WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            April 14, 2015 - 8:30 AM

            HB 31

                 For:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Heflin, Talmadge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Assoc of Manufacturers, AECT, TxOGA, and Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, Cheasty (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Bresette, Patrick (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                 On:

                                 Kavanaugh, Kevin (LBB)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum Corp.)

                                 Allday, Marty (Self; Enbridge Energy)

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)

                                 Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Campbell, Cade (SM Energy Co)

                                 Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (LyondellBasell Industries)

                                 Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hinkle, Dan (EOG Resources)

                                 Hinkle, Dan (BP)

                                 Lawson, Richard (Chevron)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Longanecker, Ed (President, Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)

                                 Macksood, Greg (Chesapeake Energy)

                                 Matz, Sarah (TechAmerica)

                                 Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum)

                                 Newton, Will (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Sander, Lindsay (Markwest Energy)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Staples, Todd (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                                 Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)

                 Against:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Cranston, Cathy (Self; Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas)

                                 Francis, Will (National association of social workers - Texas chapter)

                                 Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gonzalez, Freddy (Self)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Kafka, Bob (Self; Adapt of texas)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lopez, Renee (Adapt)

                                 McPhail, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Metz, Albert (Self; Adapt of tx)

                                 Montgomery, Ronnie (Self)

                                 Montgomery, Shirley (Self)

                                 Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)

                 On:

                                 Currah, Tom (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Parks, Ursula (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 32

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Newton, Will (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Staples, Todd (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

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

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                 On:

                                 Cavazos, MPA, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Kavanaugh, Kevin (LBB)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum Corp.)

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Allday, Marty (Self; Enbridge Energy)

                                 Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Campbell, Cade (SM Energy Co)

                                 Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (LyondellBasell Industries)

                                 Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hinkle, Dan (BP)

                                 Hinkle, Dan (EOG Resources)

                                 Lawson, Richard (Chevron)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Assoc of Manufacturers, AECT, TXOGA, and Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Longanecker, Ed (President, Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)

                                 Macksood, Greg (Chesapeake Energy)

                                 Matz, Sarah (TechAmerica)

                                 Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Sander, Lindsay (Markwest Energy)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, Cheasty (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Bresette, Patrick (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Cranston, Cathy (Self; Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas)

                                 Francis, Will (National association of social workers - Texas chapter)

                                 Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gonzalez, Freddy (Self)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Kafka, Bob (Self; Adapt of texas)

                                 Lopez, Renee (Adapt)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 McPhail, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Metz, Albert (Self; Adapt of tx)

                                 Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)

                 On:

                                 Currah, Tom (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Parks, Ursula (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 83

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)

                                 Hufford, Ronald (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                 On:

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 394

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                 Against:

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 637

                 For:

                                 Cawelti, Jeri (Bell Helicopter / TDAAA)

                                 Heywood, David (Self)

                                 Heywood, David (Self; Lockheed Martin Corp)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beard, Amy (The Boeing Company)

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)

                                 Chiodo, Dana (Raytheon)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Fox, Eric (Texas Defense Aerosoace Aviation Alliance)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                 On:

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 682

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

            HB 746

                 For:

                                 Miles, Garry (HCA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas ASC Society)

                                 Glancey, Richard (Tenet Healthcare)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Hernandez, Richard (Self; ResCare, Inc.)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Nexus Health System)

                                 Schrag, Wendy (Fresenius Medical Care)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                                 Yarbrough, Brian (Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2112

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                 Against:

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 2313

                 For:

                                 Cummins, Jane (HEART Program)

                                 Pleitez, Douglas (Self; HEART Vending)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2318

                 For:

                                 Bishop, David (Self; Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Esparza, John (Texas trucking association)

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carr, Steve (Republic Services)

                                 Macomb, Chris (Waste Management of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)

                                 Stewart, Michael (Lattimore Materials and US Concrete)

                 On:

                                 Reed, David (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2637

                 For:

                                 Kenney, Erica (General Electric Company)

                 On:

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)

                                 Holzheauser, Steve (Texas City Rail Terminal)

                                 Holzheauser, Steve (Port Terminal Rail Road Authority)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Association)

                                 Mullins, Lindsay (BNSF Railway)

                                 Olson, Ron (Union Pacific Railroad)

                                 Rudd, Tyler (Railway Supply Institute)

            HB 2731

                 For:

                                 Maes, Lucille (Self; Angleton Area Emergency Medical Corps, Inc.)

                                 Ortiz, Fred (Self; Lake Jackson Emergency Medical Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 DeBower, Courtney (Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Oberhoff, Butch (Texas EMS Alliance)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Wait, Dudley (Texas EMS Alliance)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                 On:

                                 Reed, David (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2865

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Cantu, Anthony (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Earle, Art (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2891

                 On:

                                 Godbey, Briana (Texas Secretary of State)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Owen, Bob (Self; Texas Society of CPAs)

            HB 2896

                 For:

                                 Vonick, Robert (Motion Picture Association of America)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Miele, Angela (Motion Picture Association of America)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Rodriguez, Oscar (TX Assn. of Broadcasters)

                 On:

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3113

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Brooks (City of Round Rock)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Hadley, Laurie (City of Round Rock)

                                 Heines, Martin (The City Of Tyler)

                                 McGraw, Alan (City of round rock)

                 On:

                                 Dillard, Donald (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3230

                 For:

                                 Graham, Ann S (Self; Texans for the arts)

                                 Kennedy jr, Patrick (Self; Kennedy Sutherland LLP)

                                 Sak, Catherine (Texas Downtown Association)

                                 Sutherland, William (Self)

                                 Thompson, Evan (Preservation texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

                                 Miller, Shanon (City of San Antonio)

                 On:

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Wolfe, Mark (Texas historical commission)

            HB 3399

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Specchio, Jennifer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3623

                 For:

                                 Escobar, Analysse (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                 Nieto, Chris (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                 Nieto, Ernesto (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                 Rodriguez, George (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baez, III, Celso (Self)

                                 Cavazos, MPA, C. LeRoy (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Fuentes, Astrid (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                 Gomez, Laura A (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Zachary (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                 Limon, Lonnie (Self)

                                 Limon, Virgil (Self)

                                 Martinez, Karla (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                 Martinez, Paul (Self; National hispanic institute)

                                 Ramirez, Roberto (Self; National Hispanic Institute)

                                 Soto, Arthur (Self)

            HB 3692

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Long, Larry (City of Odessa)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Dillard, Donald (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3694

                 For:

                                 Wallace, Julia (Self; Andrews Chamber of Commerce and Hoteliers)

                 On:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Hull, Sherri (Southwest Airlines)

                                 Richie, Carl (United Airlines)

                 On:

                                 Dillard, Donald (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3883

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Heines, Martin (The City Of Tyler)

                 On:

                                 Dillard, Donald (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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