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Paul Bettencourt 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)

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Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1434

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1437

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Governor Action
5/19/25  
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a juvenile facility.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1436

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1440

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneys.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1438

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the procedure for a periodic rate adjustment by an electric utility.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1441

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state agency employment openings and aptitude assessments.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1439

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to automatic recounts of certain elections.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1453

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
Out of House Committee
5/16/25  
Voted on by House
5/24/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1454

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the area of operations of and certain tax exemptions available to housing authorities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1452

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1449

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs to remove debris or wreckage on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1450

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/10/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.
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Texas Senate Bill SB19

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
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.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB2

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
4/17/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/20/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to public education and public school finance.

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB4

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by House
5/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.