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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            May 10, 2011 8:00 AM

            HB 602

                  FOR:

                                 Strama, Keith   (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Wagner, Brock    (also providing written testimony) (Saint Arnold Brewing Co.), Houston,

                                 TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Bordas, Mark   (Anheuser-Busch), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Blocker, Trey   (Texas Brewers' Institute), Austin, TX

                                 Cartwright, Rob   (Independence Brewing), Austin, TX

                                 Donley, Rick   (The Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Graham, Michael   (Austin Beer Works), Austin, TX

                                 Gray, Alan   (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX

                                 Jamus, Nick   (The Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Mancuso, Frank   (Saint Arnold Brewing), Austin, TX

                                 McFarlin, Don   (Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Rahr, Frederick   (Rahr and Sons Brewing Co.), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Spilman, Tom   (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Townes, Ralph   (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn   (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Steen, Alan   (TABC), Austin, TX

            HB 989

                  FOR:

                                 Woltmann, Debbie   (Brenham Floral Company), Brenham, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Sullivan, Kerri   (Texas State Florists Association), Austin, TX

            HB 1123

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On Bill/On Committee Amendment (Amendment) :

                                 Powell, Mike   (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX

            HB 2033

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Garey, Glen   (Texas Restaurant Association), Austin, TX

                                 Jackson, Richie   (Texas Restaurant Association), Austin, TX

                                 Woomer, Eric   (Texas Wings, Inc.), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            May 10, 2011 8:00 AM

            HB 2067

                  FOR:

                                 Watson, Marshall   (Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers), Midland, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Holt, David   (Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers), Snyder, TX

            HB 2342

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Zivley, Benette   Securities Commissioner (Texas State Securities Board), Austin, TX

            HB 2468

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Garey, Glen   (Texas Restaurant Association), Austin, TX

            HB 2495

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bates, Jim   (Funeral Consumers Alliance of Texas), Watauga, TX

                                 Sterling, Ed   (Texas Press Association and Texas Daily Newspaper Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                  On:

                                 Newberg, Stephanie   (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX

            HB 2615

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren   (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                 Lowry, Mary   (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX

                                 Scurlock, Steve   (Independent Bankers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Pettijohn, Leslie   (Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin, TX

            HB 2699

                  FOR:

                                 Nowels, Matthew   (Asurian Insurance Services), Tallahassee, FL

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas   (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX

            HB 2727

                  FOR:

                                 Bresnen, Steve   (Novalash, Inc.), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Davis, Jennifer    (Self), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            May 10, 2011 8:00 AM

                                 Renfro, Amy   (Metroplex Beauty School), Allen, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Francis, Brian   (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation), Austin, TX

            HB 3004

                  FOR:

                                 Bates, Jim   (Funeral Consumers Alliance of Texas), Watauga, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas   (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX

                                 Newberg, Stephanie   (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX

            HB 3141

                  FOR:

                                 Groos, Alicia   (International Trademark Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Chiodo, Dana   (Technology Association of America (Tech America)), Austin, TX

                                 Peterson, Michael   (AT & T), Austin, TX

                                 Schneider, Michael   (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX

                                 Sterling, Ed   (Texas Press Association and Texas Daily Newspaper Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Wurzel, Geoff   (Technet), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 Flores, Carmen   (Texas Secretary of State, Business and Public Filings), Austin, TX

            HB 3389

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Barnett, Mike   (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Stephens, V.A.   (West Travis County MUD #5), Austin, TX

            HB 3487

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

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

            HB 3570

                  FOR:

                                 Bailey, Chuck   (American Rental Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Dick-Paclik, Alexis   (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            May 10, 2011 8:00 AM

            SB 301

                  FOR BILL/FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (Substitute) :

                                 Thurman, John   (Heart of Texas Realty), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST BILL/AGAINST COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (Substitute) :

                                 Vantlettinga, Brynne   (ACLU of Texas), Leander, TX

                  ON BILL/ON COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (Substitute) :

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas   (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For Bill/For Committee Substitute (Substitute) :

                                 Barber, Kathy   (NFIB), Austin, TX

                                 Cernosek, Larry    (Self; Houston Auto Body Association), Pasadena, TX

                                 Fisher, Jon   (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Oakley, Keith   (Texas Process Servers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Rash, Jeanette   (Texas Towing and Storage Association), Houston, TX

                                 Schneider, Michael   (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX

                  Against Bill/Against Committee Substitute (Substitute) :

                                 Sterling, Ed   (Texas Press Association and Texas Daily Newspaper Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                  On Bill/On Committee Substitute (Substitute) :

                                 Bateman, Char   (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services), Austin, TX

            SB 923

                  FOR BILL/FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (Substitute) :

                                 Bright, Lou   (Texas Wine and Grape Growers), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For Bill/For Committee Substitute (Substitute) :

                                 Elliott, Gary   (Texas Wine and Grape Growers), Driftwood, TX

                                 Parker, Gabe   (Homestead Winery), Ivanhoe, TX

                  On Bill/On Committee Substitute (Substitute) :

                                 Beck, Carolyn   (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 1459

                  FOR:

                                 Lee, Randy M.   (Stewart Title Guaranty Co.), Austin, TX

                                 Levy, Lori   (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Lybbert, Chase    (Self), Lantana, TX

                                 Munoz, Ned   (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Rothermel, John   (Stewart Title Guaranty Company), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Arechiga, Jamie   (Hillstar Investment Ltd.), San Antonio, TX

                                 Weaver, Greg   (Mueller Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Wilson, Robert    (Self), Fair Oaks, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            May 10, 2011 8:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Dahlstrom, William   (Gardens of Connemara, Ltd.), Dallas, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Day, Aaron   (Texas Land Title Association), Austin, TX

                                 Fleming, John   (Texas Mortgage Bankers), Austin, TX

                                 Meyer, Richard   (Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations), Austin, TX

                                 Sandberg, Eric   (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Scurlock, Steve   (Independent Bankers Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Medina, Jose    (Self), Laredo, TX

                                 Murphree, Chad    (Self; Landowners), Denton, TX

                                 Slinkard, Dale    (Self), San Antonio, TX

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