WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            April 3, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 52

                 For:

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 McHorse, Cathy (Self; United Way for Greater Austin)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Compton, Ann (Self)

                                 Fountain, Sandra (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Person, Maria (Self)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Ross, Robyn (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

            HB 276

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Chiodo, Dana (Raytheon)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Flores, Juan Antonio (Port San Antonio)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Posey, Jake (Bell)

                                 Redman, Becky (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)

                                 Schroeder, Tyler (The Boeing Company)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Young-Montgomery, Rebecca (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 710

                 For:

                                 Perkins, David (Texas Aggregates & Concrete Associatiom)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brittin, Carolyn (AGC of Texas, Highway Heavy)

                                 Cardwell, Margo (LaFargeHolcim)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Haggerty, Patrick (Self; Jobe concrete)

                                 Keffer, Jim (Martin Marietta)

                                 Rose, Denise (Vulcan Materials)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Capitol Aggregates)

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 827

                 For:

                                 Loessberg, Rick (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

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

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of counties)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lucas, Lynette (Self)

            HB 966

                 For:

                                 Ortega Praesel, Sylvia (Coalition for Apprenticeship Partners in Economic Development -

                                 CAPED)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Self)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                                 Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)

                                 Muñoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association)

                                 Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association)

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                 For:

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Smitherman, Ronnie (Self; Texas Building Trades Council)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lucas, Lynette (Self)

            HB 1607

                 For:

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

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Gilroy, Aimee (Raytheon Company)

                 On:

                                 Currah, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Hockenyos, Jon (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barksdale, Jay (Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Davies, Holli (North Texas Commission)

                                 Flores, Juan Antonio (Port San Antonio)

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Posey, Jake (Bell)

                                 Redman, Becky (Lockheed martin aeronautics)

                                 Schroeder, Tyler (The Boeing Company)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Townsend, Trent (L3 Technologies)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                                 Young-Montgomery, Rebecca (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 1883

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers)

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

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                 For:

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

                 Against:

                                 James, Aryn (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1885

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 James, Aryn (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers)

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

            HB 1923

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 On:

                                 Baker, Anna (Texas Veterans Commission)

            HB 2111

                 For:

                                 Fernandez, Blakely (Self; Bracewell LLP)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Alvarez, Frank (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2397

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 2545

                 For:

                                 Choules, Paul (Texas Desalination Association)

                                 Halldorson, Brent (Self; Fountain Quail Water Management, LLC)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Thimmesch, Kevin (Eureka Resources)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bujano, Gil (Bpx energy)

                                 Bulcao, Paula (BP America, Inc.)

                                 Carmichael, Katherine (98th Meridian Foundation's Board of Directors)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (Poseidon Water)

                                 Finley, Trace (Seven Seas Water)

                                 Frazier, Kyle (Kyle frazier consulting)

                                 Grimes, Joshua (Self)

                                 Hosek, Chris (Fountain Quail Energy Services)

                                 Howe, Billy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Maxwell, Amy (Marathon Oil Company)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Roesch, Zachary (Self; Produced Water Society)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association)

                                 Troxclair, Caleb (EOG Resources, Parsley Energy)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)

            HB 2611

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bremer, Jennifer (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

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            HB 2864

                 For:

                                 Bailey, Chuck (Self; CPA Kenneth Schlieter)

                                 Schlieter, Kenneth (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 3006

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ames, John (Self; Tax Assessor-Collector Association of Texas)

                                 Ames, John (Self; Tax Assessor Collector Association of Texas)

                                 Kroll, John (HMWK)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3475

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Scanio, Joseph (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3579

                 For:

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & lodging Association)

                                 Kroll, John (Avenu Insights)

                 Against:

                                 Hodgini, Ashley (Expedia Group)

                                 Shur, Stephen (Travel Technology Association)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Grace Jr., James (Houston First)

                 Against:

                                 Lucas, Lynette (Self)

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            HB 3754

                 For:

                                 Ames, John (Self; Tax Assessor Collector Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 French, Michelle (Tax assessor collector association of texas)

                                 French, Michelle (Taca)

                                 Kroll, John (Avenu Insights)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Tax Office)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Lucas, Lynette (Self)

                 On:

                                 Ross, Julie (Tx alcoholic beverage)

            HB 3787

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Weller, Meghan (HCA Healthcare)

                 Against:

                                 Lucas, Lynette (Self)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3865

                 On:

                                 Clark, Jason (RRC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                 On:

                                 Scanio, Joseph (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 4198

                 For:

                                 Ohlenforst, Cindy (ASCAP)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cubriel, Beth (BMI)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Erskine, Jack (Ascap)

            HB 4614

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Lucas, Lynette (Self)

                 On:

                                 Scanio, Joseph (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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