Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Will Metcalf
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 12/11/2024

Number of Bills: 124

HB 2 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Coauthor: Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration.

HB 3 Author: Burrows | King, Tracy O. | Moody | King, Ken | Bonnen
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/14/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources.

HB 4 Author: Capriglione | Longoria | Burrows | Meyer
Coauthor: Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.

HB 7 Author: Guillen | Raymond | Muñoz, Jr. | Morales, Eddie | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/27/2023 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 8 Author: VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria
Coauthor: Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.

HB 9 Author: Ashby | Hunter | Hernandez | Bonnen | Longoria
Coauthor: Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.

HB 13 Author: King, Ken | Burrows | King, Tracy O. | González, Mary | Buckley
Coauthor: Allison | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to training, preparedness, and funding for school safety and emergencies in public schools.

HB 18 Author: Slawson | Patterson | González, Mary | Burrows | Darby
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.

HB 19 Author: Murr | Leach | Landgraf | Meyer | Lujan
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.

HB 20 Author: Schaefer | Harrison | Lozano | Leo-Wilson | Troxclair
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2023 H Returned to committee: May 9 2023 10:52PM
Caption: Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.

HB 23 Author: Swanson | Slawson | Klick | Bonnen | Oliverson
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to participation in athletic activities based on biological sex; providing a civil right to action for K-12 athletes and college athletes.

HB 25 Author: Talarico | Frank | Burrows | Rose | Klick
Coauthor: Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee.

HB 29 Author: Murr | Spiller | Bell, Keith
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Metcalf | Rogers
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to 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 34 Author: Toth | Capriglione | Wilson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Goldman | Harrison | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2023 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to a public school classroom safety review and referral program for students who engage in violent criminal conduct; creating a criminal offense.

HB 44 Author: Swanson | Klick | Slawson | Hefner | Morales Shaw
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status.

HB 60 Author: Vasut | Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Hayes | Hefner | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students.

HB 61 Author: Noble | Slawson | Swanson | Oliverson | Hull
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Burns | Burrows | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or an abortion provider's services.

HB 65 Author: Spiller | Guillen | Holland | Bell, Keith
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 81 Author: Harrison | Klick | Frank | Jones, Venton
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to informed consent before provision of certain medical treatments and exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

HB 82 Author: Spiller | Hefner | Clardy | Cook
Coauthor: Ashby | Bailes | Bumgarner | Cain | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to an interstate compact for border security, including building a border wall and sharing state intelligence and resources.

HB 90 Author: Patterson | Buckley | Cook | Raymond | Shine
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.

HB 93 Author: Swanson | Cook | Frazier | Toth | Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Bonnen | Bumgarner | Guillen | Harris, Caroline | Harrison | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2023 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain repeat intoxication offenders.

HB 96 Author: González, Mary | Guillen | Gamez | Lopez, Janie | VanDeaver
Coauthor: Metcalf | Morales, Eddie | Patterson | Plesa | Slawson
Last Action: 05/15/2023 S Referred to Border Security
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

HB 111 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Hayes | Hefner | Leo-Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

HB 122 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Harrison | Hayes | Leo-Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on providing to certain children procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria; creating a criminal offense.

HB 200 Author: Leach
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Cain | Frank | Gerdes | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the reestablishment of the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council.

HB 231 Author: Swanson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Hayes | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

HB 246 Author: Swanson | Smith
Coauthor: Capriglione | DeAyala | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Thimesch
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program for recording ballot counting activity.

HB 294 Author: Schofield
Coauthor: Anderson | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Noble | Oliverson | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Elections: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures.

HB 319 Author: Oliverson
Coauthor: Anderson | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | Frank | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

HB 360 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Cain | Hayes | Hefner | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to requiring the disclosure of certain information regarding public school teaching materials and activities.

HB 471 Author: Patterson | Capriglione | Burrows | Canales | Lujan
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Bumgarner | Cain | Frazier | et al.
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury.

HB 478 Author: Hull | Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Hayes | Hefner | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

HB 521 Author: Cain
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

HB 522 Author: Cain | Slawson | Smithee | Dean | Spiller
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Burns | Burrows | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the designation of Celebration of Life Day as a state holiday.

