Texas State Senator

Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1737

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/2/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/23/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.
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Texas Senate Bill SCR19

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1565

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions.
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Texas Senate Bill SB12

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/22/25  
Voted on by House
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1349

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
5/9/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1741

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.
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Texas Senate Bill SR187

Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Montgomery County Day.
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Texas Senate Bill SR186

Recognizing Montgomery Independent School District on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
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Texas Senate Bill SB18

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.
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Texas Senate Bill SR138

Recognizing February 26, 2025, as University of Houston-Downtown Day.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1566

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25  
Out of House Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by House
5/22/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1567

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/14/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by House
5/28/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.
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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.

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB9

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of House Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
4/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
6/12/25  
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
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Texas House Bill HJR1

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of House Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
4/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.