Bill	Session	Author & Sponsor	Caption	Committees	Last action
HB 2120	86-0 (2019)	Author: Leach, Jeff \| et. al.	Relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government; imposing a fee; creating a criminal offense.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 4658	86-0 (2019)	Author: Price, Four	Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 1 of Potter County.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
HB 4700	86-0 (2019)	Author: Price, Four \| et. al.	Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 1 of Potter County.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
SB 891	86-0 (2019)	Author: Huffman, Joan \| et. al. Sponsor: Leach, Jeff \| et. al.	Relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: State Affairs	See remarks for effective date
HB 1771	85-0 (2017)	Author: Price, Four \| et. al. Sponsor: Seliger, Kel	Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of the Canadian River in Potter County.	House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism Senate: Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs	Effective on 9/1/17
HB 4284	85-0 (2017)	Author: Price, Four Sponsor: Seliger, Kel	Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Potter County in family law matters.	House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/17
SJR 14	79-0 (2005)	Author: Seliger, Kel \| et. al. Sponsor: Smithee, John	Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing Potter or Randall County to abolish and reinstate the office of constable in the county or in a precinct of the county.	House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Committee report sent to Calendars
HJR 62	77-0 (2001)	Author: Swinford, David	Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the Commissioners Court of Potter County to call an election to abolish the office of constable in the county.	House: County Affairs	Referred to County Affairs
SB 1781	77-0 (2001)	Author: Bivins, Teel Sponsor: Swinford, David	Relating to the appointment of a public defender by the Commissioners Court of Potter County.	House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective immediately
HB 2020	74-0 (1995)	Author: Swinford, David Sponsor: Bivins, Teel	Relating to the salary of a judge of a county court at law in Potter County.	House: County Affairs Senate: Jurisprudence	Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
HB 1877	72-0 (1991)	Author: Crawford, Richard Sponsor: Bivins, Teel	Relating to bailiffs serving the district courts and statutory county courts of Potter and Randall counties.	House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective in 90 days -- 8/26/91
HB 3143	71-0 (1989)	Author: Crawford, Richard Sponsor: Bivins, Teel	Relating to the composition and compensation of the members of the Potter County Juvenile Board.	House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective in 90 days-8/28/89
SB 1835	71-0 (1989)	Author: Bivins, Teel	Relating to the composition and compensation of the members of the Potter County Juvenile Board.	Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
SB 233	70-0 (1987)	Author: Sarpalius, Bill Sponsor: Staniswalis, Chip	Relating to the county courts at law of Potter County.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective in 90 days - 8/31/87
HB 1601	65-0 (1977)	Author: Hill, Danny	Relating to the creation of the 274th Judicial District composed of the Counties of Potter and Randall.	House: Judicial Affairs	Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts
HB 2215	65-0 (1977)	Author: Simpson, Bob Sponsor: Sherman, Max	Relating to the judge of the Court of Deomestic Relations for Potter County.	House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective in 90 days
SB 1044	65-0 (1977)	Author: Sherman, Max	Relating to the creation of the 27th Judicial District composed of the Counties of Potter and Randall.	Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Referred to subcommittee
HB 2179	64-0 (1975)	Author: Bynum, Ben Sponsor: Sherman, Max	Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Potter County; making other provisions relative to the court; providing an effective date.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective in 90 days
HB 373	62-0 (1971)	Author: Bynum, Ben Sponsor: Sherman, Max	Relating to the Juvenile Board in Potter County.
SB 179	62-0 (1971)	Author: Sherman, Max	Relating to the Juvenile Board in Potter County.
HB 269	61-0 (1969)	Author: Moyer, J. Hudson	Relating to creating the 181st Judicial District for Randall and Potter counties and granting general jurisdiction to the 108th District Court of Potter County.
HB 61	61-2 (1969)	Author: Knapp, Jr., Walter Lee \| et. al.	Relating to creating the 181st Judicial District for Randall and Potter counties and granting general jurisdiction to the 108th District Court of Potter County.
