Paul Bettencourt
State Senator · Texas Senate District 7
Bills introduced (141)
Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.
Effective on 1/1/26 · June 22, 2025
Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.
Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025
Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.
Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025
Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.
Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
See remarks for effective date · June 20, 2025
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Effective immediately · June 20, 2025
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025
Relating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes.
Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025
Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.
Effective on 1/1/26 · June 20, 2025
Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.
Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025
Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.
Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025
Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Effective immediately · June 20, 2025
Showing the 12 most recently active.
Recent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| HB5680 Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB5680 Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB5680 Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Senate · Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2731 Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 29, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4454 Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4454 Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4449 Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4449 Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB426 Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB426 Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB426 Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis. | Senate · Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4285 Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4236 Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4236 Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3133 Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3133 Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3711 Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3711 Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| SB3059 Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission. | Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report May 31, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2017 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. | Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report May 31, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4158 Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4158 Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3159 Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3866 Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3866 Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4233 Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 29, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4233 Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 29, 2025 | Yes |
| HB5646 Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB1506 Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB1506 Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2844 Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2844 Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| SB2799 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 16, 2025 | Yes |
| SB2799 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 16, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4638 Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4638 Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB40 Relating to the business court. | Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report June 1, 2025 | Yes |
| HB40 Relating to the business court. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB40 Relating to the business court. | Senate · Vote recorded in Journal May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB40 Relating to the business court. | Senate · Vote recorded in Journal May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB3697 Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB127 Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 29, 2025 | Yes |
| HB127 Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 29, 2025 | Yes |
| HB1105 Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4488 Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4488 Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2517 Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2517 Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 28, 2025 | Yes |
| HB5699 Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB5699 Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4687 Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4687 Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HCR118 Expressing support for the expansion of the warship manufacturing industry in Texas. | Senate · Adopted May 26, 2025 | Yes |
| SB2972 Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. | Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report June 1, 2025 | Yes |
| SB2337 Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services. | Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report May 31, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2853 Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. | Senate · Read 3rd time May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2853 Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. | Senate · Three day rule suspended May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2853 Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. | Senate · Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| HB2853 Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. | Senate · Rules suspended-Regular order of business May 27, 2025 | Yes |
| SB1362 Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense. | Senate · Senate concurs in House amendment(s) May 30, 2025 | Yes |