Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1436
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1437
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25
Out of House Committee
4/24/25
Voted on by House
4/29/25
Governor Action
5/19/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a juvenile facility.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1438
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 the procedure for a periodic rate adjustment by an electric utility.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1439
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 automatic recounts of certain elections.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1440
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 required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneys.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1441
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 state agency employment openings and aptitude assessments.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1449
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs to remove debris or wreckage on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1450
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25
Out of House Committee
5/22/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1452
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 continuation elections for municipal management districts.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1453
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25
Out of House Committee
5/16/25
Voted on by House
5/24/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.