Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1314
Filed
2/14/25
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 a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1315
Filed
2/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products near certain locations.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1316
Filed
2/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25
Out of House Committee
4/29/25
Voted on by House
5/7/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1317
Filed
2/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to limitations on the age of individuals allowed to enter the premises of a smoke shop; creating a criminal offense.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1346
Filed
2/18/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25
Out of House Committee
5/19/25
Voted on by House
5/27/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to prohibited sales to persons attempting to purchase all or substantially all possible winning tickets in a lottery drawing.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1349
Filed
2/18/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25
Out of House Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by House
5/9/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB14
Filed
3/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/11/25
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25
Out of House Committee
4/7/25
Voted on by House
4/9/25
Governor Action
4/23/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1433
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by Senate
4/29/25
Out of House Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by House
5/28/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1434
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1435
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to notice provided to certain state and local officials regarding an appeal of a municipal order filed by a transmission and distribution utility in a ratemaking proceeding.