Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 195

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (141):
SB 4 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Turner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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 15 Author: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Gutierrez | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Gates
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

SB 23 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

SB 32 Author: Bettencourt | Parker
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: 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 and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.

SB 38 Author: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Button | Geren | Moody | Smithee | Leach
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.

SB 505 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Swanson
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.

SB 506 Author: Bettencourt | Huffman | Middleton | Parker | Paxton
Sponsor: Paul | Toth | Tepper
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

SB 507 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 24 2025 2:50PM
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: 03/31/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 31 2025 8:16PM
Caption: Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 509 Author: Bettencourt | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry
Sponsor: Schofield
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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.
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.

SB 511 Author: Bettencourt | Middleton | Parker | Paxton
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Referred to Elections: May 23 2025 10:08AM
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 and to the notice of availability of such forms; creating criminal offenses.

SB 568 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Menéndez | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
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.
Sponsor: Bell, Keith | Ashby | Buckley | Shaheen | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 05/06/2025 E Effective immediately
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.
Sponsor: Allen
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancy.

SB 571 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Buckley | Noble | Frank
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.

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: 05/15/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

SB 984 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.

SB 985 Author: Bettencourt | Paxton
Sponsor: Hayes | Cook | Hopper | Bumgarner
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.

SB 986 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: May 10 2025 8:26PM
Caption: Relating to procedures under the public information law, including expedited responses and charges for bad faith requests.

SB 987 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: DeAyala
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
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: 05/22/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.

SB 989 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
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
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.

SB 991 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: González, Mary | Moody | VanDeaver | Garcia, Linda
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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
Sponsor: Troxclair
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.

SB 1024 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 05/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation.

SB 1025 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Troxclair
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.

SB 1433 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes.

SB 1434 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: 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.

SB 1435 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to notice provided to certain state and local officials regarding an appeal of a municipal order filed by a transmission and distribution utility in a ratemaking proceeding.

SB 1436 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/31/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 31 2025 9:38PM
Caption: Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1437 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Noble
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a juvenile facility.

SB 1438 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the procedure for a periodic rate adjustment by an electric utility.

SB 1439 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to automatic recounts of certain elections.

SB 1440 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneys.

SB 1441 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to state agency employment openings and aptitude assessments.

SB 1449 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/07/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: 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.

SB 1450 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Gates
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.

SB 1452 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts.

SB 1453 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Meyer
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

SB 1454 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: May 12 2025 10:52PM
Caption: Relating to the area of operations of and certain tax exemptions available to housing authorities.

SB 1489 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/20/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including the establishment of a faculty council or senate and the decision-making authority of public institutions of higher education.

SB 1490 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Gerdes | Lujan | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to adult high school charter program funding.

SB 1501 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of general obligation bonds by political subdivisions.

SB 1502 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Troxclair
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

SB 1503 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the expansion of the territory of an emergency services district into the territory of a municipality.

SB 1509 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate within its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

SB 1539 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

SB 1540 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.

SB 1541 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Swanson
Last Action: 05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.

SB 1542 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to maintaining the accuracy of information contained within the statewide voter registration system; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1566 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

SB 1567 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Vasut
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.

SB 1882 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/01/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 1 2025 6:02PM
Caption: Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.

SB 1883 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Buckley | Dyson | Alders
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the approval of land use assumptions, capital improvement plans, and impact fees.

SB 1961 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/10/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: 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.

SB 1962 Author: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | King | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: 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.

SB 1975 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/10/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 10 2025 5:30PM
Caption: Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.

SB 2010 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Troxclair
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.

SB 2015 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/17/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for certain municipal projects.

SB 2016 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/31/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 31 2025 2:59PM
Caption: Relating to the administration and operations of the state auditor's office.

SB 2017 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: 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.

SB 2029 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/17/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing year-round standard time or daylight saving time.

SB 2044 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 5 2025 8:30PM
Caption: 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.

SB 2045 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/17/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain actions with respect to campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign persons; creating criminal offenses.

SB 2046 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption: Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 2047 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/17/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offenses.

SB 2048 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/17/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the assumption of the powers and duties relating to driver's licenses, personal identification certificates, and other related programs, powers, and duties by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

SB 2067 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons.

SB 2068 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Button | Troxclair
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the duty of an appraisal district to keep confidential certain identifying information provided by a property owner.

SB 2079 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain actions for personal injury that arise out of a sexual offense against a child or disabled individual and are brought against a non-perpetrator of the offense.

SB 2110 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | King | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to electric grid resiliency measures, including a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the cost of burying overhead power lines.

SB 2149 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | King
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by providers of electric service.

SB 2150 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to coordination between teaching hospitals and medical schools regarding student field-based experience placements and to preference in those placements.

SB 2151 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to countywide polling places.

SB 2152 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to third-party software providers' ability to manage certain users' social media accounts.

SB 2153 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/24/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the membership of and qualifications for the Texas Lottery Commission.

SB 2206 Author: Bettencourt | Huffman
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.

SB 2235 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/25/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to impose a fee to fund a climate or environmental project.

SB 2236 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/25/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain preferences in a political subdivision contractor selection process.

SB 2237 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to severance pay for certain political subdivision employees.

SB 2238 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/31/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway.

SB 2382 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/14/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring county use of the statewide computerized voter registration list.

SB 2383 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

SB 2477 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Patterson
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

SB 2478 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate or to authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

SB 2485 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body.

SB 2493 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.

SB 2516 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the court orders eligible for an interlocutory appeal.

SB 2518 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.

SB 2519 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Tepper
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities.

SB 2520 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Noble
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled.

SB 2521 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Button
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to notification of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the death of a resident of the county in which the district is located and the determination by the chief appraiser of the effect of the decedent's death on the continued eligibility of any property in the county previously owned by the decedent for any exemption allowed for the property.

