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Texas Legislature

Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored

Sen. Paul Bettencourt
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/1/2026

Number of Bills: 15

Sponsor (15):
Author:
Murr | Cook | Ellzey
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
Author:
Shine | Lambert
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/19/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to ad valorem tax sales of personal property seized under a tax warrant.
Author:
Campos | Morales Shaw
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to public hearings on homelessness issues held by the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless.
Author:
Swanson | Dominguez | Pacheco
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault or aggravated assault of a process server.
Author:
Swanson | Tinderholt | Pacheco | Dominguez
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of impersonating a private investigator.
Author:
Burrows | Bonnen | Middleton | Tinderholt
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the definition of debt for the purposes of calculating certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit.
Author:
Walle | Campos | Morales Shaw
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/27/2021 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 27 2021 6:00PM
Caption:
Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.
Author:
Meyer | Shine
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the alternate provisions for ad valorem tax rate notices when the de minimis rate of a taxing unit exceeds the voter-approval tax rate.
Author:
Meyer | Shine | Button
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/03/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public notice of the availability on the Internet of property-tax-related information.
Author:
Cyrier
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the conduct and promotion of charitable raffles.
Author:
Swanson
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the appeal of certain orders regarding dangerous dogs.
Author:
Schofield
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to water utilities inside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
Author:
Leach | Rodriguez | Guillen
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the provision of vocational training to inmates confined in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfer facility.
Author:
Murphy | Oliverson | Raney
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to measures to support the alignment of education and workforce development in the state with state workforce needs, including the establishment of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.
Author:
Raney | Parker
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.
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