---
title: Sarah Eckhardt - Texas Legislator
legislator: Sarah Eckhardt
party: Democrat
chamber: Senate
total_bills: 48
primary_author_count: 3
primary_author_rank: 22
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/sarah-eckhardt"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Sarah Eckhardt

**Democrat** | Texas Senate

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 3 bills (Rank #22 in Senate)
- **Joint Author:** 6 bills
- **Coauthor:** 39 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 48

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Electronic Information Systems (2 bills)
- INTERNET (1 bills)
- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (1 bills)
- Education--Higher (1 bills)
- Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (1 bills)
- Open Meetings (1 bills)
- EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (1 bills)
- Education--Higher--Admission & Attendance (1 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Royce West (D) - 2 bills together
- Mayes Middleton (R) - 2 bills together
- Tan Parker (R) - 2 bills together
- Cesar Blanco (D) - 1 bills together
- Molly Cook (D) - 1 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- John Bucy (D) - 1 bills
- Maria Flores (D) - 1 bills
- Donna Howard (D) - 1 bills
- Charlene Ward Johnson (D) - 1 bills
- Suleman Lalani (D) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 1 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [SB365](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb365-89th-regular) | Relating to the period for which an applicant for admissi... | Critical |
| [SB710](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb710-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and use of a written electr... | Low |
| [SB973](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb973-89th-regular) | Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and ... | Low |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the provision by a political subdiv... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and real proper... | Royce West (D) |
| [SB4](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb4-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount of the ex... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financing of cert... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the resilience of the electric grid... | Bob Hall (R) |
| [SJR2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr2-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increas... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. |
| [SB1012](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1012-89th-regular) | Relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of... |
| [SB1018](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1018-89th-regular) | Relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue re... |
| [SB1145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1145-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Envi... |
| [SB1173](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1173-89th-regular) | Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain ... |
| [SB1366](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1366-89th-regular) | Relating to the inclusion of information about constructi... |
| [SB1555](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1555-89th-regular) | Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grad... |
| [SB1563](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1563-89th-regular) | Relating to county jailer training on interacting with ve... |
| [SB1567](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1567-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to ... |
| [SB1574](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1574-89th-regular) | Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by ... |
| [SB1620](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1620-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analy... |
| [SB1804](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1804-89th-regular) | Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims ... |
| [SB1816](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1816-89th-regular) | Relating to the titling, registration, and operation of a... |
| [SB1998](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1998-89th-regular) | Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspe... |
| [SB2039](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2039-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of certain pedestrian laws ... |
| [SB207](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb207-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from public school for certa... |
| [SB213](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb213-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying... |
| [SB2308](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2308-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct ... |
| [SB2314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2314-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and su... |
| [SB2349](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2349-89th-regular) | Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling loc... |

*Showing 20 of 39 coauthored bills*

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Profile](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/sarah-eckhardt)
- [All Texas Authors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/authors)

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