HB 266	60-0 (1967)	Author: Price, William Rayford	Relating to conferring district court jurisdiction on the functioning domestic relations courts and the juvenile courts of Dallas and Harris counties; providing for election of the judge of the Potter county domestic relations court.
HB 476	60-0 (1967)	Author: Knapp, Jr., Walter Lee \| et. al.	Relating to creating the 149th Judicial District; providing for its court and for the jurisdiction, terms, personnel, administration, and practice of the court.
HB 1091	60-0 (1967)	Author: Knapp, Jr., Walter Lee	Relating to the election of a Judge for the Court of Domestic Relations in Potter County and providing that the District Clerk serve as clerk to the Court of Domestic Relations.
HB 1254	60-0 (1967)	Author: Knapp, Jr., Walter Lee	Relating to the election of a Judge for the Court of Domestic Relations in Potter County and providing that the District Clerk serve as clerk to the Court of Domestic Relations.
SB 567	60-0 (1967)	Author: Berry, Virgil E. "Red" \| et. al.	Relating to creating the 149th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, and 300th Judicial Districts; providing an effect date.
HB 563	59-0 (1965)	Author: Knapp, Jr., Walter Lee	Relating to the compensation of the Judge of the Court of Domestic Relations of Potter County; amending certain Acts.
HB 193	58-0 (1963)	Author: Moyer, J. Hudson	Relating to establishing and providing for a state school for the mentally retarded in Potter County.
HB 1082	58-0 (1963)	Author: Knapp, Jr., Walter Lee \| et. al.	Relating to authorizing the Commissioner's Courts of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties to pay the District Judge of the 47th Judicial District a reasonable sum not to exceed $6,000 per annum; authorizing the Commissioner's Court of Potter County to pay the District Judge of the 108th Judicial District a reasonable sum not to exceed $6,000 per annum; providing that such compensation shall be in addition to other compensation paid or authorized; providing for additional compensation which may be paid visiting judges.
SB 498	58-0 (1963)	Author: Hazlewood, Grady	Relating to authorizing the Commissioners Courts of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties to pay the District Judge of the 47th Judicial District a reasonable sum not to exceed $6,000 per annum; authorizing the Commissioners Court of Potter County to pay the District Judge of the 108th Judicial District a reasonable sum not to exceed $6,000 per annum.
SB 35	56-3 (1959)	Author: Hazlewood, Grady	Relating to creating the constitutional office of Criminal District Attorney for Potter and Armstrong Counties.
HB 29	55-1 (1957)	Author: Wilson, J. Edgar \| et. al.	Relating to providing that the Judge of the Court of Domestic Relations of Potter County, Texas, shall receive such compensation as allowed other District Judges by the laws of this State.
SB 24	55-1 (1957)	Author: Hazlewood, Grady	Relating to providing that the Judge of the Court of Domestic Relations of Potter County, Texas, shall receive such compensation as allowed other District Judges by the laws of this state.
HB 439	54-0 (1955)	Author: Andis, Bill R. \| et. al.	Relating to creating the County Court at Law of Potter County; defining its jurisdiction and powers and redefining the jurisdiction of the County Court of Potter County and the justice courts of the county; prescribing the qualifications, method of selection, tenure, compensation, and method of removal of the judge of the County Court at Law and providing methods for selecting special judges.
SB 175	54-0 (1955)	Author: Hazlewood, Grady	Relating to creating the "County Court at Law of Potter County" and defining its jurisdiction, original and appellate; defining the subject matter with respect to which the County Court at Law of Potter County and the County Court at Law of Potter County and the County Court of Potter County shall have concurrent jurisdiction; authorizing the transfer of cases, with the consent of the respective judges, over which both such courts have concurrent jurisdiction, except where writ of certiorari has been granted.
HB 542	52-0 (1951)	Author: Cobb, Morris Gray	Relating to amending certain acts creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Potter County, Texas; fixing its jurisdictions.
