Texas State Senator
Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB19
Filed
2/20/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1929
Filed
3/5/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to water testing by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at correctional facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and county jails.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1961
Filed
3/5/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the reporting of data relating to postsecondary education and workforce trends by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission, to performance tier funding under the public junior college finance program, and to a biennial regional labor demand assessment by the coordinating board.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1962
Filed
3/5/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25
Out of House Committee
5/24/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings 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.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1975
Filed
3/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2
Filed
1/24/25
Out of Senate Committee
1/29/25
Voted on by Senate
2/5/25
Out of House Committee
4/11/25
Voted on by House
4/17/25
Governor Action
5/3/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2010
Filed
3/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25
Voted on by Senate
4/23/25
Out of House Committee
5/9/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2015
Filed
3/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for certain municipal projects.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2016
Filed
3/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the administration and operations of the state auditor's office.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2017
Filed
3/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25
Voted on by Senate
5/12/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2029
Filed
3/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing year-round standard time or daylight saving time.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2035
Filed
3/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25
Voted on by Senate
5/6/25
Out of House Committee
5/19/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving political committees that support or oppose a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2044
Filed
3/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2045
Filed
3/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the prohibition of certain actions with respect to campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign persons; creating criminal offenses.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2046
Filed
3/7/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25
Voted on by Senate
4/30/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.