Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)
Legislative Session
Co-Author of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB994
Filed
2/16/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/23
Voted on by Senate
3/15/23
Out of House Committee
5/9/23
Voted on by House
5/17/23
Governor Action
6/18/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR17
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR2
Extending the duty of the comptroller of public accounts under Section 7-c, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, to deposit certain tax revenue to the state highway fund.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR29
Filed
1/12/23
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23
Voted on by Senate
4/19/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR35
Filed
1/25/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/22/23
Voted on by Senate
3/27/23
Out of House Committee
5/20/23
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR44
Filed
2/13/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23
Voted on by Senate
3/20/23
Out of House Committee
5/18/23
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR52
Filed
2/17/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/23
Voted on by Senate
3/21/23
Out of House Committee
5/20/23
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Extending the deadline for the automatic rescission of certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that constitution.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR59
Filed
2/22/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/22/23
Voted on by Senate
4/6/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.
Primary Author of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR60
Instructing the enrollment clerk of the Senate to make a correction in H.B. No. 3699.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR2
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
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.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR3
Filed
3/1/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/21/23
Voted on by Senate
3/22/23
Out of House Committee
5/16/23
Voted on by House
5/18/23
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR4
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR58
Filed
2/22/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/23/23
Voted on by Senate
3/28/23
Out of House Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR80
Filed
3/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the utilities reliability fund and the utilities reliability revenue fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance the reliability and resiliency of the power grid in this state.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR86
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing year-round standard time or daylight saving time and authorizing the legislature to enact legislation that gives effect to the preferred option.