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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Transportation Committee

            March 26, 2019 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

            HB 11

                 Against:

                                 French, Michelle (Self; Tax assessor collector association of texas)

                                 Luedeke, Shay (Self; Tax assessor collector association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Belsick, Michael (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                 Against:

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Tschirhart, Gwenda (Self; Tax Assesor Collector Association)

                 On:

                                 Arriaga, Amanda (Texas Dept of Public Safety)

                                 Brewster, Whitney (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

                                 Flores, Linda (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

                                 Higginbotham, Mike (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

                                 Kuntz, Jeremiah (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

            HB 803

                 For:

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Belsick, Michael (Self)

                                 Geske, Matthew (Self; Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                 On:

                                 Bass, James (TxDOT)

            HB 901

                 For:

                                 Canon, Kelly (Self; Arlington Republican Club)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                                 Schirmbeck, Byron (Texas Campaign For Liberty)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, David (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Berrettini, Thomas (Self; Grand Prairie Police Dept)

                                 Cooley, Chad (Self; Cedar Hill Police Department)

                                 Gonzalez, Ruben (Self; County of El Paso)

                                 Hansen, Eric (Grand Prairie Police Dept)

                                 Kuenstler, Kelly (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Salvaggio, Joe (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Williams, Jeff (North Richland Hills PD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bagley, Bob (Self)

                                 Belsick, Michael (Self)

                                 Bruce, John (Self; Frisco Police Department)

                                 Casas, Amelia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Cook, Kelli (Self)

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Fincher, Janet (Self)

                                 Fincher, Rusty (Self)

                                 Grisham, CJ (Self)

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Moreau, Craig (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                                 Snavely, Travis (Self)

                                 Stevens, Darren (Self; Frisco Police Dept)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Crum, Benjamin (Self; City of Balcones Heights)

                                 Gillian, Lamar (City of Balcones Heights)

                                 Hamm, Lance (Self)

                                 Harris, David (City of Balcones Heights)

                                 Jahanara, John (City of Balcones Heights)

                                 O'Ryan, Anne (AAA TEXAS)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                                 Paterson, Adrienne (Self)

                                 Perdue, Jimmy (Self; City of North Richland Hills)

                                 Ramirez, Ricardo (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Schultz, Scott (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

            HB 1542

                 For:

                                 McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

                                 Geske, Matthew (Self; Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Rove, Karen (AGC of Texas, Highway Heavy)

                 On:

                                 Bass, James (TxDOT)

                                 Hale, Bill (Txdot)

            HB 1631

                 For:

                                 Canon, Kelly (Self; Arlington Republican Club)

                                 Dennard, Jerry (Self)

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

                                 Schirmbeck, Byron (Texas Campaign For Liberty)

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, David (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Barger, Michael (City of Austin Police Department)

                                 Barton, Danny (City of Coppell)

                                 Brooks, Tanya (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Cooley, Chad (Self; Cedar Hill Police Department)

                                 Hamm, Lance (Self)

                                 Hansen, Eric (Grand Prairie Police Dept)

                                 Kuenstler, Kelly (City of Leon Valley)

                                 O'Ryan, Anne (AAA TEXAS)

                                 Paterson, Adrienne (Self)

                                 Salvaggio, Joe (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Schultz, Scott (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Webb, Dennis (Self; City of Irving)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bagley, Bob (Self)

                                 Casas, Amelia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Cook, Kelli (Self)

                                 Easton, Janna (Self)

                                 Fincher, Janet (Self)

                                 Fincher, Rusty (Self)

                                 Grisham, CJ (Self)

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self)

                                 Maynard, Beth (Self)

                                 Moreau, Craig (Self)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Murphy, Joseph (Self)

                                 Nelms, Deborah (Self)

                                 Propes, Jay (Self; Harley Davidson Motor Company)

                                 Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                                 Snavely, Travis (Self)

                                 Starnes, Joel (Self; Texas Liberty Initiative)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Berrettini, Thomas (Self; Grand Prairie Police Dept)

                                 Bruce, John (Self; Frisco Police Department)

                                 Crossley, Jay (Self)

                                 Crum, Benjamin (Self; City of Balcones Heights)

                                 Curtis, Daniel (Plano Police Department)

                                 Gillian, Lamar (City of Balcones Heights)

                                 Harris, David (City of Balcones Heights)

                                 Howard, Curtis (Self; City of Plano PD)

                                 Jahanara, John (City of Balcones Heights)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Kroll, John (City of Humble)

                                 Perdue, Jimmy (Self; City of North Richland Hills)

                                 Ramirez, Ricardo (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Rhodes, Terrence (Dallas Police Department)

                                 Schaub, Patricia (Self)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

                                 Stevens, Darren (Self; Frisco Police Dept)

                                 Weist, Jon (City of Irving)

                                 Williams, Jeff (North Richlands Hills PD)

                 On:

                                 Chacon, Michael (TxDOT)

                                 Hernandez, Indra (Department of state health services)

                                 Schmider, Joseph (Department of state health services)

            HB 1971

                 For:

                                 Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Ferchill, Cary (TEXETRA)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                 Against:

                                 Barletta, Joseph (Self; Smart Charge America)

                                 Bollar, Rick (Self)

