Paul Bettencourt

Sponsored bills

• SB0008: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
• SB0012: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
• SB0005: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
• HB0007: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
• HB0026: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
• HB0192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
• HB0025: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
• HB0023: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
• HB0016: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
• SB0014: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
• SB0018: Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.
• HB0008: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
• SB0016: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
• SB0011: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
• SB0001: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
• SB0003: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. (primary sponsor)
• HB0001: Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
• SR0004: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio.
• SB0019: Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session. (primary sponsor)
• SB0010: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. (primary sponsor)