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

Number of Bills: 20

HB 8 Author: Otto | Oliveira | Darby | Quintanilla | Elkins
Coauthor: Allen | Branch | Harless | Moody | Parker | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption: Relating to certain studies and reviews of appraisal districts conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

HB 109 Author: Phillips | Olivo | Paxton | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Recalled from subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

HB 130 Author: Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.

HB 469 Author: King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.

HB 670 Author: Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.

HB 764 Author: Hartnett
Coauthor: Branch
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.

HB 873 Author: Dukes | Pitts | McCall | Cook | Homer
Coauthor: Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 04/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.

HB 994 Author: Paxton | Christian | King, Phil | Hughes | Howard, Charlie
Coauthor: Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations from state tax revenues.

HB 1189 Author: Bonnen | Naishtat | Maldonado | Gattis
Coauthor: Allen | Branch | Edwards | Eissler | Rodriguez | et al.
Last Action: 02/26/2009 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to a program for the recycling of electronic equipment of consumers in this state; providing administrative penalties.

HB 1783 Author: Solomons | Bohac | Maldonado | Miller, Doug
Coauthor: Branch | Button | Cook | Leibowitz | Miller, Sid | et al.
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the Internet broadcasting of Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT public hearings and meetings.

HB 1799 Author: Bohac | Elkins | Solomons | Hilderbran | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor: Branch | Guillen | Leibowitz | Turner, Chris
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills.

HB 1801 Author: Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira
Coauthor: Aycock | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

HB 1813 Author: Vo
Coauthor: Branch | Gallego | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/20/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the punishment for tampering with certain governmental records concerning forensic analyses.

HB 2018 Author: Strama | Guillen | Alvarado
Coauthor: Branch | Leibowitz
Last Action: 05/01/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of a student representative on a district-level planning and decision-making committee.

HB 2669 Author: Crownover
Coauthor: Branch | Hughes | Legler | Sheffield | Weber
Last Action: 05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the implementation of projects involving the capture, injection, sequestration, or geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

HB 3612 Author: Otto | Oliveira | Villarreal | Gattis | Truitt
Coauthor: Aycock | Branch | Button | Callegari | Flynn | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption: Relating to the creation of a pilot program that allows taxpayer appeals from certain appraisal review board determinations in certain counties to be heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

HB 4471 Author: Kolkhorst | Howard, Donna | Shelton | Ortiz, Jr. | King, Susan
Coauthor: Bohac | Branch | Button | Gallego | Leibowitz | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the professional nursing shortage reduction program.

HB 4765 Author: Oliveira | Paxton | Hopson | Callegari | Creighton
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/16/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.

HCR 50 Author: Creighton | Hughes | Berman | Gattis | Guillen
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | et al.
Last Action: 05/31/2009 S Received from the House
Caption: Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

HJR 39 Author: Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson
Coauthor: Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

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