Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1541
Filed
2/21/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25
Voted on by Senate
4/15/25
Out of House Committee
5/21/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1542
Filed
2/21/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to maintaining the accuracy of information contained within the statewide voter registration system; creating a criminal offense.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1566
Filed
2/24/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25
Out of House Committee
5/14/25
Voted on by House
5/22/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1567
Filed
2/24/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/25/25
Voted on by Senate
4/14/25
Out of House Committee
5/2/25
Voted on by House
5/28/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1696
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on certain government documents and identification cards.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB17
Filed
2/20/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25
Out of House Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by House
5/9/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1741
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB18
Filed
2/21/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25
Out of House Committee
5/13/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1565
Filed
2/24/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1737
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by Senate
4/2/25
Out of House Committee
4/28/25
Voted on by House
5/23/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.