Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Dan Branch
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 80

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (56):
HB 51 Author: Branch | McCall | Coleman | McClendon | Madden
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.

HB 52 Author: Branch | Cohen | Patrick | Crabb
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

HB 53 Author: Branch | Bohac
Last Action: 02/12/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the equalized wealth level and the guaranteed yield under the school finance system.

HB 54 Author: Branch
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the information required to be provided in or with an ad valorem tax bill for school district taxes.

HB 55 Author: Branch | Menendez | Bolton
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to an offense of using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

HB 56 Author: Branch | Anchia
Last Action: 03/30/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the theft or unlawful possession of a motor vehicle inspection certificate; providing penalties.

HB 57 Author: Branch
Last Action: 02/12/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for personal computers during a limited period.

HB 58 Author: Branch
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of private or independent institutions of higher education to participate in the advanced research program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

HB 59 Author: Branch | Anchia | Giddings | Oliveira | Crownover
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.

HB 60 Author: Branch
Last Action: 02/12/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to a requirement that tax collectors accept partial payments of ad valorem taxes.

HB 1606 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of construction and program management for capital improvement projects of governmental entities.

HB 1768 Author: Branch | Homer | Button
Last Action: 03/30/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.

HB 1901 Author: Branch | McCall | Harper-Brown | Button
Last Action: 04/02/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to transportation safety training requirements for certain child-care providers.

HB 1902 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain energy-efficient products.

HB 3456 Author: Branch | Cohen | Zerwas | Kolkhorst | Pitts
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the education and preparation of resident physicians.

HB 3457 Author: Branch
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the compulsory inspection of motor vehicles; providing penalties.

HB 3458 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/16/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirements for a petition proposing an amendment to the charter of a home-rule municipality.

HB 3519 Author: Branch | Howard, Donna | Button
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.

HB 4021 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/23/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.

HB 4022 Author: Branch
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the exemption of oil and gas royalty interests owned by private institutions of higher education from oil and gas severance taxes.

HB 4220 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to notice given to insurance policy or certificate holders concerning certain premium taxes.

HB 4221 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/24/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to providing a middle school allotment under the public school finance system to fund programs to encourage preparation for high school.

HB 4222 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to limitations on increases in designated tuition charged by general academic teaching institutions and a biennial report to the legislature regarding the operational costs of those institutions.

HB 4223 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/24/2009 H Referred to Redistricting
Caption: Relating to the composition of certain state representative districts.

HB 4238 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/31/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to establishing a state master plan for closing academic achievement gaps in public primary and secondary education.

HB 4292 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/22/2009 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to access to criminal history record information by the office of the attorney general.

HB 4293 Author: Branch
Last Action: 05/01/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to notice to the attorney general of an action, suit, or proceeding challenging the validity of a Texas statute or rule.

HB 4294 Author: Branch | Eissler | Strama | Oliveira | Aycock
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to textbooks, electronic textbooks, instructional material, and technological equipment in public schools.

HB 4453 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the national research university fund and the allocation of amounts appropriated from the fund, the abolition of the higher education fund, and the institutional groupings established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

HB 4535 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/08/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the annual allocation of certain constitutional funds to eligible agencies and institutions of higher education.

HB 4536 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/01/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to sale of the Texas State Cemetery Annex property (Bull Creek State Cemetery).

HB 4616 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to financial support and incentives for the development of national research universities and high-quality comprehensive regional universities and a review of the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.

HB 4617 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the sale of instructional materials to students of public institutions of higher education.

HCR 11 Author: Branch | McCall
Last Action: 05/07/2009 S Received from the House
Caption: Congratulating Nastia Liukin of Parker for her medal-winning performances in the 2008 Olympic Games.

HCR 288 Author: Branch
Last Action: 06/01/2009 S Received from the House
Caption: Directing the governing boards of general academic teaching institutions to limit increases in total academic costs charged to resident undergraduate students for certain school years.

HJR 16 Author: Branch | Berman | Bohac | Parker
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

HJR 134 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

HJR 139 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the national research university fund to enable emerging research universities in this state to achieve national prominence as major research universities and transferring the balance of the higher education fund to the national research university fund.

HR 231 Author: Branch | Herrero | Bonnen | Morrison
Last Action: 02/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2009 8:17AM
Caption: Recognizing February 4, 2009, as Community College Student Day at the State Capitol.

HR 458 Author: Branch
Last Action: 02/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2009 4:12PM
Caption: Recognizing February 17, 2009, as John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies Day at the State Capitol.

HR 459 Author: Branch
Last Action: 02/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2009 4:12PM
Caption: Recognizing February 17, 2009, as Dallas Assembly Day at the State Capitol.

HR 681 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Commemorating Texas Independence Day, on March 2, 2009.

