Legislation authored by DeWayne Burns

Includes legislation with DeWayne Burns as the primary author for the 84th through 87th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not available for the 87th Legislature.

87th Regular Session
HB 742	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars 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.
HB 750	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to requiring a school district to post the district's employment policy on the district's Internet website.
HB 765	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to appropriations to historical foundations by certain counties.
HB 792	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use an alternate work schedule for police dispatchers.
HB 822	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requiring the expulsion of a public school student who engages in certain conduct that constitutes the felony offense of terroristic threat.
HB 854	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.
HB 901	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.
HB 902	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee; providing a civil penalty; imposing a criminal penalty.
HB 946	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the unincorporated area of the county.
HB 961	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the authority to issue a citation for certain Class C misdemeanors committed by certain children on school property.
HB 966	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees and other costs in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district.
HB 985	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the inclusion of information relating to human trafficking prevention in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.
HB 1756	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to county appropriations to historical foundations or organizations.
HB 2941	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the appointment of appraisal review board members.
HB 3002	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to a merchant allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete a theft education program.
HB 3021	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to sales and use tax revenue of municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.
HB 3717	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the sale of a water or sewer utility system by a municipality without an election.
HB 4087	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.
HB 4296	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the use of dyed diesel fuel to operate a motor vehicle during and for a limited period following certain disasters.
HB 4548	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the issuance of oversize or overweight permits for vehicles transporting agricultural commodities during or preceding a disaster.
HJR 87	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county.
HJR 116	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs 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 political subdivisions to spend revenue.
HJR 154	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting certain school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes on the fulfillment of certain conditions.
87th 3rd Called Session
HB 159	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education and the designation of certain appropriated funds allocated to those institutions.
HR 73	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kori Freeman Crow of Austin.
86th Regular Session
HB 386	Last Action: 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.
HB 991	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.
HB 1038	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to a petition by residents of certain counties for an election regarding voter approval of municipal annexation.
HB 1906	Last Action: 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.
HB 2061	Last Action: 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.
HB 2125	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees and other costs in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district.
HB 2137	Last Action: 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.
HB 2164	Last Action: 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.
HB 2352	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.
HB 3105	Last Action: 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.
HB 3318	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a permit requirement for the land application of domestic septage.
HB 3319	Last Action: 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.
HB 3321	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to reporting requirements by certain physicians for abortion complications.
HB 3322	Last Action: 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.
HB 3323	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to requiring a school district to post the district's employment policy on the district's Internet website.
HB 3540	Last Action: 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.
HB 4118	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to peace officer duties in investigating or responding to certain family violence incidents.
HB 4195	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to photographs on certain state-issued identification cards.
HB 4723	Last Action: 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.
HB 4724	Last Action: 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.
HB 4744	Last Action: 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.
HJR 30	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county.
HJR 122	Last Action: 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.
HR 1241	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Grandview High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 3A Division 1 state championship.
85th Regular Session
HB 1033	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to a federal waiver to exempt public school students with significant cognitive disabilities from annual assessment requirements imposed by federal law.
HB 1034	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the small-sized district adjustment under the Foundation School Program.
HB 1209	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.
HB 1322	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar 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 offenses.
HB 1339	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality.
HB 1570	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.
HB 1690	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to evaluating the performance of public school districts and campuses.
HB 2684	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the acquisition of property by an entity with eminent domain authority; waiving certain sovereign and governmental immunity.
HB 2858	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to human trafficking signs at abortion facilities and offenses associated with human trafficking and forced abortion; increasing criminal penalties.
HB 2870	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an exemption from certain state and local governmental fees for active duty members of the Texas National Guard and Texas State Guard.
HB 2872	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority to issue an arrest warrant or citation for certain Class C misdemeanors committed by certain children on school property.
HB 3028	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to groundwater ownership and rights.
HB 3030	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to a fiscal note statement regarding increased costs to counties and municipalities.
HB 3150	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to a merchant allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete a theft education program.
HB 3497	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a groundwater conservation district's use of electronic fund transfers.
HB 3609	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the administrative and civil consequences imposed by the Department of Public Safety.
HB 3642	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to a permit requirement for the land application of domestic septage.
HB 3644	Last Action: 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.
HB 3663	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to marketing contracts and agricultural liens.
HB 3801	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a handgun.
HB 3805	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to motor vehicle weight enforcement by certain weight enforcement officers.
HB 3807	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the operation of vehicles transporting agricultural products; authorizing a fee.
HB 3809	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W in Johnson County as the Deputy Clifton Taylor Memorial Highway.
HB 4303	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Prairie Ridge Municipal Management District No. 1 and to the correction of defined terms in the law governing the Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 1 and the law governing the Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
HJR 73	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county.
HJR 109	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the voters to remove elected officials finally convicted of a felony from office by means of a recall election.
HR 562	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2017, as Texas FFA Day at the State Capitol.
HR 590	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1381	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the city of Keene.
HR 1395	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the members of the Burleson Young Executives Alliance Class of 2017 on their visit to the State Capitol on April 12, 2017.
HR 1542	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ervin Martin Koerth of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.
85th 1st Called Session
HJR 34	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county.
84th Regular Session
HB 1394	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the composition, governance, and authority of a regional tollway authority that has or proposes to have projects located in counties that are not part of the authority.
HB 1932	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land on the basis of its use for wildlife management.
HB 2452	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the provision of educational services to certain students receiving treatment at a day treatment center and to the consideration of those students for purposes of accountability and calculating average daily attendance.
HB 2490	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain amusement rides by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; requiring an occupational license.
HB 3603	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.
HB 3605	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.
HB 3847	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to seeking federal authorization to fund the Medicaid program through a block grant funding system.
HB 3850	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of certain county employees to perform payroll duties.
HB 4010	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain amusement rides; providing a civil penalty.
HB 4112	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the rights of an owner of groundwater.
HB 4124	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the certification of alcohol awareness programs required for minors convicted of or receiving deferred disposition for certain alcohol offenses.
HR 1828	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce and the Tuesday Forum to the State Capitol.