Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/10/2025

Number of Bills: 41

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (27):
SB 4 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

SB 505 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.

SB 506 Author: Bettencourt | Huffman | Middleton | Parker | Paxton
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

SB 507 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 508 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 509 Author: Bettencourt | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

SB 510 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.

SB 511 Author: Bettencourt | Middleton | Parker | Paxton
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms.

SB 568 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Menéndez | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

SB 569 Author: Bettencourt | Flores | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

SB 570 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Menéndez | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancy.

SB 571 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain contract employees to provide services to a public school and access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment at public schools.

SB 818 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.

SB 867 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/22/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

SB 984 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.

SB 985 Author: Bettencourt | Paxton
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.

SB 986 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to procedures under the public information law, including expedited responses and charges for bad faith requests.

SB 987 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.

SB 988 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump.

SB 989 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: 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.

SB 990 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.

SB 991 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: 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.

SB 1023 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.

SB 1024 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation.

SB 1025 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.

SJR 2 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SR 47 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Honoring the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo for his service as Pastor of the Day on February 11, 2025.

Additional Primary Authors (14):
SB 2 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/2025 H Received from the Senate
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

SB 75 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

SB 239 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | King | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

SB 307 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Hall | Middleton
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.

SB 396 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

SB 819 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 974 Author: Eckhardt | Bettencourt | Cook | Gutierrez | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

SB 1022 Author: Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilities.

SB 1045 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 01/31/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a state agency grant an opportunity for a public hearing before adopting certain rules.

SB 1059 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to state law.

SJR 12 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

SR 14 Author: Middleton | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 01/28/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas.

SR 66 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.

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