Texas Senate
Paul Bettencourt
Republican. Senate, district 7.
Emailpaul.bettencourt@senate.texas.gov
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officialBills they sponsored
127 bills sponsored this session
Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsSB 3071 · this session · introduced May 12, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxesSB 3067 · this session · introduced May 9, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school dSB 23 · this session · introduced Apr 15, 2025
See remarks for effective dateRelating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official informationSB 3041 · this session · introduced Apr 7, 2025
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 249 in Grimes and Montgomery Counties as the Doug Pitcock Aggie ExpresswaySB 3034 · this session · introduced Mar 28, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premisesSB 38 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
See remarks for effective dateRelating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain SB 32 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Ways & MeansRelating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changesSB 3026 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penaltySB 2975 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the enforcement of laws relating to electionsSB 2974 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the communitySB 2973 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the lawSB 2963 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain countiSB 2951 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committeesSB 2859 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road, and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by legally impaired drivers in certain civil actionsSB 2823 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
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Relating to the election of the board of trustees of certain school districts and the powers and duties of the board of trustees of school districtsSB 2822 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penaltiesSB 2821 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to the number of polling places in certain countiesSB 2820 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administratorSB 2819 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorderSB 2818 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial ParkwaySB 2817 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballotsSB 2816 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty and limiting the counties' authority to adopt an ad valorem tax rateSB 2722 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registrationSB 2681 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the public information lawSB 2680 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain countiesSB 2679 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic district or similar preservation district by certain municipalitiesSB 2639 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the calculation of the unused increment rate of a taxing unitSB 2541 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the adoption of an ordinance issuing a tax increment bond by certain municipalities that have designated a tax increment reinvestment zoneSB 2539 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the plan required to be adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal district for periodically conducting certain reappraisal activitiesSB 2538 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the limitation on the maximum compressed tax rate of a school districtSB 2537 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bondsSB 2529 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the calculation of the petition election tax rate for certain taxing units and the ability of the voters to petition for an election to determine whether to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by those taxSB 2528 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petitionSB 2523 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to certain powers, limitations, and duties of a municipality and county in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality and the unincorporated area of the countySB 2522 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendarRelating to notification of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the death of a resident of the county in which the district is located and the determination by the chief appraiser of the effect of the decedenSB 2521 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the calculation of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabledSB 2520 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securitiesSB 2519 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundariesSB 2518 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the court orders eligible for an interlocutory appealSB 2516 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to JurisprudenceRelating to the text of ballot propositions for bond electionsSB 2493 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental bodySB 2485 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the vote required by the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate or to authorize the issuance of tax bondsSB 2478 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancySB 2477 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public SafetySB 2383 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to requiring county use of the statewide computerized voter registration listSB 2382 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadwaySB 2238 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to severance pay for certain political subdivision employeesSB 2237 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to prohibiting certain preferences in a political subdivision contractor selection processSB 2236 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the authority of a political subdivision to impose a fee to fund a climate or environmental projectSB 2235 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expensesSB 2206 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26Relating to the membership of and qualifications for the Texas Lottery CommissionSB 2153 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to third-party software providers' ability to manage certain users' social media accountsSB 2152 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to countywide polling placesSB 2151 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to coordination between teaching hospitals and medical schools regarding student field-based experience placements and to preference in those placementsSB 2150 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by providers of electric serviceSB 2149 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to electric grid resiliency measures, including a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the cost of burying overhead power linesSB 2110 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to certain actions for personal injury that arise out of a sexual offense against a child or disabled individual and are brought against a non-perpetrator of the offenseSB 2079 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the duty of an appraisal district to keep confidential certain identifying information provided by a property ownerSB 2068 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased personsSB 2067 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the assumption of the powers and duties relating to driver's licenses, personal identification certificates, and other related programs, powers, and duties by the Texas Department of Motor VehiclesSB 2048 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offensesSB 2047 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penaltiesSB 2046 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by SpeakerRelating to the prohibition of certain actions with respect to campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign persons; creating criminal offensesSB 2045 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commisSB 2044 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing year-round standard time or daylight saving timeSB 2029 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highwaySB 2017 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.Relating to the administration and operations of the state auditor's officeSB 2016 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for certain municipal projectsSB 2015 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income programSB 2010 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real propertySB 1975 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of acSB 1962 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the reporting of data relating to postsecondary education and workforce trends by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission, to performance tier funding under the publicSB 1961 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Co-author authorizedRelating to the approval of land use assumptions, capital improvement plans, and impact feesSB 1883 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstancesSB 1882 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a feeSB 15 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling unitsSB 1567 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdictionSB 1566 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to maintaining the accuracy of information contained within the statewide voter registration system; creating a criminal offenseSB 1542 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to state oversight of county elections following a county election auditSB 1541 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employeesSB 1540 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendmentSB 1539 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the authority of a municipality to regulate within its extraterritorial jurisdictionSB 1509 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the expansion of the territory of an emergency services district into the territory of a municipalitySB 1503 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rateSB 1502 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26Relating to the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of general obligation bonds by political subdivisionsSB 1501 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to adult high school charter program fundingSB 1490 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including the establishment of a faculty council or senate and the decision-making authority of public institutions of higher educationSB 1489 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the area of operations of and certain tax exemptions available to housing authoritiesSB 1454 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to Intergovernmental AffairsRelating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposesSB 1453 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26Relating to continuation elections for municipal management districtsSB 1452 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivisionSB 1450 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs to remove debris or wreckage on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unitSB 1449 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendarRelating to state agency employment openings and aptitude assessmentsSB 1441 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneysSB 1440 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to automatic recounts of certain electionsSB 1439 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the procedure for a periodic rate adjustment by an electric utilitySB 1438 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the eligibility of certain individuals for certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a juvenile facilitySB 1437 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offenseSB 1436 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to notice provided to certain state and local officials regarding an appeal of a municipal order filed by a transmission and distribution utility in a ratemaking proceedingSB 1435 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling placeSB 1434 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendarRelating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutesSB 1433 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenueSB 4 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
See remarks for effective dateRelating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxesSB 1025 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligationSB 1024 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax ratesSB 1023 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those studentsSB 991 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murderSB 990 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to criminal history record information for certain master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or other court official applicants appointed or employed to serve in a state courtSB 989 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Criminal JurisprudenceRelating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging stationSB 988 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actionsSB 987 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Reported favorably as substitutedRelating to procedures under the public information law, including expedited responses and charges for bad faith requestsSB 986 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Delivery of Government EfficiencyRelating to the combination of certain election precinctsSB 985 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnessesSB 984 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a feeSB 867 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Placed on intent calendarRelating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a feeSB 818 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offenseSB 571 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2024
Effective immediatelyRelating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancySB 570 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2024
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis fSB 569 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2024
Effective immediatelyRelating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School ProgramSB 568 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2024
See remarks for effective dateRelating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms and to the notice of availability of such forms; creSB 511 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Referred to ElectionsRelating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration lawsSB 510 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining orderSB 509 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penaltySB 508 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penaltiesSB 507 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Committee report printed and distributedRelating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisionsSB 506 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penaltySB 505 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
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