Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2974
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 enforcement of laws relating to elections.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2975
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 certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3026
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 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 changes.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3034
Filed
3/28/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 249 in Grimes and Montgomery Counties as the Doug Pitcock Aggie Expressway.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3041
Filed
4/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB32
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25
Voted on by Senate
4/9/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating 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 related ad valorem taxes.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3
Filed
2/20/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the regulation of consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring a registration; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB318
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by Senate
4/1/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general.