Grayson County's state senator was among the lawmakers lining up legislation on Monday, the first day bills could be filed for the 2027 session of the Texas Legislature.
Sen. Brent Hagenbuch, R-Denton, filed 15 Senate bills, numbered SB 172 through SB 186, according to the Legislature's list of bills filed that day. His Senate District 30 covers all of Grayson County, including Sherman,.
What the bills cover
The full texts were not yet posted on the Legislature's website late Monday morning, so the official captions are the best guide for now. Among them:
- SB 181 would prohibit the operation of virtual currency kiosks and set a civil penalty.
- SB 185 would raise the criminal penalty for reckless driving.
- SB 175 deals with the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by pregnant drivers.
- SB 177 concerns school districts' employment of certified school counselors.
- SB 179 addresses how certain laws apply to tiny homes and tiny home communities.
- SB 183 would create a temporary Texas Board of Nursing permit allowing limited practice by nursing students with medical or nursing training gained in the military.
Several others focus on criminal justice. They cover police searches of cellphones and the use of data taken from them in court, the analysis of sexual assault evidence by public crime labs, intelligence databases on street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations, and the sharing of child abuse and neglect records with county and district attorneys.
The rest deal with oversize and overweight vehicle permits, specialty license plate fees and a registration exemption for some farm trailers and equipment, toll collection under agreements with the Texas Department of Transportation, and two bills on marriages that are void, including one creating an offense for performing such a ceremony.
