Texas State Senator
Sarah Eckhardt Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB161
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB163
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to funding for full-day prekindergarten programs under the Foundation School Program.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB164
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1657
Filed
2/26/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1658
Filed
2/26/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to regulating certain firearm transfers, possession of certain firearms, and protective orders prohibiting possession of a firearm; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB168
Filed
11/12/24
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1620
Filed
2/25/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25
Voted on by Senate
4/22/25
Out of House Committee
5/7/25
Voted on by House
5/20/25
Governor Action
5/30/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1633
Filed
2/25/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/25
Voted on by Senate
5/20/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1652
Filed
2/26/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1668
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns.