Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
87th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 8

SB 1 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Murr | Lozano | Clardy | White | Jetton
Last Action: 09/07/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

SB 2 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 08/31/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex.

SB 4 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Klick | Noble | Oliverson | Cook | Frank
Last Action: 09/17/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to abortion complication reporting and the regulation of drug-induced abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; creating a criminal offense.

SB 5 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 08/19/2021 H Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies: Aug 19 2021 6:18PM
Caption: Relating to complaint procedures and disclosure requirements for, and to the censorship of users' expressions by, social media platforms.

SB 6 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Smith | Cook | Harless | Kacal
Last Action: 09/17/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds.

SB 7 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor: Rogers | Darby | Ashby | Parker | Bonnen
Last Action: 09/09/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 14 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Hall | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: King, Phil | Paddie | Burrows | Metcalf | Geren
Last Action: 09/01/2021 H Returned to committee: Sep 1 2021 4:55PM
Caption: Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment benefits and policies.

SJR 3 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Kacal | Smith | Cook
Last Action: 08/30/2021 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary and authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.

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