Witness List Display

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WITNESS LIST

Ways & Means Committee

March 11, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

HB 16

For:

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

On:

Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co Tax Office)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Venable, Peggy (Self and Americans For Prosperity)

On:

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

HB 87

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Asoociation (TTARA))

On:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Tax Office)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Venable, Peggy (Self and Americans for Prosperity)

On:

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston Tax Office)

HB 209

For:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Taxpayers)

Against:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

On:

Robinson, Jim (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

HB 386

Against:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Taxpayers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Robinson, Jim (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Venable, Peggy (Self and Americans for Prosperity)

Against:

Amezquita, Michael (Self)

HB 500

For:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Taxpayers)

On:

Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn of Appraisal Dists)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Pate, Gardner (Texas Building Owners & Managers Association (Texas BOMA))

Skaggs, Jason (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.)

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

Venable, Peggy (Self and Americans for Prosperity)

Against:

Amezquita, Michael (Self)

HB 637

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

On:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Tax Office)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Martinez, Mario (City of Laredo, TX.)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

On:

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

HB 668

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA))

On:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Tax Office)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Venable, Peggy (Self and Americans for Prosperity)

On:

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston Tax Office)

HB 731

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA))

On:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Tax Office)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Peggy, Venable (Self and Americans for Prosperity)

On:

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

HB 773

For:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

For:

Woodson, Patrick (1) E.ON Climate & Renewables 2)Wind Coalition)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Hazlewood, Steve (The Dow Chemical Company)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

LeBas, James (Koch Companies)

LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)

Payne, Brinton (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)

Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)

Shields, Chris (City of San Antonio)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

Weist, Jon (Arlingon Chamber of Commerce)

HB 1000

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HB 1037

For:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Taxpayers)

Stewart, Joe (HB 1037 Texas Association of Realtors)

Whitis, Morris (Self)

On:

Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. Of Appraisal Dists)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Donley, Diane (Collin County Association of Realtors)

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

Venable, Peggy (Self and Americans for Prosperity - Texas)

HB 1038

For:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Taxpayers)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Whitis, Morris (Self)

On:

Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. Of Appraisal Dists)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

Venable, Peggy (Self and Americans for Prosperity)

HB 1092

For:

Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Taxpayers)

For:

Pauken, Tom (Self)

Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Against:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)

On:

Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)

HJR 11

For:

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HJR 18

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HJR 40

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Martinez, Mario (City of Laredo, TX.)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HJR 41

For:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HJR 45

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA))

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Higgins, Carlos (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HJR 50

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Against:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HJR 55

Against:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kemmey, Robert (Self)

Swift, Sheryl (Galveston Tax Office)

Against:

Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Mitchell, JR, Foy Mitchell, JR (Texas Assn of Property Tax Professionals)

Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)