Sen. Sarah Eckhardt

Primary SB 1381

Signed into law · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.

Signed into law May 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor HB 567

Signed into law · Texas House · Co-sponsor

Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.

Signed into law May 27, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Primary SB 3

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 81

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 3

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 681

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Recognizing B. Holland Timmins on the occasion of his retirement.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 633

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

In memory of Harold Lee Cook III.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 662

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Recognizing the Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson for her career in public service.

Passed May 25, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 638

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Recognizing the Austin Branch of the American Association of University Women on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Passed May 24, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 618

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

In memory of Billy Joe "Red" McCombs.

Passed May 24, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track