Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S. - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB15
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/19/25
Out of House Committee
8/23/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB16
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/18/25
Out of House Committee
8/22/25
Voted on by House
8/26/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB17
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB18
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/18/25
Out of House Committee
8/23/25
Voted on by House
8/25/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB19
Filed
8/26/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/26/25
Voted on by Senate
8/26/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB2
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/18/25
Out of House Committee
8/20/25
Voted on by House
8/21/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB29
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB3
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/18/25
Out of House Committee
8/23/25
Voted on by House
8/26/25
Governor Action
9/5/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB46
Filed
8/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB5
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/18/25
Out of House Committee
8/20/25
Voted on by House
8/21/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB6
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/19/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB8
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
8/19/25
Out of House Committee
8/26/25
Voted on by House
8/28/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB9
Filed
8/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
8/15/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SR4
In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio.
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2025 - 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Senate Bill SB40
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.