Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)
Legislative Session
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2291
Relating to the Texas Medal for the Defense of Freedom award.
Primary Author of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB23
Filed
12/19/16
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to requiring state contractors to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB25
Filed
11/21/16
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB272
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as part of the sunset review process.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB329
Filed
12/15/16
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to birth records of adopted persons.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB412
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to requiring a presidential elector to vote for the candidates for president and vice president who won the popular vote in this state for those offices.
Co-Author of Legislation
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB253
Filed
11/22/16
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to investment prohibitions and divestment requirements for certain investments of public money.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB258
Filed
11/29/16
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains; imposing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB29
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3
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 establishment of an education savings account program and a tax credit scholarship and educational expense assistance program.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB349
Filed
12/16/16
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB4
Filed
11/15/16
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the enforcement by campus police departments and certain local governmental entities of state and federal laws governing immigration and to related duties and liability of certain persons in the criminal justice system; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB415
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a prohibition on the performance of dismemberment abortions; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB444
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to school marshals for private schools.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB445
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 authorization and reporting of expenditures for lobbying activities by certain political subdivisions and other public entities.