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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Will Metcalf 86th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/25/2024
Number of Bills: 57

HB 2	Author:	Burrows
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees.

HB 3	Author:	Huberty \| Bernal \| Zerwas \| King, Ken \| Allen
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	06/12/2019 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

HB 6	Author:	Morrison \| Zerwas \| Hunter \| Huberty \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to disaster relief and recovery.

HB 9	Author:	Bonnen, Greg \| Murphy \| González, Mary \| Meyer \| Walle
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the contributions to and benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 13	Author:	Phelan \| Larson \| Longoria \| Guerra \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 S No action taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.

HB 16	Author:	Leach \| Bonnen, Greg \| Klick \| Oliverson \| Morrison
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the enforcement of the rights of a living unborn child after an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 20	Author:	Capriglione \| Zerwas \| Longoria \| Howard \| Bonnen, Greg
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/25/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the state highway fund and to the management and investment of the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the Texas legacy distribution fund.

HB 24	Author:	Romero, Jr. \| Neave \| Burns
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
	Caption:	Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.

HB 39	Author:	Zerwas \| Davis, Sarah \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Morrison \| Turner, Chris
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the repeal of certain time limitations on the award of grants by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee.

HB 234	Author:	Krause \| Middleton \| Guillen \| Phelan \| Price
	Coauthor:	Blanco \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Goldman \| Lang \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the local regulation of the sale of lemonade or other beverages by children.

HB 259	Author:	Thompson, Ed \| Bonnen, Greg \| Johnson, Julie \| Turner, Chris \| Paul
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bohac \| Capriglione \| Clardy \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hancock
	Last Action:	06/05/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to named driver insurance policies and certain related exclusions.

HB 297	Author:	Murr \| Burrows \| Burns \| Canales \| Darby
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Buckley \| Cain \| Dean \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2019 S Referred to Finance
	Caption:	Relating to the public school finance system, the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.

HB 302	Author:	Paul \| Nevárez \| Burns \| King, Phil \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.

HB 305	Author:	Paul \| Phelan \| Holland \| Cain \| Frullo
	Coauthor:	Capriglione \| Hefner \| Leman \| Metcalf \| Miller \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the requirement that certain political subdivisions with authority to impose a tax post certain information on an Internet website.

HB 347	Author:	King, Phil \| Huberty \| Bell, Cecil \| Larson
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Burns \| Hefner \| Lambert \| Lang \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Birdwell
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to consent annexation requirements.

HB 357	Author:	Stickland \| Biedermann \| Middleton \| Lang \| White
	Coauthor:	Burns \| Cain \| Hefner \| Krause \| Leman \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/19/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.

HB 405	Author:	Minjarez \| Howard \| Hinojosa \| Ortega \| Bell, Cecil
	Coauthor:	Calanni \| Dean \| Metcalf \| Miller \| Zerwas
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to designating June as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month.

HB 436	Author:	Shaheen \| Krause
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| Hefner \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/17/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances.

HB 492	Author:	Shine \| Darby \| Murphy \| Stephenson \| Raney
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bohac \| Buckley \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.

HB 539	Author:	Leman \| Springer \| Nevárez \| Stucky \| Ashby
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Bell, Keith \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.

HB 547	Author:	Canales \| Cyrier \| Bucy \| Springer \| Geren
	Coauthor:	Bohac \| Cain \| Lang \| Metcalf \| Middleton \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Perry
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to verification of hunting and fishing license information.

HB 803	Author:	Patterson \| Canales \| Thierry \| Toth \| Krause
	Coauthor:	Buckley \| Burns \| Button \| Cain \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Paxton
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to financial reporting requirements of a toll project entity.

HB 851	Author:	Huberty \| Cain \| Murphy \| Ashby \| Dutton
	Coauthor:	Bell, Keith \| Guillen \| Herrero \| Metcalf \| Zwiener
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the use of individual graduation committees and other alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements.

HB 869	Author:	Hefner \| Collier \| Moody \| Perez \| Springer
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Bohac \| Buckley \| Burrows \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving the interception, use, or disclosure of certain communications.

HB 1126	Author:	Bell, Cecil
	Coauthor:	Metcalf
	Last Action:	04/30/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises.

HB 1214	Author:	Cyrier \| Zerwas \| Price \| Turner, Chris \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

HB 1262	Author:	Bell, Keith \| Nevárez \| King, Ken \| Paddie \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Buckley \| Bucy \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/05/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the extended registration of certain vehicles not subject to inspection.

HB 1300	Author:	Hunter \| Lucio III \| Phelan \| Cyrier \| Morrison
	Coauthor:	Metcalf \| Minjarez \| Pacheco \| Raney
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to cultivated oyster mariculture; authorizing fees; requiring a permit; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1426	Author:	Guerra \| Phelan \| Deshotel \| Burrows \| Allison
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Canales \| Davis, Sarah \| Dutton \| Hernandez \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/06/2019 H Failed to pass to engrossment
	Caption:	Relating to mobile Internet service access in an area subject to a declared state of disaster.

