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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. DeWayne Burns
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/21/2026
Number of Bills: 37

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (24):
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/15/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication criminal offenses.
Author:
Burns | Phelan | Burrows
Last Action:
04/26/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.
Author:
Burns | Lozano
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/09/2019 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 9 2019 4:00PM
Caption:
Relating to a petition by residents of certain counties for an election regarding voter approval of municipal annexation.
Author:
Burns | Shaheen
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/16/2019 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to procedures for the alternative assessment of certain public school students that receive special education services and alternative accountability plans for certain campuses serving students that receive special education services.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
05/02/2019 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the authority to issue an arrest warrant or citation for certain Class C misdemeanors committed by certain children on school property.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the award of attorney's fees and other costs in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district.
Author:
Burns | Herrero | Guillen
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/23/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to an application made by certain retired state and federal officers to obtain a license to carry a handgun; waiving a fee.
Author:
Burns | Holland
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/07/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to imposing a civil penalty for prohibiting or otherwise restricting a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a weapon on certain premises open to the public.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/06/2019 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/25/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the unincorporated area of the county.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/17/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a permit requirement for the land application of domestic septage.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/17/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the collection of soil monitoring samples from land application units where sewage sludge or domestic septage is applied.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/18/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 18 2019 4:58PM
Caption:
Relating to reporting requirements by certain physicians for abortion complications.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/18/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to requiring a school district to post on the district's Internet website the contact information of the school administrator primarily responsible for student discipline at a district campus.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/24/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to requiring a school district to post the district's employment policy on the district's Internet website.
Author:
Burns | Raymond | Collier
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/05/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to release in lieu of arrest certain persons with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/25/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 25 2019 1:06PM
Caption:
Relating to peace officer duties in investigating or responding to certain family violence incidents.
Author:
Burns
Sponsor:
Fallon
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to photographs on certain state-issued identification cards.
Author:
Burns
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/02/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Belmont Municipal Utility District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Burns
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Dove Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Burns
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Wright Farm Municipal Management District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
02/12/2019 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 12 2019 12:38PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/08/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the legislature to provide for the reimbursement of certain political subdivisions for the implementation of laws that establish, expand, or modify a duty or activity that requires the expenditure of revenue.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/16/2019 H Reported enrolled: Apr 16 2019 3:41PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Grandview High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 3A Division 1 state championship.
Joint Author (13):
Author:
Romero, Jr. | Neave | Burns
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.
Author:
Canales | Nevárez | Burns | Israel | Lang
Last Action:
04/23/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the issuance of digital identification.
Author:
Murr | Burrows | Burns | Canales | Darby
Last Action:
05/13/2019 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the public school finance system, the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.
Author:
Paul | Nevárez | Burns | King, Phil | Guillen
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.
Author:
Shine | Darby | Burns | Stephenson | Raney
Last Action:
02/20/2019 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption:
Relating to the administration of the ad valorem tax system.
Author:
Wray | Blanco | Guillen | Burns
Last Action:
04/10/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to benefits for peace officers who suffer from certain diseases or illnesses.
Author:
Price | Nevárez | Burns | Israel
Last Action:
05/03/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to emergency contact and medical information maintained by the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Bailes | Burns | Kacal
Last Action:
04/26/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the right of property owners to file complaints against certain entities regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas regarding alleged misconduct by the entities while exercising eminent domain authority.
Author:
King, Tracy O. | Burns
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a magistrate or justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication offenses.
Author:
Buckley | Bailes | Springer | VanDeaver | Burns
Last Action:
04/25/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a slow-moving vehicle on an improved shoulder.
Author:
Sheffield | Price | Burns | Howard | Stucky
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; authorizing a fee; providing for administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Shaheen | Leach | Burns | González, Mary | Bernal
Last Action:
04/04/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the waiving academic assessment and testing for children in special education services.
Author:
Goldman | Burns | Sheffield
Last Action:
04/18/2019 H Reported enrolled: Apr 18 2019 8:49AM
Caption:
Honoring Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio for his service as president of Tarleton State University.
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