Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB987
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB988
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by Senate
3/31/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB989
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating 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 court.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB990
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB991
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating 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 students.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR13
Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR1
Filed
2/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25
Voted on by Senate
2/19/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR18
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25
Voted on by Senate
3/18/25
Out of House Committee
3/31/25
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.