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

Number of Bills: 65

SB 3 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 9 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

SB 12 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: 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.

SB 26 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.

SB 31 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 37 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Hagenbuch | Hughes | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman.

SB 40 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 111 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | King
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 14 2025 12:07AM
Caption: Relating to reporting by school districts regarding special education legal proceedings in which a certain amount of legal fees has been incurred by the district.

SB 213 Author: West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Cook | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Dean
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.

SB 229 Author: West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Cook | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

SB 231 Author: King
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to temporary emergency electric energy facilities.

SB 260 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

SB 262 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Button | Plesa | Manuel
Last Action: 05/08/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements to practice public accountancy.

SB 270 Author: Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Menéndez | Miles
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to a study of the costs and benefits of burying distribution power lines in certain metropolitan areas.

SB 293 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Perry | Schwertner | West
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Conference committee report filed
Caption: Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 318 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Hughes | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general.

SB 324 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption: Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

SB 371 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 388 Author: King
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.

SB 412 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Patterson | Hickland | Metcalf | Hefner | Vasut
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

SB 414 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.

SB 494 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Landgraf | Lopez, Ray | Morales, Eddie | Darby
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.

SB 522 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Button
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the certification and regulation of certain out-of-state certified public accountants.

SB 532 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Flores | Hinojosa, Adam | West
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.

SB 689 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Sponsor: Gerdes | Tepper | Schatzline
Last Action: 05/20/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.

SB 785 Author: Flores
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Guillen | Lopez, Janie
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.

SB 790 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

SB 835 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

SB 843 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.

SB 869 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | West
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve certain complaints.

SB 875 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Cunningham
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to prohibiting election activities committed by a member of the board of trustees or superintendent of an independent school district or on certain school district premises; creating criminal offenses.

SB 1020 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Louderback
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to personal bond offices, to the notification provided to a judge regarding tampering with an electronic monitoring device while released on bond or community supervision, and to the availability of certain information regarding a person required to submit to an electronic monitoring program or being supervised by a community supervision and corrections department.

SB 1047 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Flores | Hagenbuch | King | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 02/12/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.

SB 1183 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used by or for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs.

SB 1300 Author: Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Cook | Smithee | Louderback | Tepper | Curry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 1313 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Sponsor: Cunningham
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1314 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.

SB 1315 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products near certain locations.

SB 1316 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Sponsor: Cunningham | Johnson | Frank | Simmons | Olcott
Last Action: 05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.

SB 1317 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to limitations on the age of individuals allowed to enter the premises of a smoke shop; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1346 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Patterson
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibited sales to persons attempting to purchase all or substantially all possible winning tickets in a lottery drawing.

SB 1349 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst | Parker
Sponsor: Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Hefner | Guillen
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: 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.

SB 1565 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Sparks
Last Action: 02/27/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: 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.

SB 1737 Author: Huffman | Flores
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Perry | West | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Lujan | Darby | Lambert
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

SB 1809 Author: Flores
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Lambert | Cook | Perez, Mary Ann
Last Action: 05/13/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with a gift card, gift card packaging, or gift card data or redemption information.

SB 1871 Author: Perry | Creighton | Sparks
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

SB 2064 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Cook | Flores | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor: Lambert | Vasut
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from certain taxes imposed on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a person from a decedent or the decedent's estate.

SB 2253 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 30 2025 7:31PM
Caption: Relating to the certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency.

SB 2260 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: May 14 2025 12:07AM
Caption: Relating to the disclosure and posting of certain information regarding multifamily residential developments that receive certain tax exemptions and the eligibility of those developments to receive those exemptions.

SB 2514 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Parker
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2533 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: DeAyala
Last Action: 05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

SB 2619 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hagenbuch | Hancock | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/16/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 16 2025 2:37PM
Caption: Relating to certain accountability-related policies and procedures related to public schools, the availability of information regarding a board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, and the approval by the Texas Education Agency of training provided to a member of a board of trustees of a school district.

SB 2764 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property.

SB 2794 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Parker
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

SB 2858 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

SB 2891 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Perry
Sponsor: Orr | Frank | Pierson | Bucy
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

SB 3016 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 05/24/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to state preemption of municipal and county regulation on land use, structures, businesses, and related activities and municipal boundaries and annexation.

SB 3059 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hagenbuch
Sponsor: Metcalf | Martinez Fischer
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.

SB 3070 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | King | et al.
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.

SCR 13 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Longoria | Gámez | Canales | Tepper | Harris
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.

SCR 19 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Flores | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Harris Davila | Vasut | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

SJR 1 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Little | Cook | Louderback
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 18 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione | Metcalf
Last Action: 05/07/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.

SR 395 Author: King
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Hancock | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the ninth class of Governor William P. Clements Jr. Scholars.

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