Texas State Senator

Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HCR35

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR133

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
4/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR2

Filed
2/26/25  
Out of House Committee
3/20/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/12/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR1

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of House Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
4/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB10

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1022

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1023

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Governor Action
5/27/25  
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1024

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/31/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1025

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.

Co-Author of Legislation

TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1020

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25  
Out of House Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by House
5/20/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to personal bond offices, to the notification provided to a judge regarding tampering with an electronic monitoring device while released on bond or community supervision, and to the availability of certain information regarding a person required to submit to an electronic monitoring program or being supervised by a community supervision and corrections department.