Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/10/2024

Number of Bills: 35

HB 9 Author: Klick | Allison | Shaheen | Harless | Price
Sponsor: Campbell
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the criminal punishment and conditions of community supervision for the offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 19 Author: Leach | Ashby | Meyer
Sponsor: Taylor
Cosponsor: Hughes | Buckingham | Nichols | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator, including the effect that changes to that liability have on commercial automobile insurance.

HB 20 Author: Murr | Kacal
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/31/2021 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to rules for fixing the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a bail 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.

HB 385 Author: Pacheco | White | Campos | Button | Krause
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to conditions of community supervision and procedures applicable to the reduction or termination of a defendant's period of community supervision.

HB 454 Author: Metcalf
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the creation of a specialty treatment court for certain individuals residing with a child who is the subject of a juvenile court case.

HB 547 Author: Frank | Dutton | Huberty | González, Mary | Burrows
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to authorizing equal opportunity for access by non-enrolled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.

HB 574 Author: Bonnen | Goldman
Sponsor: Taylor
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Campbell
Last Action: 06/03/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections.

HB 604 Author: Noble | Stucky | Buckley | Thierry | Anderson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Paxton | Bettencourt | Buckingham
Last Action: 05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue organization.

HB 988 Author: Shine | Rodriguez | Lucio III | Button
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to ad valorem taxation; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1057 Author: Oliverson | Shaheen | Parker | Hefner | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Lucio | Hall | Paxton | Menéndez
Last Action: 05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to designating November 7 as Victims of Communism Day.

HB 1128 Author: Jetton | Harris | Lozano
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted.

HB 1133 Author: Clardy
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an election to revoke a county equalization tax imposed in certain counties.

HB 1172 Author: Howard | Tinderholt | Harless | Neave | White
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault or other prohibited sexual conduct.

HB 1239 Author: Sanford | Metcalf | Raymond | Slawson | Noble
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Hall | Bettencourt | Lucio
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.

HB 1382 Author: Bucy | Morales Shaw | Ortega | González, Jessica | Zwiener
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Hall | Zaffirini | Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the availability of certain information regarding early voting.

HB 1468 Author: Bell, Keith | Huberty | Toth | González, Mary | Dutton
Sponsor: Taylor
Cosponsor: West | Paxton | Lucio | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/30/2021 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to a local remote learning program operated by a public school.

HB 1525 Author: Huberty | VanDeaver | King, Ken | Dutton | González, Mary
Sponsor: Taylor
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Lucio | Paxton
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the public school finance system and public education.

HB 1535 Author: Klick | Dean | Price | Oliverson | Howard
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Lucio | Perry | Alvarado | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions and the establishment of compassionate-use institutional review boards to evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in the treatment of certain patients.

HB 1545 Author: Cyrier | Sherman, Sr.
Sponsor: Hall
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.

HB 1564 Author: González, Mary
Sponsor: Blanco
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a receivership for and disposition of certain platted lots that are abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped in certain counties.

HB 1763 Author: Oliverson | Hefner | Lucio III | Bell, Cecil | Raymond
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.

HB 1818 Author: Patterson | Reynolds | Shaheen | Holland | Jetton
Sponsor: Menéndez
Cosponsor: Lucio | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/29/2021 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1900 Author: Goldman | Metcalf | Bonnen | Raymond | Button
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.

HB 1925 Author: Capriglione | Harless | Lucio III | Geren | King, Phil
Sponsor: Buckingham
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Lucio | Schwertner
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place and to a political subdivision's designation of property for camping by homeless individuals; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1957 Author: Kuempel | Thompson, Senfronia | King, Tracy O. | Zwiener
Sponsor: Buckingham
Cosponsor: Alvarado | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the labeling of wine as originating from an area of this state or with the name of a vineyard in this state.

HB 2152 Author: Meyer | Holland | Guillen
Sponsor: Nichols
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Hall
Last Action: 06/03/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the online renewal of vehicle registration.

HB 2283 Author: King, Phil | Paul | Cain | Patterson | Schofield
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the acceptance of certain gifts and donations for the administration of elections.

HB 2497 Author: Parker | Oliverson | Metcalf | Landgraf | Lambert
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Schwertner | Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the establishment and duties of the Texas 1836 Project.

HB 2586 Author: Thierry | Paddie | Harless | Button | Goldman
Sponsor: Hall
Cosponsor: Alvarado | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to an annual audit of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region.

HB 2622 Author: Holland | Paddie | Canales | White | Metcalf
Sponsor: Hall
Cosponsor: Creighton | Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.

HB 3481 Author: Rose | Reynolds
Sponsor: West
Cosponsor: Johnson | Powell | Miles | Hughes | Alvarado | et al.
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to designating December 1 as Rosa Parks Day.

HB 3610 Author: Gervin-Hawkins | Sanford | Middleton
Sponsor: Springer
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain public schools and certain requirements of a charter school that receives certain tax exemptions.

HB 3979 Author: Toth | Leach | Metcalf | Bonnen | Parker
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Campbell | Bettencourt | Hall
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools.

HB 4545 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Taylor
Cosponsor: West | Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students, the establishment of a strong foundations grant program, and providing accelerated instruction for students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.

HJR 4 Author: Kacal | Price | Lambert | Murr
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/30/2021 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment 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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