Monitoring the Session

SB 2707

bill waiving oversize permit fees for government bodies

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Brent HagenbuchRSenate 30

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

TxDMV may skip the fees and bond requirements for governments.

The bill lets the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles waive oversize and overweight permit fees and bond or letter-of-credit requirements for permits issued to government bodies. It touches cities, counties and other governmental entities that move heavy or oversize vehicles, and it widens an existing exemption so city- and county-owned vehicles are excused from a whole permit section rather than one subsection. On the ground, government-owned heavy vehicles can move on state roads with fewer fees or sureties once the department writes rules, and one more permit type appears to be excused from the highway maintenance fee.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 1, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Transportation committee 11-0, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2707 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Sen. Brent HagenbuchRSenate 30

ITEM

relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements.

WHAT IT DOES

TxDMV may skip the fees and bond requirements for governments.

The bill lets the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles waive oversize and overweight permit fees and bond or letter-of-credit requirements for permits issued to government bodies. It touches cities, counties and other governmental entities that move heavy or oversize vehicles, and it widens an existing exemption so city- and county-owned vehicles are excused from a whole permit section rather than one subsection. On the ground, government-owned heavy vehicles can move on state roads with fewer fees or sureties once the department writes rules, and one more permit type appears to be excused from the highway maintenance fee.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Transportation
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Vote taken in committee
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  10. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  11. Committee report printed and distributed
  12. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  13. Placed on intent calendar
  14. Laid before the Senate
  15. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  16. Vote recorded in Journal
  17. Three day rule suspended
  18. Record vote
  19. Read 3rd time
  20. Passed
  21. Record vote
  22. Reported engrossed
  23. Received from the Senate
  24. Read first time
  25. Referred to Transportation
  26. Considered in formal meeting
  27. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  28. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  29. Committee report distributed
  30. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 30 yea · 1 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · May 1, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brent Hagenbuch

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50KDenton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC$25KJohn Kleinheinz$25,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010787, 101032653.

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC$25,000.00

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101058859.

John Kleinheinz$25,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010787, 101032653.

×

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101058859.

Votes3

Senate May 1, 2025

Final passage

Yea
30
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 2707 (Hagenbuch) Relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements. (viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Sparks (30-1) "Nay" Sparks

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 1, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
30
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 2707 (Hagenbuch) Relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements. (viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Sparks (30-1) "Nay" Sparks

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 1, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

SB 2707 (Hagenbuch) Relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements. (viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Sparks (30-1) "Nay" Sparks

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses5
For
3
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • County Judges and Comm Assoc TX1 registration
  • El Paso County1 registration
  • Texas Trucking Association1 registration

On

  • Dallas County1 registration
  • TX Dept of Motor Vehicles1 registration
Sources

5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Pat CurryRHouse 56

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Transportation · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State

Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road

PERMITS

VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS & ENFORCEMENT

MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 277 words

89R5554 JRR-D

By: Hagenbuch
S.B. No. 2707

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or

surety requirements.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 622.134(c), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) This section [ Subsection (a) ] does not apply to a

vehicle owned by a municipality or a county. The department by rule

may exempt a vehicle owned by any other governmental entity from the

application of this section.

SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 623, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 623.009 to read as follows:

Sec. 623.009. WAIVER OF PERMIT FEE OR SURETY REQUIREMENT

FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. The department by rule may waive the fee

and any surety requirements, including a requirement for a bond or

letter of credit, for a permit issued by the department under this

subtitle to a governmental entity.

SECTION 3. Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter, other

than a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) or (d) , must also pay a

highway maintenance fee in an amount determined according to the

following table:

Vehicle Weight in Pounds
Fee

80,001 to 120,000
$150

120,001 to 160,000
$225

160,001 to 200,000
$300

200,001 and above
$375

SECTION 4. Section 623.163(c), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) This section does not apply to a vehicle owned by a

municipality. The department by rule may exempt a vehicle owned by

any other governmental entity from the application of this section.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.