40th Regular Session


January 11, 1927 - March 16, 1927


Leadership

Governor: Daniel J. Moody, Jr. -  Vetoes

Lieutenant Governor: Barry Miller

Speaker of the House: Robert Lee Bobbitt 

Journals

The House Journal and Senate Journal for the 40th Regular Session are available from the Legislative Reference Library.

Rules
House Rules (40th R.S.)
Joint Rules (40th R.S.)
Senate Rules (40th R.S.)

Bill statistics for the 40th Legislature, Regular Session

Status HB HCR HJR HR SB SCR SJR SR Total
HB & SB
Total
Filed 653 30 32 114 485 39 33 97 1138 1483
Passed 173 16* 5 98 153 21 2 91 326 559
Vetoed 16 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 31 31

*HCRs 2, 22, and 26 were passed by the House and Senate, but did not receive the governor's approval and did not take effect.
See Texas Constitution Article 4, Section 15.