Paul Bettencourt, Texas State Senator from 7th District (R) | https://x.com/TeamBettencourt
Paul Bettencourt, Texas State Senator from 7th District (R) | https://x.com/TeamBettencourt
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’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’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill exempts from ad valorem taxation all real and personal property owned by nonprofit corporations in counties with populations of 3.3 million or more, specifically when the property is used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. The property must be owned by a nonprofit organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. The exemption is maintained even if the property is used for other purposes, as long as any generated revenue benefits the nonprofit's beneficiaries. However, interests in such property held by for-profit lessees are not exempt. Additionally, once granted, the exemption does not need to be claimed annually unless ownership or qualification changes, although the chief appraiser may request a new application. This act applies only to tax years starting on or after January 1, 2026.
Paul Bettencourt, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and member of the Senate Committee on Transportation, proposed another 62 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Bettencourt graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS.
Paul Bettencourt is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 7th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Dan Patrick in 2015.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 3026 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes |
| SB 2975 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty |
| SB 2974 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections |
| SB 2963 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law |
| SB 2951 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties |
| SB 2859 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committees |
| SB 2823 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the limitation of liability for certain highway, road, and street contractors and the presumption of sole causation by legally impaired drivers in certain civil actions |
| SB 2822 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the election of the board of trustees of certain school districts and the powers and duties of the board of trustees of school districts |
| SB 2821 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties |
| SB 2820 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties |
| SB 2819 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator |
| SB 2818 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder |
| SB 2817 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway |
| SB 2816 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots |
| SB 1454 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the area of operation of a municipal housing authority |
| SB 986 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to procedures under the public information law, including expedited responses and charges for bad faith requests |
| SB 2680 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the public information law |
| SB 2679 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain counties |
| SB 2639 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic district or similar preservation district by certain municipalities |
| SB 2539 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the adoption of an ordinance issuing a tax increment bond by certain municipalities that have designated a tax increment reinvestment zone |
| SB 2537 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the limitation on the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district |
| SB 2528 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the calculation of the petition election tax rate for certain taxing units and the ability of the voters to petition for an election to determine whether to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by those taxing units to the petition election tax rate |
| SB 2523 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition |
| SB 2522 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to municipal and county regulation of platting and subdivisions of land |
| SB 2521 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to notification of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the death of a resident of the county in which the district is located and the determination by the chief appraiser of the effect of the decedent's death on the continued eligibility of any property in the county previously owned by the decedent for any exemption allowed for the property |
| SB 2519 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to restrictions on the levy and use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes |
| SB 2518 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries |
| SB 2516 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the court orders eligible for an interlocutory appeal |
| SB 2493 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections |
| SB 2485 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body |
| SB 2478 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate or to authorize the issuance of tax bonds |
| SB 2477 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to certain municipal and county regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy |
| SB 2238 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit or restrict the use of a certain mode of transportation on a roadway |
| SB 2236 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to prohibiting certain preferences in a political subdivision contractor selection process |
| SB 2235 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to impose a fee to fund a climate or environmental project |
| SB 2153 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the membership of and qualifications for the Texas Lottery Commission |
| SB 2152 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to third-party software providers' ability to manage certain users' social media accounts |
| SB 2151 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to countywide polling places |
| SB 2150 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to coordination between teaching hospitals and medical schools regarding student field-based experience placements and to preference in those placements |
| SB 2149 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by providers of electric service |
| SB 2110 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to electric grid resiliency measures, including a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the cost of burying overhead power lines |
| SB 2079 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to certain actions for personal injury that arise out of a sexual offense against a child or disabled individual and are brought against a non-perpetrator of the offense |
| SB 2067 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons |
| SB 1452 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts |
| SB 1489 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including the establishment of a faculty council or senate and the decision-making authority of public institutions of higher education |
| SB 2048 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the assumption of the powers and duties relating to driver's licenses, personal identification certificates, and other related programs, powers, and duties by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles |
| SB 2047 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offenses |
| SB 2045 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the prohibition of certain actions with respect to campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign persons; creating criminal offenses |
| SB 2044 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and actions and other proceedings by a public school challenging the operations of the public school system; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense |
| SB 2029 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing year-round standard time or daylight saving time |
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