Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 14)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2963
Filed
3/14/25
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 the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2973
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2974
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2975
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3026
Filed
3/14/25
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 certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3034
Filed
3/28/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25
Out of House Committee
5/16/25
Voted on by House
5/23/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 249 in Grimes and Montgomery Counties as the Doug Pitcock Aggie Expressway.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3041
Filed
4/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3067
Filed
5/9/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB307
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3071
Filed
5/12/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3
Filed
2/20/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25
Out of House Committee
5/16/25
Voted on by House
5/22/25
Governor Action
6/22/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3016
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25
Voted on by Senate
5/8/25
Out of House Committee
5/24/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to state preemption of municipal and county regulation on land use, structures, businesses, and related activities and municipal boundaries and annexation.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3059
Filed
4/24/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25
Voted on by Senate
5/12/25
Out of House Committee
5/20/25
Voted on by House
5/27/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3070
Filed
5/12/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/15/25
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25
Out of House Committee
5/23/25
Voted on by House
5/26/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB31
Filed
3/14/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25
Voted on by Senate
4/29/25
Out of House Committee
5/12/25
Voted on by House
5/22/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.