HB 571 Author: Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Dorazio | Frazier | Harris, Caroline | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

HB 600 Author: Bonnen | Burns | Capriglione
Coauthor: Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Button | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2023 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 609 Author: Vasut
Coauthor: Bailes | Cain | Hefner | Metcalf | Spiller | et al.
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the liability of a business owner or operator arising from the exposure of an individual to a pandemic disease.

HB 631 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Cain | Hefner | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to parental rights in education.

HB 636 Author: Patterson | Cain
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Harrison | Hayes | Hefner | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.

HB 643 Author: Patterson
Coauthor: Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Wilson
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the definition of sexually oriented business.

HB 683 Author: Cole | Guillen | Turner | Dutton | Howard
Coauthor: Anchía | Bernal | Garcia | Gates | Johnson, Ann | et al.
Sponsor: LaMantia
Last Action: 05/12/2023 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

HB 777 Author: Vasut
Coauthor: Cain | Hayes | Hefner | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting face covering mandates for public school students, prohibiting public schools from requiring students to provide documentation regarding certain vaccinations, and allowing public schools to screen students regarding certain infections.

HB 787 Author: Patterson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Hayes | Hefner | Leo-Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of tax incentives by business entities that assist employees to obtain abortions.

HB 800 Author: Guillen | Raymond | Muñoz, Jr. | Lozano | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cunningham | et al.
Sponsor: Flores
Last Action: 05/26/2023 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 807 Author: Harrison
Coauthor: Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Patterson | Spiller | Swanson
Last Action: 03/01/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 1 2023 11:49AM
Caption: Relating to immunization requirements.

HB 862 Author: Schofield
Coauthor: Cain | Hefner | Leo-Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a citizen.

HB 888 Author: Slawson | Leach | Shaheen | Noble | Troxclair
Coauthor: Anderson | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | Dorazio | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations on a health care liability claim involving certain gender modification drugs provided to and procedures performed on a minor.

HB 892 Author: Burrows | Frazier | Moody | Shaheen
Coauthor: Lopez, Janie | Metcalf | Thimesch | Troxclair
Last Action: 03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a law enforcement agency accreditation grant program.

HB 900 Author: Patterson | Buckley | Burrows | Shaheen | Longoria
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries.

HB 1015 Author: Vasut
Coauthor: Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Spiller | Swanson
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on receipt of state money by businesses that implement COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

HB 1075 Author: Harris, Cody | Button | Jetton | Shaheen | Sherman, Sr.
Coauthor: Anchía | Bumgarner | Cook | Gerdes | Kitzman | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain property interests of a foreign government in agricultural land.

HB 1155 Author: Patterson | Hefner | Harris, Cody
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Dean | Dorazio | et al.
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for certain public school students.

HB 1243 Author: Hefner | Spiller | Murr | Leach | Goldman
Coauthor: Ashby | Bumgarner | Clardy | Cook | Darby | et al.
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1313 Author: Burrows
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Gerdes | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a study on the side effects, adverse reactions, including death, and the effectiveness of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) or its variants.

HB 1372 Author: Harris, Cody
Coauthor: Anderson | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | Cunningham | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the tort of public nuisance.

HB 1408 Author: Schaefer
Coauthor: Cain | Hefner | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to changing the elements of the offense of possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child and to the prosecution and punishment of that offense and the severability of certain related penal laws.

HB 1414 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Vasut
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating gas stove usage within the State of Texas.

HB 1474 Author: Guillen | Ramos | Morales, Eddie | Plesa | Garcia
Coauthor: Bailes | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | Frank | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to protections for pregnant and parenting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.

HB 1494 Author: Cain | Leach | Murr | Vasut | Slawson
Coauthor: Allison | Buckley | Bumgarner | Frazier | Gates | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to the interpretation of certain laws protecting the free exercise of religion.

HB 1541 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Hayes | Hefner | Landgraf | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 1574 Author: Harris, Caroline | González, Mary
Coauthor: Bailes | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | DeAyala | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to early registration for parenting students at public institutions of higher education.

HB 1581 Author: Thimesch | Frazier | Lujan | Johnson, Julie | Cook
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cortez | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance causing death or serious bodily injury; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1613 Author: Shine | Martinez Fischer | Kuempel | Ordaz | Slawson
Coauthor: Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor: Flores
Last Action: 05/25/2023 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.

HB 1655 Author: Patterson | Oliverson
Coauthor: Anderson | Hayes | Metcalf | Thimesch
Last Action: 03/07/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of books sold to or included in public school libraries.

HB 1735 Author: Leach
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Hayes | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption: Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1790 Author: Rogers | Harris, Cody | Lambert | Darby | Frazier
Coauthor: Anderson | Cook | Gates | King, Ken | Kuempel | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption: Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1804 Author: Leo-Wilson | Hefner | Buckley | Slawson | Oliverson
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.

HB 1952 Author: Toth | Anderson
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Burns | Burrows | Gerdes | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors.

HB 1973 Author: Harris, Caroline | Klick | Frank | Campos | Collier
Coauthor: Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 2010 Author: Hefner
Coauthor: DeAyala | Metcalf | Morales Shaw | Slawson
Last Action: 04/04/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.

HB 2020 Author: Oliverson | Paul | Swanson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Hayes | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 03/30/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the suspension of a county elections administrator.

HB 2041 Author: Schaefer
Coauthor: Gerdes | Hefner | Isaac | Metcalf | Noble | et al.
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to notice to consumers when a financial institution generates or collects prohibited firearm or ammunition purchase information.

HB 2064 Author: Burns
Coauthor: Metcalf
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.

HB 2123 Author: Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Metcalf | Swanson
Last Action: 03/09/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption: Relating to verifying the citizenship of an applicant for voter registration; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2127 Author: Burrows | Meyer | Goldman | King, Ken | Raymond
Coauthor: Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/14/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation.

HB 2239 Author: Troxclair | Bailes | Burns | Thimesch | Patterson
Coauthor: Metcalf | Rogers
Sponsor: Flores
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

HB 2374 Author: Landgraf | Darby | Manuel | Thimesch | Button
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Dean | Gerdes | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an energy source or engine.

HB 2425 Author: Isaac
Coauthor: Anderson | Bumgarner | Frazier | Guillen | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with Chinese companies.

HB 2426 Author: Isaac
Coauthor: Anderson | Bumgarner | DeAyala | Frazier | Guillen | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the information required to be disclosed in a registration form for lobbyists.

HB 2549 Author: Rogers | Price | Spiller | King, Ken | Patterson
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 05/19/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to light pollution mitigation for wind turbine generators.

HB 2615 Author: Gates | Harris, Cody | Burrows | Canales | Allen
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Returned to committee: May 11 2023 11:50PM
Caption: Relating to the operation by a school district of a foundation and trade diploma program to provide eligible high school students with educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.

HB 2659 Author: Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Dorazio | Frazier | Harris, Caroline | Hayes | Isaac | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to protection for a public school employee's refusal to participate in certain inclusivity policies.

HB 2690 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.

HB 2705 Author: Hayes | Bumgarner | Oliverson
Coauthor: Clardy | Dorazio | Frazier | Gerdes | Harrison | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

HB 2736 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Hayes | Metcalf | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to requirements regarding certain student resources provided to public and private school students by a public or private primary or secondary school, institution of higher education, state agency, or public library.

HB 2846 Author: Cain | Schofield | Slawson | Murr | Vasut
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Burrows | Gerdes | Harrison | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
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.

HB 3137 Author: Isaac | Bumgarner | Lopez, Janie | Cain | Toth
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Cecil | DeAyala | Dorazio | Frazier | et al.
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to prohibited local regulation with respect to a firearm or air gun.

HB 3138 Author: Isaac
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bumgarner | DeAyala | Dorazio | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

HB 3162 Author: Klick | Bonnen | Raymond | Frank | Oliverson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cain | Gerdes | Harris, Caroline | Harris, Cody | et al.
Sponsor: Springer
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions.

HB 3164 Author: Tepper | Noble | Jetton | Patterson | Capriglione
Coauthor: Anderson | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Dorazio | et al.
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and employees at public institutions of higher education.

HB 3379 Author: Cook | Cain | Vasut | Morales, Eddie | Thimesch
Coauthor: Anderson | Bumgarner | Campos | Dorazio | Frank | et al.
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to orders for the conservatorship of, possession of or access to, or support of a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 3553 Author: Thierry | Shaheen | Moody | Jetton | Cook
Coauthor: Anderson | Bumgarner | Button | Campos | Collier | et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses if committed at certain locations.

HB 3554 Author: Thierry | Shaheen | Moody | Jetton | Cook
Coauthor: Anderson | Bumgarner | Button | Campos | Collier | et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.

