Witness List Display

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WITNESS LIST

State Affairs Committee

April 7, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

HB 457

Against:

Fisher, Scott (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association)

Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

Against:

Cooper, Kevin (Texas Retailers Association)

DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association)

Graydon, Galt (Valero Energy Co)

HB 535

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Assn.)

Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

Morstad, Tim (AARP)

Against:

Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders + Contractors of Texas)

HB 623

For:

Hickman, Ron (Constables Legislative Committee and Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Travis, Ann (City of Houston)

Against:

Naile, Carolyn (American Massage Therapy Asso.)

HB 1109

For:

Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Doggett, Robert (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)

Lehman, Mark (Texas Association of Realtors)

HB 1390

For:

Cox, Patrick (Self)

Hawkins, Milton (PEC Members and Self)

Higgins, Carlos (Self)

Smith, Tom Smitty (public citizen)

Watson, John (Self and pec4u.org)

Against:

Altgelt, Ernest (Self)

boyett, don (Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Garza, Juan (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc)

Rogers, Linda Kaye (Self)

Williams, Mike (TEC)

On:

Owens, John (Office of Texas Attorney General)

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Dison, Melissa (Public Citizen - Texas)

Hadden, Karen (SEED)

Vanhettinga, Brynne (Self and ACLU of Texas)

Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)

Viktorin, Richard (Audits in the Public Interest)

Whalen, Ken (Texas Daily Newpaper Association Texas Press Association)

Against:

Adamson, Bill (Rusk County E.C.)

Beavers, Ray (United Cooperative Services)

Billy, Marricle (San Bernard Electric Cooperative)

Boyd, Mark (Bowie - Cass Electric Cooperative)

Boze, Jerry (TVEC. Inc.)

Buckner, Fredda (Big Country Electric Co-op and Self)

Bullock, Burke (Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Calhoun, J.T. (Self and Coop Member)

Castleberry, Charles (Swisher Electric Cooperative, Inc)

Christensen, Barron (Bowie - Cass Electric)

Cole, Debra (HILCO)

Driver, James (South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Durrett, Lindsey (Self)

Fisher, Sarah (Nueces Electric Co-op)

Glenn, Brent (Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Haile, Rick (Heart of Texas Electricity Co-op)

Herrera, John (Magic Valley Electric Cooperative)

Kamm, Bob (Brazos Electric Cooperative)

Kelton, Kerry (Mid - South Electric Coop)

Kezar, Mike (San Miguel Electric Cooperative)

Lancaster, Fred (Medina Elec Co-op)

Lankford, Kelly (Concho Valley Electric Loop)

Lightfoot, Bryan (Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Loth, Robert (Central Texas Electric Coop)

Louder, Steve (Deaf Smith Electric Coop)

Mahannah, Randy (NPEC Inc.)

Mathiews, J.C. (Self)

Montgomery, Kendall (Fort Belknap Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Morrison, James (Mid - South Electric)

Raibourn, Joe (Hamilton County Electric Coop)

Retzloff, Arlon (South Texas Electric Co-op)

Robinson, Leeland (Self)

Robinson, Ronnie (Comanche Electric Cooperative)

Schauer, Darren (Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Schriver, Darryl (Taylor Electric Cooperative, Inc)

Schwartz, Vic (Panola - Harrison Electric Cooperative)

Skloss, Leroy (Karnes Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Smith, Delbert (Lamb County Electric Cooperative)

Sweatt, Kerry (Bandera Elect. Coop.)

Tamplin, Mark (Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Turner, Bob (TEC Texas Sheep + Goat Raisers Assoc)

Vaden, Elizabeth (Coserv Elect.)

