Texas Senate
Sarah Eckhardt
Democratic. Senate, district 14.
Emailsarah.eckhardt@senate.texas.gov
contactOfficial recordhttps://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=14
officialBills they sponsored
116 bills sponsored this session
Relating to removal of territory from certain emergency services districtsSB 3040 · this session · introduced Apr 7, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the transfer of public school students who are children of certain public servantsSB 3008 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortionSB 2961 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the regulation of digital reporting by the Judicial Branch Certification CommissionSB 2795 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to JurisprudenceRelating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family incomeSB 2391 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Referred to Economic DevelopmentRelating to the collection and reporting of data regarding race and ethnicity by the Texas Education AgencySB 2390 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to entities authorized to provide water or sewer serviceSB 2389 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural AffairsRelating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County as the Senior Police Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor Memorial HighwaySB 2355 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to notification by the secretary of state when a person convicted of a felony may register to voteSB 2227 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to deposits of funds into a court registry by a clerk of a justice courtSB 2157 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to firearm liability insurance for certain firearm owners; providing a civil penaltySB 2156 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areasSB 1944 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendarRelating to the use of a load management program to meet an electric utility's energy efficiency goalSB 1916 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilitiesSB 1915 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to consent by a county commissioners court for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts in the unincorporated area of the countySB 1914 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
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Relating to certain ad valorem tax-related studies conducted by the comptroller of public accountsSB 1913 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companiesSB 1912 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Referred to Natural ResourcesRelating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain stream segments, stream assessments units, and drainage areasSB 1911 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural AffairsRelating to the regulation and operation of electric bicyclesSB 1865 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those servicesSB 1846 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the confinement in a county jail of certain defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement and of the provision of jail-based competency SB 1785 · this session · introduced Feb 28, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to production fees imposed by the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing an increase in the rate of the feeSB 1720 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural AffairsRelating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mailSB 1584 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to General Land Office and Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs reviews of real property owned by the stateSB 1510 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Co-author authorizedRelating to the provision by a regional mobility authority of financial assistance for transportation projects of governmental entities located in the area of the authority; providing authority to issue bondsSB 1384 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to the imposition of a sales tax on ammunition, firearms, and firearm accessories to provide funding for the family violence program in the Health and Human Services CommissionSB 1286 · this session · introduced Feb 14, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to the protection of batsSB 1285 · this session · introduced Feb 14, 2025
Committee report distributedRelating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to permit the release into the air of natural gas from a gas wellSB 1216 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2025
Referred to Natural ResourcesRelating to the prohibited report or disclosure of certain health information by physicians and other health care providersSB 1159 · this session · introduced Feb 7, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the repeal of the temporary tax reduction for certain high-cost gasSB 1158 · this session · introduced Feb 7, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to the flaring and venting of methane gas on land dedicated to the permanent university fundSB 1157 · this session · introduced Feb 7, 2025
Referred to Natural ResourcesRelating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocationSB 1155 · this session · introduced Feb 7, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the inclusion of certain taxes in the comptroller's report on the effect of certain tax provisionsSB 1111 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to an exemption from certain zoning requirements for developments receiving certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community AffairsSB 1110 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless drivingSB 1088 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to allowing pregnant individuals to vote by mail if they will be in the second or third trimester on election daySB 1072 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center projectSB 1071 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendarRelating to the date on which a voter registration application becomes effectiveSB 1070 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk usersSB 1013 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the use of school buses by public schoolsSB 981 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the reporting of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal ProcedureSB 980 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to voter registration at polling placesSB 979 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the repeal of the exception to the offense of unlawfully prohibiting an employee from votingSB 978 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to electronic voter registrationSB 977 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the establishment of an advisory board to study surface water and groundwater interactionSB 976 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural AffairsRelating to a study on the prevalence and tracking of heat-related deaths in this stateSB 975 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offenseSB 974 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Vetoed by the GovernorRelating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal districtSB 973 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programsSB 930 · this session · introduced Jan 27, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to a defense to prosecution and the dismissal of a charge for the criminal offense of driving with an expired licenseSB 889 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to the authority of a municipality to use funds collected from an impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facilitySB 887 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plantSB 885 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Referred to Natural ResourcesRelating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to provide compensation to the Texas Department of Transportation for certain potential or actual lost toll project revenueSB 848 · this session · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Co-author authorizedRelating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projectsSB 798 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to the unlawful installation or use of a tracking deviceSB 797 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to endometriosis and menstrual disorders education and informational materials for public school studentsSB 775 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to excused absences from public school for students with a menstrual disorderSB 774 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property owned by certain charitable organizationsSB 773 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to applicability of civil service status to emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalitiesSB 751 · this session · introduced Jan 9, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedicsSB 750 · this session · introduced Jan 9, 2025