HB 1495	Author:	Toth
	Coauthor:	Metcalf
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the ethics of certain public officials, including certain disclosure requirements.

HB 1576	Author:	Phelan \| Paddie \| Springer \| González, Mary \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the delivery of certain transportation services under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs.

HB 1631	Author:	Stickland \| Collier \| Burrows \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hall
	Last Action:	06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.

HB 1749	Author:	Wray \| Harris \| Rodriguez \| Oliverson \| Howard
	Coauthor:	Burns \| Button \| Cain \| Dominguez \| González, Mary \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Birdwell
	Last Action:	05/15/2019 S Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the requirements for a junior college district to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

HB 1929	Author:	Noble \| Morrison \| Klick \| King, Phil \| Springer
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/08/2019 H Reported favorably as substituted
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibition of certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.

HB 1973	Author:	Button \| Price \| Shaheen \| Goodwin \| Guerra
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Bell, Cecil \| Bowers \| Burrows \| Collier \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.

HB 2041	Author:	Oliverson \| Phelan \| Wray \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Bernal \| Calanni \| Lambert \| Metcalf \| Zwiener
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

HB 2100	Author:	Cain \| Oliverson \| Goldman \| Phelan \| Wilson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

HB 2195	Author:	Meyer \| Rosenthal \| Calanni \| Leach \| Burrows
	Coauthor:	Bohac \| Fierro \| Metcalf \| Swanson
	Sponsor:	Zaffirini
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to an active shooter emergency policy for school districts and required active shooter training for school district peace officers and school resource officers.

HB 2286	Author:	Oliverson \| Nevárez \| Springer \| Phelan \| Toth
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Cyrier \| Harris \| Hefner \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/14/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to certain firearm accessories and prohibiting the enforcement of certain federal laws related to certain firearm accessories.

HB 2677	Author:	Goldman \| Button
	Coauthor:	Capriglione \| Hefner \| Metcalf \| Paddie \| Patterson \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
	Caption:	Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist.

HB 2826	Author:	Bonnen, Greg \| Leach \| Goldman \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Longoria
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities.

HB 2892	Author:	Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to the right of conscientious refusal of a health care service.

HB 2945	Author:	Perez \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Longoria \| Price \| Goldman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Zaffirini
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers and to creating a payment fraud fusion center; imposing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 2967	Author:	Oliverson \| Martinez Fischer \| Lucio III \| Bonnen, Greg \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to prohibited balance billing and an independent dispute resolution program for out-of-network coverage under certain managed care plans; authorizing a fee.

HB 3016	Author:	Schaefer \| Oliverson \| Lang \| Middleton \| Krause
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Burns \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.

HB 3158	Author:	Raymond \| Toth \| Miller
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
	Caption:	Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

HB 3172	Author:	Krause \| Sanford \| Phelan \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2019 H Returned to committee: May 9 2019 7:33PM
	Caption:	Relating to the protection of membership in and support to religious organizations.

HB 3439	Author:	Patterson \| Parker \| Shaheen \| Geren \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/08/2019 H Postponed
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.

HB 3535	Author:	Phelan
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Greg \| King, Phil \| Metcalf \| Paul \| Sanford \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/08/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the payment of certain fees to municipalities by entities that provide telecommunications and cable or video services.

HB 3995	Author:	Phelan \| Raymond \| Rodriguez \| King, Phil \| Frullo
	Coauthor:	Deshotel \| González, Jessica \| Guerra \| Leman \| Metcalf \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/06/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to certificates of convenience and necessity for the construction of facilities for the transmission of electricity.

HB 4306	Author:	Biedermann \| Nevárez \| Cain \| Miller \| Murr
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Zaffirini
	Last Action:	05/21/2019 S Considered in public hearing
	Caption:	Relating to border security infrastructure enhancement projects and the creation of a fund to pay for those projects; allocating the earnings on the balance of that fund and reimbursement of related expenditures; including a study on water retention infrastructure near the border.

HB 4345	Author:	Sanford \| Krause \| Flynn \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Rodriguez
	Coauthor:	Bucy \| Capriglione \| Goldman \| Harris \| Hefner \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to liability for disclosing certain information regarding sexual misconduct by an employee, volunteer, or independent contractor of a charitable organization.

HCR 19	Author:	Herrero \| Neave \| Capriglione \| Blanco \| Clardy
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bohac \| Bucy \| Burns \| Canales \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	05/27/2019 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

HJR 10	Author:	Capriglione \| Zerwas \| Bonnen, Greg \| Rose \| Howard
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas legacy fund and the Texas legacy distribution fund, dedicating the Texas legacy distribution fund to certain state infrastructure projects or the reduction of certain long-term obligations, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the state highway fund.

HJR 12	Author:	Zerwas \| Davis, Sarah \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Morrison \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson \| Watson
	Last Action:	05/14/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HJR 34	Author:	Shine \| Darby \| Stephenson
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Blanco \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Bettencourt
	Last Action:	05/29/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.

HJR 39	Author:	Cyrier \| Price \| Zerwas \| Turner, Chris \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

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