WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            February 28, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 234

                 For:

                                 Carmichael, Beth (Camden Property Trust and Texas Apartment Assoc.)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn of Appraisal Dists)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brusniak, John (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

                                 Lee, Randy M. (Stewart title Guaranty Company)

                                 Munoz, Ned (TX. Assn. of Builders)

                                 Sutton, Ginny (Texas Self Storage Association)

            HB 241

                 For:

                                 Blaker, Ken (Self; TAB Texas Association of Builders)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 On:

                                 Wooten, Tim (TX Comptroller)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Munoz, Ned (TX. Assn. of Builders)

            HB 252

                 For:

                                 Coates, P.H. "Fourth" (Kerr CAD, & TAAD & Rural Chiefs)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn Appraisal Dists)

                 On:

                                 Cartwright, Debbie (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn of TX)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Gal. Co. Tax Office & Voters)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax office)

            HB 316

                 For:

                                 Mullin, Jayson (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barnett, Mike (Texas Association of Realtors)

            HB 316 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)

                 For:

                                 Robinson, Jim (Self; Texas Assn of Appraisal Dists)

            HB 328

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

            HB 361

                 For:

                                 Eldridge, Gary (Kendall Appraisal District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barnett, Mike (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists)

            HB 654

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (El Paso County)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Kroll, John (City of Humble)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

            HB 658

                 For:

                                 Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Leitch, Bonnie (League of Women Voters-Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)

                                 Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Garcia, Emilia (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Milam, Susan (Natl. Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                                 Pinney, Leah (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Child Advocates San Antonio (CASA))

                                 Teich, Ann (Self)

                                 Vining, Amanda (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

            HB 658 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)

                 On:

                                 Carwright, Debbie (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dwyer, Doris (Self)

            HB 717

                 For:

                                 Kenney, Robert (Self)

                 On:

                                 Cartwright, Debbie (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Voters)

                                 Sutton, Ginny (Texas Self Storage Association)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Against:

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

                                 Robinson, Jim (TEXAS ASSN. OF APPRAISAL DISTS)

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