SB 2522 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to certain powers, limitations, and duties of a municipality and county in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality and the unincorporated area of the county.

SB 2523 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition.

SB 2528 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the petition election tax rate for certain taxing units and the ability of the voters to petition for an election to determine whether to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by those taxing units to the petition election tax rate.

SB 2529 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Troxclair
Last Action: 05/22/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

SB 2537 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

SB 2538 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Turner
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the plan required to be adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal district for periodically conducting certain reappraisal activities.

SB 2539 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Vasut
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the adoption of an ordinance issuing a tax increment bond by certain municipalities that have designated a tax increment reinvestment zone.

SB 2541 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Vasut
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the unused increment rate of a taxing unit.

SB 2639 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic district or similar preservation district by certain municipalities.

SB 2679 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

SB 2680 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 5 2025 11:37AM
Caption: Relating to the public information law.

SB 2681 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: DeAyala
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

SB 2722 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: DeAyala | Cunningham | Hull | Jones, Jolanda | Paul
Last Action: 05/22/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty and limiting the counties' authority to adopt an ad valorem tax rate.

SB 2816 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.

SB 2817 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway.

SB 2818 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder.

SB 2819 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/30/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 30 2025 3:55PM
Caption: Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.

SB 2820 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties.

SB 2821 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties.

SB 2822 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the election of the board of trustees of certain school districts and the powers and duties of the board of trustees of school districts.

SB 2823 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road, and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by legally impaired drivers in certain civil actions.

SB 2859 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committees.

SB 2951 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.

SB 2963 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.

SB 2973 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

SB 2974 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.

SB 2975 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 3026 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/07/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.

SB 3034 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Ashby
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 249 in Grimes and Montgomery Counties as the Doug Pitcock Aggie Expressway.

SB 3041 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/08/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.

SB 3067 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.

SB 3071 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/19/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 19 2025 1:57PM
Caption: Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.

SJR 2 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Turner
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SJR 67 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/10/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing year-round standard time or daylight saving time and authorizing the legislature to enact legislation that gives effect to the preferred option.

SJR 81 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: 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.

SJR 84 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

SJR 85 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.

SR 47 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Daniel DiNardo for his service as Pastor of the Day.

SR 108 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 02/19/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Texas Building Owners and Managers Association Advocacy Day.

SR 109 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 02/25/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 2025 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.

SR 350 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 04/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Joe S. Vásquez for his service as Pastor of the Day and on his appointment as archbishop of Galveston-Houston.

SR 368 Author: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.

SR 463 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Blanco | Flores | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Pope Francis.

SR 695 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/30/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Returning Senate Bill No. 293 to the House for further consideration.

SR 709 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/31/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 568.

SR 719 Author: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Dave Welch.

Additional Primary Authors (54):
SB 2 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Last Action: 05/03/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

SB 7 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

SB 10 Author: King | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Noble | Buckley | Leach | Spiller | Raymond
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

SB 11 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Spiller | Cook | Paul
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

SB 13 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley | Metcalf | Frank | Spiller
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

SB 14 Author: King | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione | Hunter | Leach | Bhojani | Curry
Last Action: 04/23/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

SB 16 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Isaac
Last Action: 05/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.

SB 17 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson | McQueeney | Spiller
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

SB 18 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Hull
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.

SB 19 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 03/25/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

SB 24 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Oliverson | Metcalf | Hefner | Kitzman
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

SB 28 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.

SB 33 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Noble | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

SB 75 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Wilson
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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
Sponsor: Gerdes | Isaac | Swanson | Toth | Wilson
Last Action: 05/05/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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: 04/22/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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.
Sponsor: Turner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1022 Author: Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 02/24/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilities.

SB 1045 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 02/24/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
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
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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.

SB 1696 Author: Hall | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 03/11/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on certain government documents and identification cards.

SB 1741 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.

SB 1929 Author: Menéndez | Bettencourt
Last Action: 03/17/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: 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.

SB 2035 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | King
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Postponed
Caption: 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.

SB 2361 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt
Sponsor: Louderback | Lalani
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.

SB 2365 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time.

SB 2907 Author: West | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

SCR 24 Author: King | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to s/c on International Relations by Speaker: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.

SJR 12 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

SJR 78 Author: West | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

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 of Brazoria County.

SR 66 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day.

SR 98 Author: Huffman | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 02/13/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Senator Judith Zaffirini on the occasion of her birthday.

SR 138 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Cook | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/26/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2025, as University of Houston-Downtown Day.

SR 152 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Cook | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/26/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.

SR 175 Author: West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 02/27/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month.

SR 180 Author: Cook | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 03/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Nurse Day.

SR 186 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 03/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Montgomery Independent School District on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

SR 187 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 03/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Montgomery County Day.

SR 222 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of former state Senator and Representative Joe J. Bernal of San Antonio.

SR 258 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner of Houston.

SR 265 Author: King | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 03/19/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day.

SR 283 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Middleton | Sparks
Last Action: 03/18/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Laura Rogers for her life saving efforts.

SR 305 Author: Hall | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 03/20/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Jill Diane Warrington Glover.

SR 333 Author: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 03/27/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Gordon Robert Johnson of Austin.

SR 414 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | West
Last Action: 04/16/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 16, 2025, as St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Day.

SR 536 Author: Cook | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Mark Garcia for his 25 years of service as Texas Senate auditor.

SR 545 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Summer Willis for her advocacy on behalf of survivors of sexual violence.

SR 553 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Cook | Johnson
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the 2025 University of Houston Hobby School Fellows.

SR 629 Author: Hughes | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Joshua Daniel King.

SR 686 Author: Zaffirini | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and her staff for their valuable contributions and service.

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