Co-author authorizedRelating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatmentSB 719 · this session · introduced Jan 6, 2025
Referred to Public HealthRelating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entitiesSB 710 · this session · introduced Jan 6, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to exempting textbooks purchased, used, or consumed by university and college students from sales and use taxes for limited periodsSB 709 · this session · introduced Jan 6, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to the registration of firearms; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a feeSB 691 · this session · introduced Jan 2, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mailSB 656 · this session · introduced Dec 18, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homesteadSB 634 · this session · introduced Dec 17, 2024
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to certain offenses associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school propertySB 633 · this session · introduced Dec 17, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to consequences arising from a failure by appointed counsel in a criminal case to timely meet and confer with the defendant after the defendant is found competent to stand trialSB 632 · this session · introduced Dec 17, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felonySB 631 · this session · introduced Dec 17, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary electionsSB 630 · this session · introduced Dec 17, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to an annual adjustment for inflation to the monthly amount of longevity pay for state employeesSB 574 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2024
Referred to FinanceRelating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of TexasSB 573 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2024
Referred to FinanceRelating to a pay raise for certain state employeesSB 572 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2024
Referred to FinanceRelating to the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice within the Texas Commission on Environmental QualitySB 561 · this session · introduced Dec 10, 2024
Referred to Natural ResourcesRelating to the use of green stormwater infrastructure in new state buildingsSB 526 · this session · introduced Dec 4, 2024
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed railSB 424 · this session · introduced Nov 21, 2024
Referred to FinanceRelating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communicationSB 423 · this session · introduced Nov 21, 2024
Co-author authorizedRelating to the award of library construction grants by the Texas State Library and Archives CommissionSB 422 · this session · introduced Nov 21, 2024
Co-author authorizedRelating to training for peace officers on acquired and traumatic brain injuries and trauma-affected veteransSB 421 · this session · introduced Nov 21, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to certain occupancy preferences given by developments supported with a low income housing tax credit allocationSB 368 · this session · introduced Nov 14, 2024
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the implementation by public schools of certain communicable disease public health orders issued by a health authoritySB 367 · this session · introduced Nov 14, 2024
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contractingSB 366 · this session · introduced Nov 14, 2024
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh startSB 365 · this session · introduced Nov 14, 2024
Effective immediatelyRelating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective ServicesSB 364 · this session · introduced Nov 14, 2024
Referred to Education K-16Relating to the assessment of damages resulting from the condemnation of property that is subject to a conservation easementSB 363 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Economic DevelopmentRelating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-BSB 362 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisionsSB 361 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Economic DevelopmentRelating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directiveSB 360 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plansSB 359 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a childSB 358 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearmsSB 357 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful transfer of a firearmSB 356 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the propertySB 355 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher educationSB 354 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offenseSB 353 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to certain proceedings or procedures involving the disposition of certain contraband or abandoned or unclaimed propertySB 352 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to covered benefits under the child health planSB 351 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to prioritization of a pregnant individual's health when providing health care treatments; authorizing an administrative penaltySB 350 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating studentsSB 349 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Co-author authorizedRelating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical treatmentSB 348 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offenseSB 347 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the availability on the Internet of certain registrations and reports filed by lobbyistsSB 346 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the prohibition on lobbying by certain elected officersSB 345 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists and to monetary limits on expenditures by lobbyistsSB 344 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to abolishing the death penaltySB 343 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to the use of preferential voting in certain electionsSB 342 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the use of preferential voting in certain electionsSB 341 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenanciesSB 340 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to authorization for a county or municipality to establish a local minimum wageSB 339 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Economic DevelopmentRelating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractorsSB 338 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the establishment and implementation by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of the Texas Tenant Readiness and Landlord Incentive Pilot ProgramSB 337 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to regulating the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of fees;SB 335 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia SB 334 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assaultSB 333 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assaultSB 332 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortionSB 308 · this session · introduced Nov 12, 2024
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