Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)
Legislative Session
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas House Bill HB4298
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 553; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas House Bill HCR141
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building in the Capitol Complex in honor of former president George H. W. Bush.
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas House Bill HB658
Filed
12/20/16
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to voting by voters with certain disabilities or voters who reside at a residential care facility.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas House Bill HB867
Filed
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to school marshals.
Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas House Bill HB661
Filed
12/20/16
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to access to certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials by patients with severe chronic diseases.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas House Bill HB810
Filed
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the provision of certain investigational stem cell treatments to patients with certain severe chronic diseases or terminal illnesses and regulating the possession, use, and transfer of adult stem cells; creating a criminal offense.
Co-Author of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB10
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1004
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the deployment of network nodes in public right-of-way; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1066
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to meeting the graduate medical education needs of new medical degree programs offered by public institutions of higher education and to the employment status of certain residents participating in certain graduate medical education programs.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1091
Filed
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 courses that may be offered for dual credit by school districts and public institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB11
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the provision of child protective services and other health and human services by certain state agencies or under contract with a state agency, including foster care, child protective, relative and kinship caregiver support, prevention and early intervention health care, and adoption services.
Primary Author of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1000
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1085
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the certification of unopposed candidates for the board of directors of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1106
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the issuance of a citation for criminal trespass punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1138
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the creation of the blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of an individual suspected of killing or causing serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer.