Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Legislative Session
Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB103
Filed
3/14/25
Out of House Committee
4/17/25
Voted on by House
4/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1244
Filed
11/12/24
Out of House Committee
4/17/25
Voted on by House
4/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25
Governor Action
5/24/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB138
Filed
3/7/25
Out of House Committee
4/1/25
Voted on by House
5/1/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/25
Voted on by Senate
5/21/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1392
Filed
11/18/24
Out of House Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by House
4/3/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25
Governor Action
5/24/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1393
Filed
11/18/24
Out of House Committee
4/1/25
Voted on by House
4/16/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by Senate
5/22/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to daylight saving time.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB148
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
4/17/25
Voted on by House
4/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1533
Filed
12/5/24
Out of House Committee
5/5/25
Voted on by House
5/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/20/25
Voted on by Senate
5/23/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1661
Filed
12/18/24
Out of House Committee
4/16/25
Voted on by House
5/8/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25
Voted on by Senate
5/26/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB2001
Filed
1/22/25
Out of House Committee
4/30/25
Voted on by House
5/8/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/25
Voted on by Senate
5/23/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB21
Filed
1/13/25
Out of House Committee
5/5/25
Voted on by House
5/10/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25
Governor Action
5/28/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB2559
Filed
2/7/25
Out of House Committee
4/16/25
Voted on by House
4/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB30
Filed
3/14/25
Out of House Committee
5/2/25
Voted on by House
5/8/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25
Governor Action
5/28/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB127
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
5/7/25
Voted on by House
5/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/27/25
Voted on by Senate
5/29/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB2
Filed
2/20/25
Out of House Committee
4/10/25
Voted on by House
4/17/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/20/25
Voted on by Senate
5/23/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to public education and public school finance.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB2703
Filed
2/12/25
Out of House Committee
4/28/25
Voted on by House
5/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25
Governor Action
5/28/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.