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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Will Metcalf
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/25/2026
Number of Bills: 141

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (81):
Author:
Metcalf | Hefner | Bonnen | Capriglione
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to making permanent the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
02/28/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Metcalf | Ashby | McQueeney | Bucy | Curry
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to daylight saving time.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory probate courts in Montgomery County.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Metcalf | Capriglione
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the armed security officers required to be present at public schools and the appointment of reserve police officers by a school district police department.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
Caption:
Relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts.
Author:
Metcalf | Johnson | Howard
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.
Author:
Metcalf | Wilson | Lalani
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to license plates and license plate windshield insignia issued for and displayed on a vehicle; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Metcalf | Lambert | Bumgarner | Martinez Fischer | Harris
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study and provide recommendations to state agencies on ways to increase efficiency at the agencies.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to the components of a school district's enrichment tax rate and the calculation of the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Metcalf | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1097 in Montgomery County as the Army Specialist Joey Lenz Memorial Highway.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.
Author:
Metcalf | Plesa | Simmons | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the venue for the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving theft.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of certain protective orders for certain burglary offenses.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Caption:
Relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to the possession and consumption of wine on the premises of a mixed beverage permittee.
Author:
Metcalf | Anchía
Last Action:
05/16/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the consideration of the proportion of long-term debt and equity capitalization in establishing the rates of certain electric utilities.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a financing mechanism allowing electric utilities to obtain recovery of costs associated with a weather-related event or other natural disaster; granting authority to issue bonds.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the relocation or removal of dredged spoils or materials by a navigation district.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the name, rights, powers, and privileges of the Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation; making conforming changes.
Author:
Metcalf | Curry
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.
Author:
Metcalf | Lalani
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory probate courts in Montgomery County.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for certain electric utilities.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting ultraprocessed food from being served or sold to students in public schools.
Author:
Metcalf | Gerdes | Raymond | Capriglione
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the recovery of certain state border security expenditures from the federal government.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the provision by school districts of certain records and financial information to the public.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and an application for a place on the ballot by a candidate for the board of directors of an appraisal district.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/24/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption:
Relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public schools, eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation, and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for a school district or campus in a school year in which the operations of the district or campus are disrupted as a result of a declared disaster.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/24/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption:
Relating to the permissible uses of money attributable to the historic infrastructure sustainability trust fund.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the payment of restitution by a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the requirement for performance and payment bonds from certain contractors of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/16/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to excepting certain fiber-optic cable projects from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority and responsibilities of the Texas Historical Commission; authorizing fees.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of saltwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Author:
Metcalf | Flores | Isaac | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known as the Bicentennial Trail.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a flag.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to appeal of a mistrial order in a felony case.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilities.
Author:
Metcalf | Capriglione
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
Author:
Metcalf | Bell, Cecil | Cortez | Zwiener | Rosenthal
Sponsor:
Blanco
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the projects undertaken by a public improvement district, municipal management district, water control and improvement district, fresh water supply district, or municipal utility district.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to creating the Governor's Medal of Service award to recognize service to the people of Texas.
Author:
Metcalf | Plesa
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to certain death benefits for certain public safety officers under public retirement systems.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to required notice of an appeal to the commissioner of education regarding certain actions or decisions by a school district.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of a miniature vehicle.
Author:
Metcalf | Rosenthal
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction of electric generating facilities.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appeal of an appraisal review board order.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to approval by voters prior to the issuance of revenue bonds by the San Jacinto River Authority.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the election of the board of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to recommendations for the appointment of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
Author:
Metcalf | Harris | Isaac | Hefner | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the display of certain historical state documents.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the construction of nontolled frontage roads adjacent to certain toll projects.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
04/23/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules implemented by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department governing the management of chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting disease.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 258; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Sparks
Last Action:
04/09/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Commission for its stewardship of the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Park.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the Texas Almanac as the official State Book of Texas.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the transit amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 4187.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment exempting tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Metcalf
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 6 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Montgomery ISD.
Joint Author (60):
Author:
Leach | Harris | Buckley | Metcalf | Hull
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Author:
Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson | McQueeney | Spiller
Last Action:
04/02/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Harris | Hunter | Gates | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/26/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain persons to obtain third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document.
Author:
Hull | Noble | Leach | Metcalf | Patterson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons.
Author:
Gerdes | Metcalf | Harris | Troxclair | Harris Davila
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.
Author:
Capriglione | Metcalf | Toth
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain governmental bodies.
Author:
Gerdes | Bonnen | Capriglione | Metcalf | Troxclair
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
McQueeney | Raymond | Harris | Metcalf | Barry
Last Action:
05/09/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Capriglione | Spiller | Metcalf
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries.
Author:
Toth | Metcalf
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities.
Author:
Landgraf | Metcalf | VanDeaver
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law.
