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Texas Legislature

Bills Cosponsored

Sen. Paul Bettencourt
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/29/2026

Number of Bills: 21

Author:
Huberty | Bernal | Zerwas | King, Ken | Allen
Sponsor:
Taylor
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Powell | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/12/2019 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
Author:
Neave | Howard | Minjarez | Button | Lang
Sponsor:
Nelson
Cosponsor:
Alvarado | West | Lucio | Huffman | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
06/04/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the criminal statute of limitations for certain sex offenses and the collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Leach | Bonnen, Greg | Klick | Oliverson | Morrison
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Hall | Campbell | Bettencourt | Nelson | Paxton | et al.
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of the rights of a living unborn child after an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Shine | Darby | Murphy | Stephenson | Raney
Sponsor:
Taylor
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
Author:
King, Ken
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/19/2019 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to certain contributions by an open-enrollment charter school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Bernal | Howard | Johnson, Jarvis
Sponsor:
Taylor
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Lucio
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the availability of school district trustee information on the Internet and a review of the essential knowledge and skills of certain curricula.
Author:
VanDeaver | Ashby | Longoria | Zerwas | White
Sponsor:
Watson
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an adult education program provided under an adult high school diploma and industry certification charter school program and reporting requirements regarding certain students.
Author:
Phelan | White | Metcalf | Ashby | Toth
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Fallon | Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster.
Author:
Hefner | Swanson | Bonnen, Greg | Pacheco | Dutton
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/06/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school.
Author:
Smith | Phelan | Moody | Button
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Fallon
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the creation and storage of DNA records for a person arrested for certain felony offenses.
Author:
Frank | Goldman | Deshotel | Miller | Rose
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
West | Schwertner | Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/27/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits to gain permanent self-sufficiency.
Author:
Stickland | Collier | Burrows | Thompson, Senfronia
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Author:
Murphy | King, Phil | Deshotel | Hernandez | Darby
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Miles
Last Action:
06/15/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the consideration of employee compensation and benefits in establishing the rates of gas utilities.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/07/2019 E Effective on 1/1/20
Caption:
Relating to the waiver of penalties and interest if an error by a mortgagee results in failure to pay an ad valorem tax.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Noble | Springer
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to temporary branch polling place hours of operation.
Author:
Lucio III | Raney | Oliverson | Raymond | Guillen
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Schwertner | Perry | Buckingham | Lucio | Whitmire | et al.
Last Action:
05/22/2019 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.
Author:
Morrison
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Alvarado
Last Action:
06/15/2019 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to restrictions under disaster remediation contracts; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Klick | Zerwas | Oliverson | Sheffield | Coleman
Sponsor:
Campbell
Cosponsor:
Menéndez | Schwertner | Bettencourt | West | Taylor | et al.
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.
Author:
Phelan | Metcalf | Rodriguez | Coleman | Guillen
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa | Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/28/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects.
Author:
Zerwas | Davis, Sarah | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Coleman
Sponsor:
Nelson | Watson
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa | Lucio | Campbell | Flores | Whitmire | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Leach | Metcalf | Burrows | Cain
Sponsor:
Fallon
Cosponsor:
Flores | Bettencourt | Paxton | Nelson | Birdwell | et al.
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax.
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