                                 Bulla, Dale (Self; TXETRA)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Campbell, Brandon (Self)

                                 Fudman, Edward (Self)

                                 Kingman, John (Self)

                                 Ludwick, Damien ludwick (Self)

                                 Manning, Craig (Self)

                                 Royston, James (Self)

                                 Smith, Tom (Self; Txetra)

                 On:

                                 Kuntz, Jeremiah (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

                                 Roane, Jerry (TriTrack Motors And Roane Inventions Incorporated)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Geske, Matthew (Self; Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal Lague)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)

                                 Rove, Karen (AGC of Tx Highway Heavy)

                                 Rusing, Shannon (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                 Against:

                                 Belsick, Michael (Self)

                                 Campbell, Byron (Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers)

                                 Campbell, Drew (Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers)

                                 Doran, Laird (The Friedkin Group on behalf of Gulf States Toyota, Inc.)

                                 McMahon, Lori (Toyota Motor North America)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Sierra club lone star chapter)

                                 Soignier, Chris (Self)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of dallas)

            HB 2262

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, David (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Barton, Danny (City of Coppell)

                                 Berrettini, Thomas (Self; Grand Prairie Police Dept)

                                 Canon, Kelly (Self; Arlington Republican Club)

                                 Cooley, Chad (Self; Cedar Hill Police Department)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas Turf, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                                 Hamm, Lance (Self)

                                 Hansen, Eric (Grand Prairie Police Dept)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Kuenstler, Kelly (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Salvaggio, Joe (City of Leon Valley)

                                 Schirmbeck, Byron (Texas Campaign For Liberty)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Casas, Amelia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                 Against:

                                 Bagley, Bob (Self)

                                 Bruce, John (Self; Frisco Police Department)

                                 Cook, Kelli (Self)

                                 Curtis, Daniel (Plano Police Department)

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Fincher, Janet (Self)

                                 Fincher, Rusty (Self)

                                 Franco, Brie (City of Austin)

                                 Grisham, CJ (Self)

                                 Howard, Curtis (Self; City of Plano PD)

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Kroll, John (City of Humble)

                                 O'Ryan, Anne (AAA TEXAS)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                                 Paterson, Adrienne (Self)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Perdue, Jimmy (Self; City of North Richland Hills)

                                 Ramirez, Ricardo (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Schultz, Scott (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Snavely, Travis (Self)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

                                 Stevens, Darren (Self; Frisco Police Dept)

                                 Williams, Jeff (North Richland Hills PD)

                 On:

                                 Chacon, Michael (TxDOT)

            HB 2319

                 For:

                                 Gilmore, Thomas (City of Lewisville)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Costa, Dianne (Denton County Transportation Authority)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Emery, Charles (Denton County Transportation Authority)

                                 Suarez, Raymond (Denton County Transportation Authority)

                                 Watts, Chris (City of Denton)

            HB 2419

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Ernie (City of Eagle Pass, Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (City of Del Rio)

            HB 2565

                 For:

                                 Campirano, Eduardo (Brownsville Navigation District)

                                 Wood, John (Port of brownsville)

                 On:

                                 Halili, Lisa (Self; PRESTIGE OYSTER)

            HB 2810

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)

                                 Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)

                 On:

                                 Chrane, Justin (Texas DPS)

            HB 2814

                 For:

                                 Short, Greg (Safer 71)

                                 Suits, Stacy (Self; Travis County Constable Pct 3)

                 Against:

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Franco, Brie (City of Austin)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Belsick, Michael (Self)

                                 Cook, Kelli (Self)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Chacon, Michael (TxDOT)

            HB 2830

                 Against:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                 On:

                                 Bass, James (Txdot)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Geske, Matthew (Self; Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)

                                 McCartt, J. (Fluor)

                                 Rove, Karen (AGC of Texas, Highway Heavy)

                                 Sullivan, Ray (HNTB)

                 Against:

                                 Belsick, Michael (Self)

                                 Cook, Kelli (Self)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

            HB 2837

                 For:

                                 Moore, Dana (Texas Truckng Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)

                                 Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Schumann, Peyton (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                 On:

                                 Chrane, Justin (Texas DPS)

            HB 2855

                 On:

                                 Goodin, P.E., Ginger (Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Belsick, Michael (Self)

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Association)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Mullins, Lindsay (BNSF Railway)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                                 Williams, Julie (Chevron USA)

                 Against:

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

            HB 2861

                 For:

                                 Athey, David (US Army)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Delisi, Deirdre (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Finley, Trace (United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce Military Facilities Task Force)

                                 Mays, Dan (City of Texarkana, Texas)

                                 Norton, Scott (Self; TexAmericas Center)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (City of Del Rio)

                                 Williamson, Doug (Abilene Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Bass, James (TxDOT)

            HB 3059

                 For:

                                 Blankenship, Erika (Self; Texas Auto Center)

                                 Tushar, Edward (Maund Automotive Group)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Martim, Jeff (Tx independent autodealers assoc)

                                 Polan, Deborah (CarMax)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Kuntz, Jeremiah (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

            HB 3171

                 For:

                                 Reig, Frank (Revel Transit Inc)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Propes, Jay (Self; Harley Davidson Motor Company)

                                                                                               9


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                 On:

                                 Kuntz, Jeremiah (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

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