Author:
Swanson | Bonnen | Leach | Metcalf | Harris
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Patterson | Hickland | Metcalf | Hefner | Vasut
Last Action:
05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Author:
Shaheen | Capriglione | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
Author:
Spiller | Metcalf | Tepper
Last Action:
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain requirements applicable to certain public entities that engage in lobbying.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Spiller | Gerdes | Leo Wilson | Metcalf
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.
Author:
Lambert | Darby | Metcalf | Dorazio
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to requirements for notice advertising the sale of property to enforce a self-service storage facility lien.
Author:
Zwiener | VanDeaver | Buckley | Metcalf | González, Mary
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.
Author:
Virdell | Troxclair | Metcalf | Patterson | Dorazio
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations.
Author:
Harris | Metcalf | Raymond | Cain | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the care, custody, and display of the letter known as the victory or death letter, the Texas Constitution, and the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Author:
Capriglione | Metcalf | Hull | Landgraf | McQueeney
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a political subdivision's authority to use public money in the provision of legal services for individuals unlawfully present in the United States.
Author:
Hull | Metcalf | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a list of priority facilities by electric utilities.
Author:
Lujan | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
05/22/2025 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.
Author:
Canales | Metcalf | Virdell | Guillen | Hayes
Last Action:
04/28/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun.
Author:
Hefner | Metcalf
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Harris | Orr | Metcalf | Morales, Eddie | Harris Davila
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to provision to the Texas Department of Transportation of information regarding certain high-speed rail projects.
Author:
Toth | Oliverson | Metcalf | Guillen | McQueeney
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Imposing private civil liability on anyone who causes or contributes to the social transitioning of a minor.
Author:
Capriglione | McQueeney | Metcalf | Raymond | Shaheen
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism.
Author:
Harless | Oliverson | Perez, Mary Ann | Metcalf | Thompson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
Author:
Darby | Metcalf | Spiller
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
Author:
Darby | Noble | Landgraf | Raymond | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.
Author:
Oliverson | Noble | Hefner | Metcalf | Orr
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to protection of the rights of conscience of persons from providing and health care facilities from offering certain health care services; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Author:
Zwiener | Cole | Flores | Metcalf | Vasut
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas.
Author:
Cain | Vasut | Metcalf
Last Action:
05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.
Author:
Darby | Lambert | Metcalf | Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
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Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.
Author:
Olcott | Metcalf | Schatzline | Louderback
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
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Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.
Author:
Leach | Martinez | Metcalf | Gervin-Hawkins | Capriglione
Last Action:
05/09/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
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Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims involving the construction or repair of an improvement to real property.
Author:
Alders | Hefner | Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
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Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Capriglione | Bumgarner | Wilson | Metcalf
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to fiscal transparency for bonds issued by local governmental entities.
Author:
Vasut | Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
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Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties.
Author:
Noble | Metcalf | Isaac
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and an application for a place on the ballot by a candidate for the board of directors of an appraisal district.
Author:
Noble | Leach | Hunter | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
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Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
Author:
Bonnen | Metcalf
Last Action:
04/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Gerdes | Tepper | Metcalf | Hull | Schatzline
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to a prohibition on certain discriminatory activities by governmental entities and vendors of governmental entities; providing for declaratory and injunctive relief and the withholding of certain funds from political subdivisions.
Author:
Patterson | Metcalf
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
Author:
Capriglione | Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to school district contracts with certain organizations and payroll deductions for school district employees.
Author:
Shaheen | Metcalf | Leach | Noble | Hull
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
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Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
Author:
Morales, Eddie | Metcalf | Vasut | Kerwin | Troxclair
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the taking of certain aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.
Author:
Leach | Bonnen | Metcalf | Troxclair
Last Action:
04/25/2025 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Author:
Buckley | Metcalf | Isaac | Orr
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a motorized off-road vehicle entity for injuries arising from certain activities.
Author:
Gerdes | DeAyala | Metcalf | Guillen | Bumgarner
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.
Author:
Geren | McQueeney | Meyer | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
05/14/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
Author:
Capriglione | Metcalf | Harris
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.
Author:
Harris | Hunter | Martinez | Kitzman | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Author:
Vasut | Hefner | Metcalf
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Rescinding the automatic rescission of certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that constitution.
Author:
Vasut | Hefner | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/13/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Holt | Toth | Metcalf
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2025 4:30PM
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Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Toth | Metcalf
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 6 2025 3:02PM
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Honoring Tommy Gage for his 12 years of service as sheriff of Montgomery County.
Author:
Patterson | Metcalf | Orr | Hefner | Wilson
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Filed
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Declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations unwelcome at the Texas Capitol.
Author:
Landgraf | González, Mary | Metcalf | Phelan | Meyer
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 9 2025 11:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Mary Helen VanDeaver of Clarksville.
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