WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            March 7, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 255

                 On:

                                 O'Connell, Ann (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

            HB 258

                 For:

                                 Guest, John (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

                                 Leech, Christine "Tina" (Texas Hospital Assoaction/UMC El Paso)

                                 Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

                                 Welsh, Dinah (Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)

                 Against:

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Rawson, Carol (TXDOT)

                                 Wood, Ted (Office of Court Administration)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Calcote, ML (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Sprinkle, GK (TX Ambulance Association)

                 Against:

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)

            HB 353

                 Against:

                                 Bercu, Steven (BookPeople, Austin Independent Business Alliance)

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Assoc.)

                                 Patrick, Reynolds (J.C. Penny Corporation, Inc.)

                                 Sharp, Kathryn (Bealls & Palais Royal of TX)

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Against:

                                 Allen, George (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Burdett, Jeff (Texas Cable Association)

                                 Chiodo, Dana (Technology Association of America)

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

                                 Garey, Glen (Texas Restaurant Assn.)

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Peterson, Michael (AT&T)

                                 Reagan, Karen (Walgreen Company)

                                 Yanaway, Diane (Energy Future Holdings)

            HB 353 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)

                 Against:

                                 Reynolds, Patrick (J.C. Penny Corporation, Inc.)

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Brad (The Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 469

                 On:

                                 Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barnett, Mike (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Liberty Institute)

            HB 499

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caraway, Luanne (Self)

                                 Force, Dwane (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 590

                 For:

                                 Boeske, Darrell (The City of Humble)

                                 Greytok, Marta (City of Stafford)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Rodgers, Michael (City of Webster and the Government Finance Officers Association of

                                 Texas)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Assoc.)

                                 Lomax, Bryant (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kroll, John (MuniServices, LLC.)

            HB 645

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)

            HB 843

                 For:

                                 Pritchard, Jim (Betsy Price, Tax Assessor-Colector, Tax Assessor-Collector, Tarrant County,

                                 and TACA)

                                 Robinson, Jim (Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)

                 On:

                                 Cartwright, Debbie (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, George (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Caraway, Luanne (Tax Assessor-Collector Association)

                                 Force, Duane (Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Tax Payers & Research Assoc.)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

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