Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2820
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2821
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2822
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the election of the board of trustees of certain school districts and the powers and duties of the board of trustees of school districts.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2823
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road, and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by legally impaired drivers in certain civil actions.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2859
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committees.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2951
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the 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 counties.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2963
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the 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 law.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2973
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the 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 community.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB293
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
3/10/25
Voted on by Senate
3/12/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.