Texas State Representative

Will Metcalf 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1397

Filed
11/19/24  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
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.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1391

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; increasing criminal penalties; changing parole eligibility.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1337

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1378

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to municipal and county regulation of certain electric energy storage.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1308

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the legal status of employees, including requiring participation in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify program, and authorizing the suspension of certain licenses held by private employers for certain conduct in relation to the employment of persons not lawfully present.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 139

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 14

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of House Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
4/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/26/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/28/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1381

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign entities by public institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1425

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 135

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
4/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/1/25  
Governor Action
5/13/25  
Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1312

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1617

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1639

Filed
12/16/24  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/20/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1428

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory probate courts in Montgomery County.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB 1430

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.