Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 18)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB987
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25
Out of House Committee
5/19/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB988
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by Senate
3/31/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB989
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to criminal history record information for certain master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or other court official applicants appointed or employed to serve in a state court.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB990
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25
Out of House Committee
5/20/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB991
Filed
1/29/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25
Out of House Committee
5/10/25
Voted on by House
5/21/25
Governor Action
6/20/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR24
Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR12
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25
Voted on by Senate
4/7/25
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.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR2
Filed
2/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
2/11/25
Voted on by Senate
2/13/25
Out of House Committee
5/9/25
Voted on by House
5/20/25
Sent toSOS
5/22/25
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR67
Filed
3/7/25
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 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.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR78
Filed
3/14/25
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 certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.
Co-Author of Legislation
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR13
Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR19
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR1
Filed
2/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25
Voted on by Senate
2/19/25
Out of House Committee
5/15/25
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR18
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25
Voted on by Senate
3/18/25
Out of House Committee
3/31/25
Voted on by House
4/28/25
Sent toSOS
5/7/25
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR5
Filed
2/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25
Voted on by Senate
2/20/25
Out of House Committee
5/15/25
Voted on by House
5/19/25
Sent toSOS
6/2/25
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.