includes legislation with Joshua Marion 'Red' Simpson as the primary author for the 58th through 60th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

60th Regular Session
HB 42 Caption: Relating to declaring construction payments and loan receipts to be trust funds.
HB 133 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute by authorizing certain home-rule cities to pledge an ad valorem tax to the payment of airport operation and maintenance expense as a supplement to the revenues and income derived from the operation of their airport or airports.
HB 439 Caption: Relating to enacting "The Employee Safety and Compensation Bill".
HB 475 Caption: Relating to amending the Special Fuels Tax Law to authorize suppliers of liquefied gas to make deductions from the taxable gallons to cover fuel used in stationary pumping operations.
HB 766 Caption: Relating to the creation, financing, administration, and operation of the Collingsworth County Hospital District.
HB 1149 Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to employ anyone to sell liquor who is under the age of 21 years, to sell any liquor or beer to any person under 21 years of age, or to any intoxicated person or habitual drunkard, or to any insane person, and requiring proof of age and identity and providing penalties for violations, etc.
HCR 38 Caption: In memory of Cal Farley of Boys Ranch.
HCR 74 Caption: In memory of Mable "Mimi" Farley of Boys Ranch.
HCR 124 Caption: Congratulating Dean James R. D. Eddy on his retirement from the Division of Extension of The University of Texas at Austin.
HR 71 Caption: Commending the people of Randall county for their rapid population growth.
HR 294 Caption: Congratulating Howard Lynch on his retirement from serving as Principal of Tascosa High School in Amarillo.
HR 453 Caption: Commending Speaker of the House Ben Barnes for his leadership during the Session.
59th Regular Session
HB 86 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes by providing that certain persons, firms and corporations who may labor, specially fabricate material, or furnish labor or material to be used in the prosecution of work for the construction or repair of certain houses, buildings or improvements on real property shall be deemed to be in a direct contractual relationship with the owner of such real property and may perfect his lien against the property in the same manner as any other original contractor.
HB 120 Caption: Relating to amending the Special Fuels Tax Law, pertaining to collection of the tax by suppliers, authorizing certain deliveries of special fuels without collecting a tax, and authorizing suppliers of liquefied gas to make deductions from the taxable gallons to cover fuel used in stationary pumping operations.
HB 383 Caption: Relating to safety measures at service stations.
HB 515 Caption: Relating to competitive bidding on contracts and purchases made by trustees of school districts.
HB 1088 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of the State Teachers' Colleges to lease on behalf of West Texas State University, certain land to fraternities and sororities.
HCR 24 Caption: Granting permission to Waples-Platter Company to sue the State of Texas and the State Highway Department.
HCR 33 Caption: Granting P. R. Nichols permission to sue the State of Texas.
HR 209 Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Randy Pendleton on the occasion of his birthday.
58th Regular Session
HB 12 Caption: Relating to a change in the name of West Texas State College at Canyon, Texas; so as to change the name of West Texas State College to "West Texas State University."
HB 558 Caption: Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home-Rule cities) or towns since the approval by the Governor of Texas; validating, ratifying, confirming and approving refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding time warrants and all proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions and other instruments relating to the issuance of refunding bonds for such purposes of counties, cities (including Home-Rule cities) and towns.
HCR 57 Caption: Requesting the Texas Legislative Council to conduct a study relative to compensation of local officials.
HCR 83 Caption: Granting Jessie Herring Johnson, Les K. Johnson, and Armstrong Transfer and Storage Company, Inc., permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Highway Department of Texas.
HR 113 Caption: Commending the Texas Heritage Foundation for their contributions to society.
HR 123 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.