HR 805 Author: Branch
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Honoring Ambassador John Bruton, Head of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Community in the United States of America.

HR 857 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/01/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2009 8:25PM
Caption: In memory of Richard M. Hull of Dallas.

HR 1155 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2009 8:12AM
Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of J. L. Long Middle School in Dallas.

HR 1226 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/22/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 22 2009 9:36AM
Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Jack Pope of Austin on the occasion of his 96th birthday.

HR 1227 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/14/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Commending Dr. Kern Wildenthal on his career with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

HR 1332 Author: Branch
Last Action: 04/17/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 17 2009 10:40AM
Caption: Honoring the life of Trammell Crow of Dallas.

HR 1565 Author: Branch | Vaught
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2009 7:58AM
Caption: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas.

HR 1989 Author: Branch
Last Action: 05/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2009 11:46AM
Caption: Paying tribute to Senator John G. Tower and commemorating the dedication of a memorial marker in his honor on the grounds of the Texas State Cemetery.

HR 2102 Author: Branch
Last Action: 05/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2009 10:00PM
Caption: In memory of Laura Louise McClung of Dallas.

HR 2853 Author: Branch
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Commending the Real Estate Councils of Texas for its service to the real estate industry and its contributions to the state's economy.

HR 2854 Author: Branch
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Recognizing June 2009 as Scottish Heritage Month and commemorating the 23rd annual Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games in Arlington.

HR 2925 Author: Branch
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 51.

HR 2993 Author: Branch
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Congratulating Jim Beckett of Dallas on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

HR 2994 Author: Branch
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Honoring Angela Quant Weinbrenner, Lisa Stone, Tina Wepler, and the rest of the staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.

Joint Author (24):
HB 71 Author: Corte | Branch | Chavez | Bohac | Miller, Sid
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/27/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.

HB 374 Author: Bonnen | Patrick | Laubenberg | Branch | Orr
Last Action: 04/27/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to school bus emergency evacuation training.

HB 746 Author: Brown, Fred | Aycock | Branch | Giddings | Rodriguez
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public junior colleges.

HB 795 Author: Chisum | Cohen | Naishtat | Thompson | Branch
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission.

HB 1396 Author: Farrar | Vaught | Branch | Bohac
Last Action: 05/19/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.

HB 1731 Author: Pitts | Guillen | Branch | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to money available for consumer incentive or rebate programs for alternatively fueled appliances or equipment.

HB 1736 Author: Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Branch | Hodge | Isett
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to compensation of and services to persons wrongfully imprisoned.

HB 1888 Author: Davis, John | Coleman | Isett | Shelton | Branch
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plans.

HB 2027 Author: Zerwas | Hartnett | Martinez, "Mando" | Branch
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to adoption of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; providing criminal penalties.

HB 2037 Author: Howard, Donna | Anchia | Branch | Eissler | Guillen
Last Action: 05/04/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Permanent School Fund Management Council to manage the permanent school fund; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2083 Author: Solomons | Raymond | Marquez | Homer | Branch
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/11/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.

HB 2687 Author: Shelton | Zerwas | Branch | Guillen | Morrison
Last Action: 04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a physician residency matching grant program.

HB 2738 Author: Alonzo | Branch | Harper-Brown | Anchia | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the pledge of certain revenue of a regional transportation authority to the payment of bonds.

HB 3189 Author: McCall | Branch
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain commercial lease revenue in determining a taxable entity's total revenue for purposes of the revised franchise tax.

HB 3795 Author: Morrison | Branch
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/27/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the public awareness campaign promoting higher education and to additional financial aid for higher education.

HB 4031 Author: McCall | Branch
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program.

HB 4149 Author: Rose | Branch
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain studies and reports by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding achievable cost-saving measures and the use and availability of electronic textbooks at institutions of higher education.

HB 4231 Author: Ritter | Callegari | Creighton | Branch
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the conveyancing or transfer in this state of water imported into this state from a source located outside this state.

HB 4386 Author: Vaught | Riddle | Fletcher | Moody | Branch
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.

HB 4407 Author: Taylor | Shelton | Branch
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
Last Action: 05/26/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to rules concerning administration and maintenance of anaphylaxis medicine on public school campuses.

HCR 10 Author: Pena | Deshotel | Branch
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/30/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

HCR 168 Author: Anderson | Miller, Sid | Button | Branch | Hartnett
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Extending appreciation to former president George W. Bush for his service to our state and nation.

HR 454 Author: Harless | Laubenberg | Branch
Last Action: 03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM
Caption: Recognizing April 16, 2009, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.

HR 688 Author: Kolkhorst | Fletcher | Branch
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Commemorating the 216th anniversary of the birth of Sam Houston.

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