Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. DeWayne Burns
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 46

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (40) :
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
10/02/2024 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures for the alternative assessment or exemption from 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:
08/06/2024 H Reported engrossed: Aug 6 2024 9:00AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the age limit for a beginning position in a police department under municipal civil service.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to certain requirements and procedures regarding the posting of a school district's employment policy on the district's Internet website.
Author:
Burns | Bell, Keith | Harris, Cody | Metcalf | Burrows
Last Action:
07/31/2024 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
10/18/2024 H Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the period for which a pesticide must be registered.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the redaction of certain information from a document posted on the Internet by a county clerk or district clerk on request of a person to whom the information relates.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to notice to property owners of the adoption or amendment of certain restrictive covenants.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/08/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption:
Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.
Author:
Burns | Slawson
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the unincorporated area of the county; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Burns | Thierry
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to a merchant allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete a theft education program.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to appropriations to historical foundations by certain counties.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to county appropriations to historical foundations or organizations.
Author:
Burns | Button
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for plumbing work performed on certain private property.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to addressing workplace bullying in school districts.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of dyed diesel fuel to operate a motor vehicle during and for a limited period following certain disasters.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of oversize or overweight permits for vehicles transporting agricultural commodities during or preceding a disaster.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
04/03/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the provision of school safety training to certain employees of a private religious academy or school who hold a license to carry a handgun.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
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Relating to the permitting of and performance of annual soil tests for certain concentrated animal feeding operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 144 in Hood and Somervell Counties as the Ed Shipman Memorial Highway.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exclusion of the operation of certain vehicles from commercial driver's license requirements.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of service credit by certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality to annex property in certain water districts.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to changes to certain long-term care facilities' essential caregiver policies and procedures.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the overnight parking of a commercial motor vehicle in or near certain residential subdivisions.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Leadership Scholars Program to serve as a merit-based scholarship and leadership opportunity for high-achieving, emerging leaders with financial need.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
01/30/2025 H Referred to Business & Industry: Jan 30 2025 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to legis
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 12 2025 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to adoption hold list
Author:
Burns
Sponsor:
Alvarado | Hinojosa | Johnson | Menéndez
Last Action:
08/08/2024 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
South Star Test Bill.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
11/13/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the San Jacinto River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
08/02/2024 H Reported engrossed: Aug 2 2024 5:30PM
Caption:
TEST-Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 144 in Hood and Somervell Counties as the Ed Shipman Memorial Highway.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting certain school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes on the fulfillment of certain conditions.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Somervell County.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county.
Author:
Burns | Burrows | González, Mary | Ashby | Bernal
Last Action:
04/06/2023 H Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, and wildlife management.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
10/01/2024 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.
Author:
Burns
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2023 11:10AM
Caption:
Commemorating the 2023 Syndicate Smokedown barbecue competition hosted by the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate.
Joint Author (6) :
Author:
Bonnen | Burns | Capriglione
Last Action:
08/09/2024 H House appoints conferees
Caption:
Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Orr | Slawson | Burns | Harris, Cody | Guillen
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in certain portions of the unincorporated area of the county; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
González, Mary | Kuempel | Howard | Burns | Lalani
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding students with disabilities in higher education.
Author:
Troxclair | Bailes | Burns | Thimesch | Patterson
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.
Author:
Bailes | Anderson | Bernal | Bowers | Burns
Last Action:
07/31/2024 H Filed
Caption:
test.
Author:
Bonnen | Capriglione | Burns
Last Action:
01/21/2025 S House recommits to conf. comm.-reported
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide one-time or ongoing benefit enhancements to eligible annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including a one-time transfer of funds for that purpose.
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