Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2478
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
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Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating 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 bonds.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2485
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2493
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2516
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
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Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the court orders eligible for an interlocutory appeal.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2518
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
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Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2519
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to restrictions on the levy and use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2520
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the 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 disabled.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2521
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating 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 decedent's death on the continued eligibility of any property in the county previously owned by the decedent for any exemption allowed for the property.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2522
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to municipal and county regulation of platting and subdivisions of land.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2523
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition.