Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Sarah Eckhardt
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 9/1/2025

Number of Bills: 22

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (10):
SB 32 Author: Eckhardt | Menéndez
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Division of Emergency Management for a local state of disaster; enhancing a criminal penalty.

SB 33 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.

SB 44 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to a study by the Department of Public Safety on emergency alert notification systems in this state.

SB 45 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management.

SB 47 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/20/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to flood projects financed through the flood infrastructure fund.

SR 54 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/25/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Children's Emergency Relief International on the occasion of its ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication of the George M. Cowden Building.

SR 55 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/25/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Antone's Nightclub on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

SR 56 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/25/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Ronald Edward Dugger.

SR 59 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/26/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Sheryl Pace on the occasion of her retirement.

SR 75 Author: Eckhardt
Last Action: 08/28/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Richard San Jose on the occasion of his retirement.

Additional Primary Authors (12):
SB 2 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: King | Meyer | Moody | Wilson | Darby
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

SB 14 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

SB 16 Author: West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Dyson | Anchía | Ashby | Cain | DeAyala
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.

SB 18 Author: Zaffirini | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Gerdes | Bumgarner | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating 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.

SB 30 Author: Johnson | Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing civil penalties; imposing taxes.

SB 31 Author: Johnson | Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of licensed cannabis growers, cannabis establishments, cannabis testing facilities, and cannabis secure transporters; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.

SB 42 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

SB 43 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

SJR 2 Author: Johnson | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

SJR 3 Author: Johnson | Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.

SR 1 Author: Flores | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 08/21/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Honoring the lives lost during the 2025 Texas flooding.

SR 4 Author: Campbell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio.

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