Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2478
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate or to authorize the issuance of tax bonds.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2485
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2493
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2516
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the court orders eligible for an interlocutory appeal.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2518
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2519
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25
Voted on by Senate
5/12/25
Out of House Committee
5/23/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2520
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/29/25
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25
Out of House Committee
5/23/25
Voted on by House
5/28/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the calculation of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2521
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25
Out of House Committee
5/22/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to notification of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the death of a resident of the county in which the district is located and the determination by the chief appraiser of the effect of the decedent's death on the continued eligibility of any property in the county previously owned by the decedent for any exemption allowed for the property.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2522
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to certain powers, limitations, and duties of a municipality and county in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality and the unincorporated area of the county.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2523
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25
Voted on by Senate
5/6/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2528
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the calculation of the petition election tax rate for certain taxing units and the ability of the voters to petition for an election to determine whether to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by those taxing units to the petition election tax rate.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2529
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25
Voted on by Senate
5/6/25
Out of House Committee
5/22/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2537
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the limitation on the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2514
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25
Voted on by Senate
5/5/25
Out of House Committee
5/16/25
Voted on by House
5/23/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2533
Filed
3/13/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/15/25
Voted on by Senate
5/7/25
Out of House Committee
5/21/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.