R Texas Senate · District 7

Sen. Paul Bettencourt

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Session

Total votes

2,717

all sessions

Attendance

99%

36 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

95%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

3%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 76% of chamber peers

Sponsored

1,199

bills & resolutions

Higher than 81% of chamber peers

Committees

8

assignments

Biography

About Sen. Paul Bettencourt

Sen. serving Texas District 7. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 11 years · 7 months. Serves on 8 committees, including Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select, Higher Education and Local Government.

Sworn in

Jan 13, 2015

11 years · 7 months

Closest ally

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Top topic

Criminal Justice

493 votes tracked

Voting record · by topic

How Paul votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 36% / 64%

40 support · 72 oppose

Labor & Employment 60% / 40%

25 support · 17 oppose

Immigration 30% / 70%

12 support · 28 oppose

Technology 78% / 22%

38 support · 11 oppose

Budget & Taxes 57% / 43%

76 support · 57 oppose

Education 54% / 46%

71 support · 61 oppose

Healthcare 83% / 17%

86 support · 18 oppose

Housing 79% / 21%

23 support · 6 oppose

Transportation 70% / 30%

23 support · 10 oppose

Energy 65% / 35%

22 support · 12 oppose

Environment 53% / 47%

40 support · 35 oppose

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Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 23Relating 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. signed

5 months ago

SB 8Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. signed

11 months ago

SB 12Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. signed

11 months ago

SB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. signed

11 months ago

SB 18Relating 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. vetoed

12 months ago

SB 14Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 16Relating 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. signed

12 months ago

HB 26Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 25Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 7Relating 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. signed

12 months ago