Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 15

Sponsor (15):
HB 246 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.

HB 533 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.

HB 1278 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.

HB 1306 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.

HB 1400 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.

HB 1869 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.

HB 1931 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.

HB 2429 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.

HB 2723 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.

HB 2757 Author: Cyrier
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the conduct and promotion of charitable raffles.

HB 3340 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.

HB 3476 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.

HB 3606 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.

HB 3767 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.

HB 4361 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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