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WITNESS LIST
Business & Industry Committee
April  17, 2007 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  59 - Committee Substitute  (Martinez/CSHB 59)
 
    For:
Bloys, David  (Self)
 
 
Reeves, Kerri  (Self and DNA TOTAL PROFILE INC Kerri Reeves, President)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lee, Randy M. (Stewart Title Guaranty Co.)
 
 
Lemon, W. Clyde (Harris County District Clerk - Charles Bacarisse)
 
 
Pitchinson, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Place, Allen (Texas Land Title Association)
 
 
Streater, Joy  (Self and County District Clerks Assn)
 
 
Woodfin, Sherri (County + District Clerk's Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  59
 
    For:
Cortez, Albert  (Self)
 
 
Johnston, Mark  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Coffey, Jan (Texas Department of Public Safety)
 
 
Harden, June (Office of the Attorney General)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Miller, Chris (Association of Electric Companies of Texas AECT)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Brown, Sabrina (Acxiom)
 
 
Cooper, Paige (ChoicePoint, Inc.)
 
 
Kildow, Randy  (Self and Texas Assoc of Licensed Investigations)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
 
 
Wall, Matthew T. (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - Tx. Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Andrews, Reggie (Texas Department of Public Safety)
 
 
 
 
HB  1285 - Committee Substitute  (Giddings/CSHB 1285)
 
Against:
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
HB  1285
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Cobb, Ron (American Insurance Association)
 
 
Sibley, Jonathan (Association of Fire + Casualty Companies of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lazaretti, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1730
 
    For:
Baylor, Don (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Cooper, Allen (Equal Justice Center)
 
 
Levy, Rick (Tx AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bent, Steve (Texas Association of Responsible Nonsubscribers)
 
 
Sharma, Jai (Christus Health + Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)
 
 
Kent, Patte (Texas Chiropractic Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Evans, Richard (Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers)
 
 
Jones, Neal T. (HEB Grocery Stores Charles Butt)
 
 
Lively, Lance (National Federation of Independent Business NFIB)
 
 
Reagan, Karen (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Strickland, Stan (TDI - Division of Workers Compensation)
 
 
 
 
HB  2310
 
    For:
Gregson, Scott  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2392
 
    For:
Yost, Jr, Mark A. (Erickson Retirement Communities, Eagle's Trace (Houston), Highland Springs (Dallas))
 
 
 
 
HB  3035
 
    For:
Klein, Dr. Franz (Texas Chiropractic Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Berry, Jordan (Texas Chiropractic Association)
 
 
Kanz, Dr. Kevin D.  (Self and No testimony Texas Chiropractic Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3096
 
    For:
Henderson, Jeb (Southwestern Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Jones, Clyde (BELLTEC INDUSTRIES, INC)
 
 
Kimball, Von D. "Sandy" (Bigham Brothers, INC)
 
 
Schmidt, Vernon (Farm Equipment Manufactures Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Propes, Jay (Southwestern Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3424
 
     On:
Joyner, Guy (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Cooper, Allen (Equal Justice Center)
 
 
Lewis, Gib (Cottonwood Financial)
 
 
Wittenburg, Michelle (Cottonwood Financial)
 
 
 
 
HB  3553
 
    For:
Eck, Eric D. (The Realty Investment Club of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Doggett, Robert (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
Mathias, Bonnie (ACORN)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Victor (National Association of Responsible Home Rebuilders & Investors)
 
 
Muscarello, Linda (The Reality Investment Club of Houston)
 
 
Rodriguez, Orlando (San Antonio Real Estate Investors Association)
 
 
Salinas, Lee (San Antonio Real Estate Investors Association)
 
 
Short, Jim (Reality Investment Club of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hamilton, Lenell D. (ACORN)
 
 
Richardson, Derrick (ACORN)
 
 
Richardson, Patricia (ACORN)
 
 
Stubblefield, Robert (ACORN)
 
 
 
 
HB  3611
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Gregg, Michelle (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3695
 
    For:
Doggett, Robbert (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
Mock, Nelson  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Anderson, Jody  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Irvine, Tim (Texas Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs, Manufactured Housing Division)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Diaz, Tony  (Self)
 
 
Hamilton, Lenell D. (ACORN)
 
 
Mathias, Bonnie (ACORN)
 
 
Richardson, Derrick (ACORN)
 
 
Richardson, Patricia (ACORN)
 
 
Stubblefield, Robert (ACORN)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Pendleton Jr, Doyle (Texas Manfactured Housing Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3724
 
    For:
Graves, Bob (Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hartline, Rina (CenterPoint Energy)
 
 
Miller, Chris (Association of Electric Companies of Texas AECT)
 
    For:
Sibley, Jonathon (Association of Fire + Casualty Companies of Texas)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Strickland, Stan (Tx. Dept. of Ins. - Division of Worker's Compensation)
 
 
 
 
HB  3785
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Silva, Velma Cruz (Sprint Nextel)
 
 
Zachary, Mance (TXU)
 
 
 
 
HB  3959
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Dana, Michael (Dallas Police Department Chief of Policce David Kunkle)
 
 
 
 
SB  222
 
    For:
Dana, Michael (David Kunkle - Chief of Police Dallas Police Dept)
 
 
Johnson, Rob (Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA))
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cowman-Arteaga, Janis (TAMB Texas Association of Mortgage Brokers)
 
 
 
 
SB  287
 
     On:
Darwin, Norman (OIEC - Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cooper, Allen (Equal Justice Center)
 
 
Levy, Rick (Tx AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Rodriguez, Jennifer (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lang, Robert E. (Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers Compensation)
 
 
 
 
SB  458
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
Levy, Rick (Tx AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Darwin, Norman (OIEC - Office of Injured Employee Counsel)
 
 
Lazaretti, Margaret (Texas Dept. of Insurance)