Walch, Thomas (Central Texas Electric Co-op)

Against:

Williams, Carol (Big Country Electric Co-op)

Witt, Roland (Coleman County Elect. Cooperative)

Wright, Donald (DEAF Smith Ele. Coop)

HB 1959

On:

Longley, Joey (Sunset Commission)

HB 2426

For:

Lyde, Jim (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

Against:

Black, Sara (Self)

HB 2502

Against:

Bresnen, Steve (Self)

On:

Archer, Jeff (Texas Legislative Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

Breitschopf, Maria (Texas Legislative Council)

Fulton, Deborah (Texas Legislative Council)

HB 2520

For:

Munson, Steve (Geo Texas Co)

Power, David (Public Citizen)

Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)

Sloan, Mike (Entegrity Wind, Bergey Wind, Southwest Windpower)

On:

Fainter Jr, John W (AECT)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Meehan, Collin (Environmental Defense Fund)

Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

Ross, Susan (TREIA)

Winland, Christopher (Good Company Associates)

Against:

Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

Oldham, Phillip (Texas Assoc. of Manufacturers)

Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)

On:

Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets)

HB 2520 - Committee Substitute (Solomons)

For:

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

HB 2521

On:

Hudgins, Bob (Texas Film Commission-Office of the Governor)

HB 2619

Against:

Bresnen, Steve (Self)

On:

Archer, Jeff (Texas Legislative Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

On:

Kuster, Mark (Texas Legislative Council)

Lowe, Kelly (TX Legis Council)

Moore, Pam (Texis Legislative Council)

HB 2781

For:

Brady, Robert (City of Denison)

Brewster, Chris (Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor)

Carey, Gene (City of Lewisville)

Doyle, Kristen (CAPP)

Massey, Bert (City of Brownwood)

For:

Massey, Stephen (City of Allen, TX Cities Aggregation Power Project)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Wilson, Don (City of Eastland)

Against:

Carroll, Marianne (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)

Fainter Jr, John W (AECT)

On:

Newton, Jan (ERCOT)

Oldham, Phillip (Texas Assoc. of Manufacturers)

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

Webking, Catherine (TEAM)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Bacchus, Steven (City of Lewisville)

Begier, David (City of Hutto)

Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues.)

Grau, Micah (City of Hutto)

Hall, Brendan (City of Harlingen)

Homan, Larry (Town of South Padre Island)

Moravec, Randolph (Randy) (Town of Addison)

Ragsdale, David (City of Benbrook)

Against:

Gregg, Michael (NextEra Energy Resources)

Minick, Stephen (TX. Assn. of Business)

Scott, William A. (Exelon Generation)

HB 2782

For:

Brady, Robert (City of Denison)

Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues)

Carey, Gene (City of Lewisville)

Doyle, Kristen (CAPP)

Moravec, Randy (Town of Addison)

Ragsdale, David (City of Benbrook)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Against:

Fainter Jr, John W (AECT)

Levy, Rick (Texas State Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Texas ALF-CIO)

Walters, Rob (Energy Future Holdings)

On:

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

Webking, Catherine (TEAM)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Bacchus, Steven (City of Lewisville)

Begier, David (City of Hutto)

Grau, Micah (City of Hutto)

Hall, Brendan (City of Harlingen)

Homan, Larry (Town of South Padre Island)

Massey, Bert (City of Brownwood)

Massey, Stephen (City of Allen Cities Aggregation Power Project)

Morstad, Tim (AARP)

For:

Wilson, Don (City of Eastland)

Against:

Gregg, Michael (NextEra Energy Resources)

Kerr, Brett (Calpine Corporation)

Minick, Stephen (TX. Assn. of Business)

Scott, William A. (Exelon Generation)

Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)

Walker, Mark (NRG Texas LLC)

HB 2851

For:

Doyle, Kristen (CAPP)

Homan, Larry (Town of South Padre Island)

Against:

Fainter Jr, John W (AECT)

Oney, Tom (Luminant)

On:

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Bacchus, Steven (City of Lewisville)

Begier, David (City of Hutto)

Brady, Robert (City of Denison)

Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues)

Carey, Gene (City of Lewisville)

Grau, Micah (City of Hutto)

Hall, Brendan (City of Harlingen)

Massey, Bert V. (City of Brownwood)

Massey, Stephen (City of Allen
Citites Aggregation Power Project)

Moravsc, Randolph (Randy) (Town of Addison)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Webking, Catherine (TEAM)

Wilson, Don (City Eastland)

Against:

Carroll, Marianne (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)

Minick, Stephen (TX. Assn. of Business)

Scott, William A. (Exelon Generation)

Walker, Mark (NRG Texas LLC)

HB 2852

Against:

Fainter JR, John W (AECT)

Jewell, Michael (Aect - Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas Rose)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Against:

Davis, Stephen (Alliance For Retail Markets)

Fisher, Sarah (Nueces Electric Co-op)

Minick, Stephen (TX ASSN. Of BUSINESS)

Richie, Carl (TXU Energy)

Webking, Catherine (TEAM)

On:

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

HB 2909

For:

Lytle, Holly (County of El Paso)

Against:

Vanhettinga, Brynne (ACLU of Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Borunda Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)

Bresnen, Steve (El Paso County, Texas)

Christian, Liza (tw telecom)

Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)

Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

Against:

Black, Sara (Self)

HB 2942

For:

Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

On:

Longley, Joey (Sunset Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Lugo, Noelita (Texans Care for Children)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Vanhettinga, Brynne (ACLU of Texas)

On:

Camp, Mary (Legislative Reference Library)

HB 2987

On:

Archer, Jeff (Texas Legislative Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Briggs, Terry (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen)

Kearns, Dennis (BNSF Railway; Texas Railroad Association)

On:

Fulton, Deborah (Texas Legislative Council)

Stewart, Jennifer (Texas Legislative Council)

HB 3115

For:

Warren, James (Winston & Strawn - AECT)

Against:

Blumenthal, Ellen (Self)

Gay, Geoffrey (Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor Atmos Cities Steering Committee)

Oldham, Phillip (Texas Assoc. of Manufacturers)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Jackson, Roy (TNMP)

Withrow, Damon (Xcel Energy)

Against:

Boyle, Jim (Alliance of TXU./Oncor Municipalities)

Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)

HB 3125

For:

Fainter Jr, John W (Aect)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Zachary, Mance (Luminant)

Against:

Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

HB 3245

For:

Brady, Robert (City of Denison)

Carey, Gene (City of Lewisville)

Homan, Larry (Town of South Padre Island)

For:

Massey, Bert (City of Brownwood)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Strub, Leonard (AARP)

Wilson, Don (City of Eastland)

On:

Biedzycki, Carol (Texas ROSE)

Carroll, Marianne (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)

Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets)

Fainter Jr, John W (AECT)

Jewell, Michael (Reliant Energy)

Newton, Jan (ERCOT)

Oldham, Phillip (Texas Assoc. of Manufacturers)

Ross, Ned (Direct Energy, CPL Retail Energy & WTU Retail Energy)

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

Webking, Catherine (TEAM)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Bacchus, Steven (City of Lewisville)

Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues)

Doyle, Kristen (CAPP)

Hall, Brendan (City of Harlingen)

Massey, Stephen (City of Allen
Cities Aggregation Power Project)

Moravec, Randolph (Randy) (Town of Addison)

Ragsdale, David (City of Benbrook)

Against:

Blocker, Lisa (Energy Future Holdings)

Scott, William A. (Exelon Generation)

On:

Ballard, Don (Public Utility Counsel)

Maryland, Lois (ACORN)

Wall, Larry (Lone Star Transmission, LLC)

HB 3249

On:

Fainter Jr, John W (AECT)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Against:

Davis, Stephen (Alliance For Retail Markets)

Webking, Catherine (TEAM)

HB 3478

For:

Munson, Steve (GeoTexas Co)

Reed, Cyrus (lone star chapter, sierra club)

Sloan, Mike (Entegrity Wind, Bergey Wind, Southwest Windpower)

Against:

Oldham, Phililp (Texas Assoc. of Manufacturers)

On:

Fainter Jr, John W (AECT)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Hadden, Karen (SEED)

Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

Power, David (Public Citizen)

For:

Winland, Christopher (Good Company Associates)

Against:

Hastings, Debbie (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

Wisdom, Christina (Texas Chemical Council)

