Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Sarah Eckhardt
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 63

SB 5 Author: Nichols | Hancock | Perry | West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2021 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.

SB 24 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Creighton | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen | Pacheco | White
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the procedures required before a law enforcement agency hires certain persons.

SB 39 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Johnson | West
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.

SB 51 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the requirement and study of insurance coverage for serious emotional disturbance of a child.

SB 68 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Menéndez | West | et al.
Sponsor: Reynolds | White | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Crockett
Last Action: 05/27/2021 S House passage as amended reported
Caption: Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force.

SB 69 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor: White | Reynolds | Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the use of force by peace officers.

SB 90 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Johnson
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and testing facilities; authorizing fees.

SB 117 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.

SB 118 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Whitmire
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SB 119 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SB 136 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the use of promotoras and community health workers in Medicaid managed care.

SB 141 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.

SB 149 Author: Powell
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Sponsor: Goldman
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities.

SB 151 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana and marihuana concentrate.

SB 171 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hinojosa | West
Last Action: 05/18/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a report regarding Medicaid reimbursement rates, supplemental payment amounts, and access to care.

SB 188 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

SB 228 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Buckingham | Eckhardt | Johnson
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services and telehealth services.

SB 250 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients for whom a physician determines medical use is the best available treatment for the patient's medical condition or symptoms and the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations; authorizing fees.

SB 260 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public schools and eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation or to make certain accountability determinations.

SB 261 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Johnson
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses.

SB 265 Author: West
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of a person's source of income and to the enforcement of that prohibition.

SB 268 Author: West | Miles
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Johnson
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

SB 269 Author: West
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products and the allocation of tax revenue derived from cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense.

SB 281 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Sponsor: Lucio III
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.

SB 327 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/09/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by certain patients with post-traumatic stress disorder under the Texas Compassionate Use Act.

SB 337 Author: Powell
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Dominguez
Last Action: 05/30/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the award of grants by the Texas Workforce Commission to facilitate the participation of certain veterans and military personnel in apprenticeship training programs.

SB 410 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/09/2021 S Referred to Redistricting, Special
Caption: Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.

SB 454 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Sponsor: Lambert | Guillen
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to mental health services development plans as updated by the Health and Human Services Commission and local mental health authority groups.

SB 468 Author: Zaffirini | Seliger
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Johnson
Last Action: 03/09/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.

SB 508 Author: West
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/04/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness; creating a criminal offense.

SB 607 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the creation of a Texas conditional driver's permit, provisional Texas conditional driver's permit, and Texas conditional learner permit; authorizing a fee.

SB 609 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Sponsor: Morrison
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas music incubator rebate program to provide for rebates of a portion of certain taxes collected from certain music venues and promoters of certain music festivals.

SB 623 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Alvarado | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor: Minjarez
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual offenses, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual offenses, to crime victims' compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual offense prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department.

SB 632 Author: Buckingham
Coauthor: Eckhardt | West
Sponsor: Buckley | Ashby | Leman | Anderson
Last Action: 04/30/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to provision of broadband infrastructure and connectivity by the Lower Colorado River Authority.

SB 640 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Sponsor: Cortez
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a study on the interoperability needs and technology readiness of behavioral health service providers in this state.

SB 678 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Huffman | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Button | Morales, Christina | Cortez | Bell, Cecil | Neave
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the creation of the small business disaster recovery loan program.

SB 687 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.

SB 690 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 04/22/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to remotely conducting court proceedings in this state.

SB 780 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor: Raymond
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an intergovernmental support agreement with a branch of the armed forces of the United States.

SB 817 Author: Gutierrez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the winterization and emergency preparedness for electric utilities, power generation companies, municipally owned utilities, and electric cooperatives.

SB 820 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Johnson
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

SB 915 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the licensing and authority of advanced practice registered nurses.

SB 938 Author: Campbell | Gutierrez | Hall | Powell
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Holland
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state.

SB 1028 Author: Huffman | Zaffirini
Coauthor: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Powell | Schwertner | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee | Capriglione | Price | Guerra | Vo
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for colorectal cancer early detection.

SB 1062 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.

SB 1065 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor: Bernal
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to coverage for diagnostic imaging for breast cancer under certain health benefit plans.

SB 1084 Author: Powell | Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Miles | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/18/2021 H Referred to Human Services: May 18 2021 12:30PM
Caption: Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.

SB 1175 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain criminal offenses involving the possession or delivery of marihuana and cannabis concentrate or possession of drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee; authorizing a fine.

SB 1300 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Paxton
Last Action: 04/14/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the number of baccalaureate degree programs certain public junior colleges may offer.

SB 1510 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.

SB 1650 Author: Perry | Lucio
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor: Anderson
Last Action: 05/11/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to middle mile broadband service provided by an electric utility.

SB 1877 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Lucio
Last Action: 03/26/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.

SB 1914 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Alvarado | Campbell | Eckhardt | Powell
Last Action: 05/22/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to annually adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of a motor vehicle excluded in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 2040 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 04/01/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing fees.

SB 2084 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 04/01/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to raise revenue for low cost sterilizations for dogs and cats by imposing a refundable fee for dogs and cats who are not sterilized and are adopted without being sterilized prior to adoption.

SB 2188 Author: Seliger | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Sponsor: Hernandez
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the municipal or county regulation of residential detention facilities for immigrant or refugee children.

SB 2195 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers or health benefit plan issuers.

SB 2212 Author: West | Huffman | Miles | Whitmire
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia | Reynolds
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid for an injured person.

SCR 29 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor: White | Murr | Reynolds | Rose
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features.

SCR 34 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.

SCR 50 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Hall
Sponsor: Raymond | Lopez
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Private Marcelino Serna and to U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores.

SJR 14 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SJR 28 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 03/09/2021 S Referred to Redistricting, Special
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

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