HB 3561 Author: VanDeaver | Bailes
Coauthor: Metcalf
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption: Relating to the payment of certain contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

HB 3570 Author: Schatzline | Thierry | Schaefer | Johnson, Ann
Coauthor: Allison | Bumgarner | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website.

HB 3585 Author: Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Hayes | Metcalf | Patterson | Stucky | et al.
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption: Relating to restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website.

HB 3782 Author: Guillen | Raymond | Morales, Eddie | Muñoz, Jr. | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cunningham | Dorazio | Hayes | Isaac | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 S Referred to Border Security
Caption: Relating to establishing the Border Security Advisory Council and the Border Protection Task Force.

HB 3847 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Hayes | Metcalf | Patterson | Stucky | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.

HB 3883 Author: Troxclair | Leo-Wilson | Slawson | Klick | Noble
Coauthor: Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bumgarner | Burns | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

HB 3928 Author: Toth | Meyer | Dutton | Anderson | Burrows
Coauthor: Allison | Bernal | Bumgarner | Cain | Frazier | et al.
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to dyslexia evaluations and services for public school students, the provision of services for students with dyslexia and related disorders, and certain parental notice regarding the rights of parents of public school students with disabilities.

HB 4026 Author: Schofield
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of state special prosecutor.

HB 4049 Author: Frank | Noble | Cook | Hull | Rose
Coauthor: Allison | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4089 Author: Oliverson
Coauthor: Anderson | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | Frank | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to the Texas Alternatives to Abortion Program.

HB 4138 Author: Schatzline | Noble | Spiller | Klick | Bonnen
Coauthor: Bailes | Cain | DeAyala | Frank | Frazier | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.

HB 4180 Author: Frazier | Swanson | Rose
Coauthor: Anderson | Bumgarner | Cortez | Cunningham | DeAyala | et al.
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving obstructing a highway or other passageway by engaging in a reckless driving exhibition or street racing on a highway.

HB 4198 Author: Toth | Anderson
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Cook | Dean | Hayes | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 4350 Author: Harrison
Coauthor: Metcalf | Slaton | Swanson
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on vaccination status.

HB 4378 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Burns | Burrows | Gerdes | et al.
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to a cause of action for drag performances performed in the presence of a minor.

HB 4520 Author: Harris, Cody | Shaheen | Cook
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Frazier | Hayes | Metcalf | Patterson | et al.
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to employment and retirement consequences for an educator convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

HB 4549 Author: Toth | Leo-Wilson
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses.

HB 4580 Author: Leach
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Harrison | Hayes | Holland | et al.
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for certain students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction.

HB 4827 Author: Leo-Wilson | Schaefer | Guillen | Canales | Frazier
Coauthor: Anderson | Harris, Caroline | Hayes | Isaac | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.

HB 5000 Author: Kitzman | Schaefer | Rogers
Coauthor: Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bumgarner | Burns | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to licensing and regulation of certain child-care facilities; providing penalties.

HB 5035 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bumgarner | Hayes | Metcalf | Patterson | Stucky | et al.
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

HB 5140 Author: Cain | Slawson
Coauthor: Bonnen | Metcalf
Last Action: 03/24/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the consideration of race or ethnicity as a factor in governmental employment or contracting, in other governmental functions, and in higher education admissions.

HB 5235 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Burrows | Gerdes | Hayes | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
Caption: Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility in a public school; authorizing a civil penalty, authorizing a private civil right of action.

HB 5261 Author: Frank
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Harrison | Hayes | Leach | Leo-Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
Caption: Relating to public education, including parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials and the establishment of an education savings account program.

HJR 1 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

HJR 2 Author: Bonnen | Capriglione | Burns
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Button | Cain | Gerdes | Hayes | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/30/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HJR 35 Author: Vasut | Darby | Clardy
Coauthor: Anderson | Ashby | Bumgarner | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
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.

HJR 132 Author: Hefner | Meyer | Vasut | Burrows | Raymond
Coauthor: Cain | Metcalf | Morales, Eddie | Toth
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.

HJR 144 Author: Canales | Goldman | Cain | Lozano | Hunter
Coauthor: Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges.

HR 228 Author: Orr | Smith | Tepper | Dorazio | Klick
Coauthor: Allison | Bailes | Buckley | Bumgarner | Burns | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2023 7:34PM
Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association Legislative Day at the State Capitol.

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