Texas State Senator

Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB493

Filed

11/12/24

Out of House Committee

3/31/25

Voted on by House

5/13/25

Out of Senate Committee

5/23/25

Voted on by Senate

5/26/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB621

Filed

11/12/24

Out of House Committee

4/17/25

Voted on by House

4/30/25

Out of Senate Committee

5/23/25

Voted on by Senate

5/26/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents related to governmental officials or candidates for political office.

Primary Author of Legislation

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.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB75

Filed

11/12/24

Out of Senate Committee

4/14/25

Voted on by Senate

4/16/25

Out of House Committee

5/14/25

Voted on by House

5/21/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

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.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB396

Filed

11/20/24

Out of Senate Committee

3/26/25

Voted on by Senate

4/1/25

Out of House Committee

5/2/25

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

Co-Author of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB260

Filed

11/12/24

Out of Senate Committee

3/10/25

Voted on by Senate

3/12/25

Out of House Committee

4/16/25

Voted on by House

4/17/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB231

Filed

11/12/24

Out of Senate Committee

4/9/25

Voted on by Senate

4/16/25

Out of House Committee

5/15/25

Voted on by House

5/21/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to temporary emergency electric energy facilities.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB262

Filed

11/12/24

Out of Senate Committee

3/4/25

Voted on by Senate

3/11/25

Out of House Committee

4/23/25

Voted on by House

4/24/25

Governor Action

5/8/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to eligibility requirements to practice public accountancy.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB213

Filed

11/12/24

Out of Senate Committee

3/19/25

Voted on by Senate

3/27/25

Out of House Committee

5/10/25

Voted on by House

5/21/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB388

Filed

11/19/24

Out of Senate Committee

3/13/25

Voted on by Senate

3/19/25

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB414

Filed

11/21/24

Out of Senate Committee

3/24/25

Voted on by Senate

4/7/25

Out of House Committee

5/23/25

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.

Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB851

Filed

11/12/24

Out of House Committee

5/1/25

Voted on by House

5/8/25

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 determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.

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.

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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