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Sarah Eckhardt

State Senator · Texas Senate District 14

Bills introduced (159)

TXSB973Passed

Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 22, 2025

Yes 28No 3Other 0
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TXSB974Vetoed

Relating 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 offense.

Vetoed by the Governor · June 22, 2025

Yes 23No 8Other 0
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TXSCR5Passed

Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.

Signed by the Governor · June 20, 2025

Yes 129No 5Other 16
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TXSB710Passed

Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 29No 2Other 0
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TXSCR49Passed

Recognizing Austin Oaks Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Signed by the Governor · June 20, 2025

No recorded vote yet.

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TXSR259Passed

Recognizing members of the Hindu faith who are celebrating Holi on March 14, 2025.

Reported enrolled · June 1, 2025

No recorded vote yet.

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TXSR478Passed

In memory of Carlton Carl.

Reported enrolled · June 1, 2025

No recorded vote yet.

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TXSR633Passed

In memory of Samuel Ray Sparrow.

Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025

No recorded vote yet.

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TXSR632Passed

In memory of Alvin Leon Matthews of Austin.

Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025

No recorded vote yet.

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TXSR639Passed

Recognizing David Wayne Fowler for his research in engineering and for his decades of service as an educator at The University of Texas at Austin.

Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025

No recorded vote yet.

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TXSR635Passed

In memory of George Sampson Nalle III of Austin.

Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025

No recorded vote yet.

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TXSCR27Introduced

Authorizing the burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery.

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025

Yes 60No 70Other 20
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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
HB4486

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB4486

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

No
HB5680

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB5680

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB5680

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Senate · Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB2731

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB2306

Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB4454

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4454

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4449

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

No
HB4449

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB426

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

No
HB426

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB426

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Senate · Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4285

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4236

Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4236

Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB3254

Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education and their dependents to participate in the state employees group benefits program.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB2593

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB2593

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

No
HB3133

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB3133

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

No
HB3711

Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB3711

Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

No
SB3059

Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

May 31, 2025

No
HB2017

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

May 31, 2025

No
HB4158

Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4158

Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB762

Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 21, 2025

No
HB3159

Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

No
HB3866

Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB3866

Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4211

Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

No
HB4211

Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

No
HB4233

Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB4233

Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB5646

Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB1506

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

No
HB1506

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

No
HB2844

Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB2844

Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

No
SB2799

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 16, 2025

Yes
SB2799

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 16, 2025

Yes
HB4638

Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB4638

Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

June 1, 2025

No
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

No
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Vote recorded in Journal

May 28, 2025

No
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Vote recorded in Journal

May 28, 2025

No
HB3697

Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB127

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 29, 2025

No
HB127

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 29, 2025

No
HB1105

Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB4488

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4488

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4623

Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

No
HB4623

Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

No
HB2517

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB2517

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB5699

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes