WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            March 21, 2011 - 8:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 268

                 For:

                                 Arp, Phillip (Mueller, Inc.)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 McCoy Jones, Meagan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Lomax, Bryant (Texas Comptroller)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Narida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Grimm, James (Tx Poultry Federation)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Oefinger, David (Texas Pest Management Association)

                                 Reaves, Jim (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

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

                                 Small, Ed (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Terrell, James (Select Milk Producers - Do not wish to testify.)

                                 Turner, Bob (Texas Poultry Federation Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Assn)

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

            HB 270

                 For:

                                 Kroll, John (MuniServices, LLC)

                                 Rushing, Mercy (City of Canton TX and Canton EDC Corporation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts Travis County

                                 Emergency Services District No. 2)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 2085

                 For:

                                 Dabney, Carey (TX PTA)

                                 Williams, Monte (Altria PMUSA)

                 Against:

                                 Darilek, Dave (Global Tobacco)

                                 Fernandez-Quincoces, Guillermo (Dosal Tobacco Corporation)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Nader, Yolanda (Dosal Tobacco Corp)

                                 Tully, Ron (National Tobacco Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Marwitz, David (Texas Dermatological Society)

                                 Pate, Gardner (The Methodist Hospital System)

                                 Smith, Jodie (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Ali, Sultan Jeff (Global Tobacco)

                                 Alibhai, Mansoor (Global Tobacco)

                                 Cooper, Brian (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Garcia, Joe (Texas Grocery and Convenience Assn.)

                                 Haynes, Ross (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Global Tobacco  Seneca Tobacco KT&G   National Tobacco)

                                 Kim, Hun (KT&G Corps.)

                                 Maguire, Jay (Tantus Tobacco, Cheyenne Mfg, Sandia Int'l)

                                 Meghani, Munir (Global Tobacco)

                                 Rowland, Robert (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Wilkey, Rob (Commonwealth Brand, INC.)

            HB 2547

                 For:

                                 Williams, Monte (Altria & PMUSE)

                 Against:

                                 Darilek, Dave (Global Tobacco)

                                 Newbry, Chris (The Cigar Association of America)

                                 Rowland, Robert (Tantus Tobacco)

                 On:

                                 Ferguson, Dean (Comptroller's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Dabney, Carey (Texas PTA)

                                 Marwitz, David (Texas Dermatological Society)

                                 Smith, Jodie (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Ali, Sultan Jeff (Global Tobacco)

                                 Alibhai, Mansoor (Global Tobacco)

                                 Cooper, Brian (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (Swedish Match North America)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Fisher, Walter (Swisher International)

                                 Garcia, Joe (Tx Grocery and Convenience Assn)

                                 Haynes, Ross (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Global Tobacco)

                                 Maguire, Jay (Tantus Tobacco, Cheyenne Intl, Sandia Mfg.)

                                 Meghani, Munir (Global Tobacco)

            HB 2548

                 For:

                                 Dabney, Carey (Texas PTA)

                                 Williams, Monte (Altria Client, Service PMUSA)

                 Against:

                                 Darilek, Dave (Global Tobacco)

                                 Fernandez-Quincoces, Guillermo (Dosal Tobacco Corporation)

                                 Nader, Yolanda (Dosal Tobacco Corp.)

                                 Tully, Ron (National Tobacco Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Pate, Gardner (The Methodist Hospital System)

                                 Smith, Jodie (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Ali, Sultan Jeff (Global Tobacco)

                                 Azibita, Mansor (Global Tobacco)

                                 Cooper, Brian (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Garcia, Joe (Tx Grocery and Convenience Assn.)

                                 Haynes, Ross (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Global Tobacco National Tobacco KT&G Seneca Tobacco)

                                 Kim, Hun (KT&G)

                                 Maguire, Jay (Tantus Tobacco, Cheyenne Intl., Sandia Mfg)

                                 Meghani, Munir (Global Tobacco)

                                 Rowand, Robert (Tantus Tobacco)

            HB 2548 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)

                 For:

                                 Wilkey, Rob (Commonwealth Brands, Inc.)

                                 Williams, Monte (PMUSA)

                 Against:

                                 Nader, Yolanda (Dosal Tobacco Corp)

                                 Tully, Ron (National Tobacco)

            HB 2582

                 For:

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Wade (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 McFarlin, Don (Beer Alliance of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Steen, Alan (TABC - Resource)

            HB 2599

                 For:

                                 Hamilton, Billy (Swedish Match BH)

                                 Tully, Ron (National Tobacco Company)

                 On:

                                 Ferguson, Dean (Comptroller's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Dabney, Carey (Texas PTA)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (Swedish Match North America)

                                 Fisher, Walter (Swisher International)

                                 Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (National Tobacco)

                 Against:

                                 Haynes, Ross (Tantus Tobacco)

                                 Maguire, Jay (Tantus Tobacco, Cheyenne Intl, Sandia Mfg)

                                 Rowland, Robert (Tantus Tobacco)

            HB 2600

                 For:

                                 Tully, Ron (National Tobacco Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Dabney, Carey (Texas PTA)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (Swedish Match North America)

                                 Fisher, Walter (Swisher International)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (National Tobacco)

            HB 2602

                 For:

                                 Gray, James (American Cancer Society)

                                 Huang, Phil (Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society, Austin/Travis County

                                 Health & Human Services Dept.)

                                 Lee, Donna (Self; On behalf of my grandchildren & great grandchildren)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Dabney, Carey (Texas Parent Teacher Association PTA)

                                 Romo, Joel (American Heart Association)

                                 Smith, Jodie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, James (RAI - Reynolds America)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dillard, Jack (Altria Client Services (ACS))

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

                                 Garcia, Joe (TX Grocery and Convenience Assn.)

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

            HB 2602 - Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)

                 For:

                                 Huang, Phil (Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Association, Austin/Travis County

                                 Health & Human Services Dept.)

                                 Little, Melinda (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids)

            HJR 63

                 For:

                                 Cassidy, Brian (Alamo RMA, Central Texas RMA, Camino Real RMA, Cameron County

                                 RMA, Grayson County RMA, North East Texas RMA, Pate Taraborelli Partners)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc. (SAMG))

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Olsen, Lawrence (TX Good Roads Assn)

                                 Russell, Shawna (Forth Worth Transportation Authority (The T))

                                 Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Gaines, Jimmy (Texas Landowners Council)

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            HJR 64

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Reed, Jim (Transportation Advocates of Texas)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Boyer, Victor (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc. (SAMG))

                                 Contreras, Carlos (City of San Antonio)

                                 Guevara, Thomas (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Muniapal League)

                                 Israel, Celia (Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Janes, Brandon (Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Jones, Max (Travis County Comm. Ct.)

                                 Kearns, Dennis (BNSF Railway)

                                 Lenman, Mark (Texas Asso. of Realtors)

                                 McDonald, Nancy (The Real Estate Council of Austin)

                                 McKnight, Peyton (Texas Council of Engineering Companies)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Milloy, Ross (Austin - San Antonio Corridor Council)

                                 Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Olsen, Lawrence (Texas Good Roads Assn)

                                 Olson, Ron (Union Pacific RR)

                                 Russell, Shawna (Ft. Worth Transportation Authority (The T))

                                 Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Short, Jim (Harris County, TX)

                                 Short, Jim (Fort Bend County, TX)

                                 Sturzl, Frank (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Texas Association of Counties)

                 On:

                                 Ragland, Brian (TxDOT)

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