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Paul Bettencourt
TX Senate District 7
Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 134Economy & Taxes 64Education 58Criminal Justice & Policing 38Housing 24Elections & Voting 21Healthcare 20Labor & Employment 20Banking & Finance 16Civil Rights & Liberties 16Transportation & Infrastructure 15Social Services & Welfare 14Environment & Energy 13Other 10Abortion & Reproductive Rights 8Gun Policy 7Agriculture 5Technology & Privacy 5Immigration 3
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX Senate District 7 current
Texas |
Republican | Jan 13, 2015 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (339 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Not voting | May 6, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Yea | May 6, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 3 — Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | Nay | May 6, 2019 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 117 — Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary… | Yea | May 3, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1284 — Relating to a competitive grant program to fund promotion of early literacy programs in certain communities in this state. | Yea | May 3, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 691 — Relating to suspension of a driver's license for persons convicted of certain misdemeanor drug possession offenses. | Yea | May 3, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2243 — Relating to required counseling before an abortion is performed. | Yea | May 3, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 784 — Relating to local school health advisory councils and health education provided by school districts, including requirements regarding human… | Yea | May 3, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 691 — Relating to suspension of a driver's license for persons convicted of certain misdemeanor drug possession offenses. | Yea | May 3, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (170 as lead sponsor)
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SB 2520
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Cy-Champ Public Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.
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SB 63
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium.
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SB 1255
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Relating to the location of countywide polling places within a county.
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SB 1301
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Relating to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements for certain districts.
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SB 1334
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Relating to the requirements for filing an annual financial statement by a municipality.
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SB 1477
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Relating to eliminating the requirement that certain top high school graduates be granted automatic admission to certain universities and eliminating the…
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SB 2118
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Relating to governmental entities that may partner with a school district to operate a district campus.
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SB 1773
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Relating to the provision of alarm system services by certain municipalities.
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SB 2594
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 441; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a…
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SB 1163
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Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to the repeal of a related bond program.
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