SB 345	52-0 (1951)	Author: Hazlewood, Grady	Relating to amending certain acts creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Potter County, Texas.
HB 250	51-0 (1949)	Author: Timmons, Jerome Blake	Relating to creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Randall and Potter Counties, Texas.
HB 946	51-0 (1949)	Author: Timmons, Jerome Blake	Relating to declaring the tornado and winds occurring in Amarillo, Texas and in Potter County and Randall County constituted a great public calamity.
SB 286	51-0 (1949)	Author: Hazlewood, Grady	Relating to creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Potter County; containing a severability clause.
SB 347	48-0 (1943)	Author: Hazlewood, Grady	Relating to exempting Potter County from the provisions of Chapter 7, Title 121, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas (1925) and from all laws regulating the inspection of hides and animals, and especially from the provisions of Articles 1471 to 1487, both inclusive, of the Penal code of the State of Texas (1925).
HB 281	46-0 (1939)	Author: Little, G. H. "Jack"	Relating to creating a special road law for Potter County, Texas, providing that said County may fund or refund designated interest-bearing time warrants in an amount not exceeding Forty-two Thousand Dollars ($42,000) outstanding against its Road and Bridge Fund as of January 1, 1939, by the issuance of funding bonds and setting forth the method of issuing same.
SB 43	46-0 (1939)	Author: Small, Sr., Charles Clinton "Clint"	Relating to creating a Special Road Law for Potter County, Texas, providing that said County may fund or refund designated interest-bearing time warrants in an amount of not exceeding Forty-two Thousand ($42,000) Dollars outstanding against its Road and Bridge Fund as of January 1, 1939.
HB 775	43-0 (1933)	Author: Stanfield, Halmond Kinsland	Relating to providing for restoration of jurisdiction of civil business to the District Court of 47th Judicial District in Potter County, providing for the perpetuation of said 47th District Court, and clothing said District Court with general jurisdiction of District Courts in all of the counties comprising said Judicial District; fixing the time of taking effect of this Act.
SB 477	43-0 (1933)	Author: Small, Sr., Charles Clinton "Clint"	Relating to repealing the law creating the County Court of Potter County at Law; transferring the causes pending on the docket of said court to the County Court of Potter County and the justice courts of Potter County.
SB 365	42-0 (1931)	Author: Small, Sr., Charles Clinton "Clint"	Relating to creating a Court to be known as the County Court of Potter County At Law.
HB 169	41-0 (1929)	Author: Warwick, Clyde W.	Relating to amending certain statute so as to include the counties of Gray, Hutchinson and Potter in said statute.	House: Privileges, Suffrage & Elections
SB 446	39-0 (1925)	Author: Reid, J. W.	Relating to consolidating Common School Districts Nos. 2 and & of Potter County, Texas into Potter County Consolidated Common School District No. 2; providing for an election of trustees; defining the powers of the district and of the trustees; defining the powers of the county board of school trustees with reference to the boundary lines of the district.	Senate: Educational Affairs
HB 534	37-0 (1921)	Author: Satterwhite, Robert Lee	Relating to amend a certain Act regarding the inspection of hides and animals so that said Articles shall hereafter apply to Potter County.
SB 200	36-0 (1919)	Author: Bell, William Steve	Relating to amending certain statute relating to official shorthand reporters' compensation in certain counties.	Senate: Civil Jurisprudence
HB 423	34-0 (1915)	Author: Crudgington, Jonathan Wilford	Relating to exempting Oldham and Potter Counties from provisions of hide and animal inspection law.
HB 542	31-0 (1909)	Author: Bowman, John Richard	Relating to amending Section 4 of Chapter 86 of the Acts of the Twenty-Eighth Legislature, relating to wolves and other wild animals, and providing for the destruction thereof, as amended by the Thirtieth Legislature; placing Potter county under the provisions of this law.

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