On:

Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets)

HB 3478 - Committee Substitute (Solomons)

For:

Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)

HB 3545

On:

Archer, Jeff (Texas Legislative Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Begier, David (City of Hutto)

Grau, Micah (City of Hutto)

Homan, Larry (Town of South Padre Island)

On:

Fulton, Deborah (Texas Legislative Council)

Stein, Cindy (Texas Legislative Council)

HB 3820

For:

Garza, Juan (PEC, Inc)

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Williams, Mike (TEC)

Against:

Altgelt, Ernest (Self)

Hawkins, Milton (Self and PEC Members)

Higgins, Carlos (Self)

Watson, John (Self)

On:

Owens, John (Office of Tx Atty General)

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Adamson, Bill (Rusk County E.C.)

Appling, Mark (Lighthouse Electric)

Beavers, Ray (United Cooperative Services)

Billy, Marricle (San Bernard Electric Cooperative)

Blackwelder, Roger (Self and Big Country Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Boyd, Mark (Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative)

Boyett, Don (Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Boze, Jerry (Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Buckner, Fredda (Self and Big Country Electric Co-op)

Bullock, Burke (Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Calhoun, J.T. (Self and Cooperative Member)

Castleberry, Charles (Swisher Electric Cooperative)

christensen, barron (Bowie-Cass Electric Co-op)

Cole, Debra (HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc)

Driver, James (South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Fisher, Sarah (Nueces Electric Co-op)

Glenn, Brent (Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Hadden, Karen (SEED)

Haile, Rick (Heart of Texas Electric Co-op McGregor, TX)

James, Morrison (Mid-South Electric - Vice President Board of Directors)

For:

Kamm, Bob (Brazos Electric Cooperative)

Kelton, Kerry (Mid-South Electric Coop)

Kezar, Mike (San Miguel Electric Cooperative)

Lancaster, Fred (Medina Elec Co-op)

Lankford, Kelly (Concho Valley Electric Coop)

Lightfoot, Bryan (Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Loth, Robert (Central Texas Electric Coop)

Louder, Steve (Deaf Smith Electric Coop)

Mahannah, Randy (North Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Mathiews, J.C. (Self)

Miller, Barbara S (Magic Valley Electric Cooperative)

Montgomery, Kendall (Fort Belknap Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Raibourn, Joe (Hamilton County Electric Coop)

Retzloff, Arlon (South Texas Electric Co-op)

Robinson, Leland (Self and Member - Taylor Elect. Coop)

Robinson, Ronnie (Comanche Electric Coop)

Schauer, Darren (Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc)

Schriver, Darryl (Taylor Electric Cooperative)

Schwartz, Vic (Pamola - Harrison Electric Cooperative)

Skloss, Leroy (Karnes Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Smith, Delbert (Lamb County Electric Cooperative)

Sweatt, Kerry (Bandera Elect. Coop)

Tamplin, Mark (Jaspe-Newton Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Turner, Bob (Self and Texas Electric Cooperatives - Texas Poultry Federation
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Assn)

Walch, Thomas (Central Texas Electric Co-op)

Witt, Roland (Coleman County Electric Cooperative)

Wright, Donald (Deaf Smith Ele. Co-op)

Against:

Viktorin, Richard (Audits in the Public Interest)

HB 3838

For:

Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Boyle, Jim (Self)

On:

ballard, don (Public Utility Counsel)

HB 4233

For:

Blakley, Jack (Entergy Texas, Inc.)

Against:

Carroll, Marianne (Cottonwood Energy)

On:

Oldham, Phillip (Texas Assoc. of Manufacturers)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Arnold, Eddie (Jefferson County Commissioner Pct #1)

Boyett, Don (Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Bullock, Burke (Wood County Electric Cooperative Inc.)

Davis, Mark (East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Glenn, Brent (Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Levy, Rick (TSAEW (IBEW))

For:

Stapleton, Keith (Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc)

Tamplin, Mark (Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

Against:

Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets)

On:

Smitherman, Barry (Public Utility Commission)

HB 4307

On:

Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)