Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 9/4/2025

Number of Bills: 4

HB 1 Author: Darby | King | Meyer | DeAyala | McQueeney
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: King | Zaffirini | Johnson | Blanco | West | et al.
Last Action: 09/04/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.

HB 7 Author: Leach | Hickland | Troxclair | Pierson | Metcalf
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: King | Campbell | Middleton | Hinojosa, Adam | Bettencourt | et al.
Last Action: 09/03/2025 S Signed in the Senate
Caption: 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.

HB 16 Author: Leach | Wilson | Morales, Eddie | Dyson | LaHood
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Zaffirini | King | Hinojosa, Adam | Bettencourt | Sparks | et al.
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: 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.

HB 25 Author: Shofner | Harris | Wilson | Pierson | Virdell
Sponsor: Hall
Cosponsor: Sparks | Schwertner | Perry | Paxton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.

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