Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/6/2025

Number of Bills: 29

Sponsor (29):
HB 4 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

HB 9 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.

HB 21 Author: Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

HB 30 Author: Troxclair | Meyer | Oliverson | Noble | Tepper
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

HB 103 Author: Troxclair | Meyer | Vasut | Morales, Eddie | Hickland
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.

HB 138 Author: Dean | Paul | Gerdes | Hull | Leach
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.

HB 148 Author: Turner | Capriglione | Kerwin | Cook | Collier
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.

HB 551 Author: Swanson
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.

HB 677 Author: DeAyala | Capriglione
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.

HB 762 Author: Leach | Cook | Slawson | Landgraf
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.

HB 767 Author: Bell, Cecil
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway.

HB 851 Author: Schofield
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.

HB 1244 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner and to late applications for such appraisal filed by the new owner of the land.

HB 1392 Author: Bucy | Zwiener
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.

HB 1393 Author: Metcalf | Ashby | McQueeney | Bucy | Curry
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to daylight saving time.

HB 1533 Author: Button | Noble | Turner | Bell, Keith
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 1661 Author: Vasut | Schofield | Swanson | Cain | Wilson
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 2001 Author: Meyer | Anchía | King
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.

HB 2559 Author: Patterson | Ward Johnson
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.

HB 3424 Author: Capriglione
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the ad valorem taxation of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory.

HB 3687 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal and any related employee, officer, inspector, and investigator appointed by certain counties and emergency services districts.

HB 3709 Author: DeAyala
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.

HB 4205 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to compensation and employment benefits for law enforcement personnel in certain counties.

HB 4236 Author: Martinez Fischer | Meyer | Turner | Capriglione | Noble
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

HB 4490 Author: Smithee
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons.

HB 4580 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

HB 4687 Author: Gervin-Hawkins | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

HB 5666 Author: Oliverson
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Fenske Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HJR 1 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

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