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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            April 10, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 457

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cychol, John (Visit Fort Worth)

            HB 533

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Goodman, Cameron (City of Richmond)

                                 Wiley, Jeff (Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cychol, John (Visit Fort Worth)

                                 Short, Jim (Self; Ft bend county texas)

            HB 1195

                 For:

                                 Carrizales, Josie (Self; City of Pearsall)

                                 Jackson, Charles (City of Pearsall)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cychol, John (Visit Fort Worth)

                                 Maldonado, Roberto (Self; City of Pearsall)

            HB 1197

                 For:

                                 England, Brian (Self; City of Garland)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cychol, John (Visit Fort Worth)

            HB 1259

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Cook, Gayle (City of Seabrook)

                                 Kolupski, Thom (City of Seabrook)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cychol, John (Visit Fort Worth)

            HB 1557

                 Against:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boyer, Richard (Self; City of The Colony)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Broussard, Edward (City of Tyler)

                                 Campbell, Scott (City of Roanoke)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Cychol, John (Visit Fort Worth)

                                 De La Rosa, Manny (City of San Benito)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (TRT Holdings, LLC)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Franke, Rob (City of Cedar Hill)

                                 Gopal, Vijaykumar (Self; OM SAI VJP, LLC  DBA LA FONDA MOTEL)

                                 Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 Hoppe, EA (City of Kerrville, TX)

                                 Jensen, Ron (The City of Grand Prairie)

                                 Jones, Neal t. " Buddy" (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Rameriz, Rick (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Robinson, Rebecca (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)

            HB 1633

                 For:

                                 Jackson, Richard (Self; Wilson County)

                                 Wiley, Larry (Self; Wilson county)

                 On:

                                 Turner, Henrietta (City of Floresville)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Woodley, Sandra (University of texas permisn basin)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1634

                 For:

                                 Wolverton, Jim (Self; Guadalupe County)

            HB 1813

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

            HB 2199

                 For:

                                 Flores, Nora (City of Carrizo Springs)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Maldonado, Roberto (Self; City of Carrizo Springsl)

            HB 2272

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Cortez, Albert (Self; Blanco River Ranch Properties)

            HB 2293

                 For:

                                 Bottoms, Ron (Self; City of baytown)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Foster, Tiffany (Self; City of Baytown)

                                 Plauck, David (City of Baytown)

            HB 2358

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cortez, Albert (Self; Blanco River Ranch Properties)

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

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)

            HB 2407

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Price, Ron (Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau)

                                 Williams, Jeff (City of Arlington)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Jones, Neal t. " Buddy" (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)

                                 Yelverton, Trey (City of Arlington)

            HB 2647

                 For:

                                 Garza, David amadeo (Cameron county)

                                 Lopez, Joey (Cameron County)

                                 Vega, Joe E. (Cameron County)

                 On:

                                 Green, David (GLO)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Brannan, Ryan (Galveston Park Board of Trustees)

                                 Garcia, David (Cameron County)

            HB 2788

                 For:

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Morse, Ben (City of Webster)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hernandez, James (City of Webster, Texas)

            HB 2959

                 For:

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Wilbarger co.)

                 Against:

                                 Rogers, Joe (Self; Vernon Hotel Owners, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express)

            HB 3036

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Lehmberg, Tim (City of Fredericksburg, Texas)

            HB 3113

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Jones, Odis (City of Hutto)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Smith, Karen (Self)

            HB 3197

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Woodley, Sandra (University of texas permisn basin)

            HB 3355

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Van Arsdale, Corbin (City of Cedar Park, Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Eivens, Brenda (City of Cedar Park)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 LeCompte, JP (Self; City of Cedar Park)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Smith, Karen (Self)

            HB 3356

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Van Arsdale, Corbin (City of Cedar Park, Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Eivens, Brenda (City of Cedar Park)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 LeCompte, JP (Self; City of Cedar Park)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Smith, Karen (Self)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3363

                 For:

                                 Vogelsang, Curry (Self; Town of Prosper)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Broussard, Edward (City of Tyler)

                                 Campbell, Scott (City of Roanoke)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 De La Rosa, Manny (City of San Benito)

                                 Dennis, Rick (Town of Prosper Economic Development Corporation)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Franke, Rob (City of Cedar Hill)

                                 Hoppe, EA (City of Kerrville, TX)

                                 Jensen, Ron (The City of Grand Prairie)

                                 Maso, Maher (Prosper edc)

                                 Rameriz, Rick (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 3437

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Hoppe, EA (City of Kerrville, TX)

            HB 3497

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Overby, Shannon (Self; Conroe convention & visitor bureau)

                                 Virgadamo, Paul (Self; City of Conroe)

                                 Williams, Steve (City of conroe)

            HB 4032

                 For:

                                 Bettale, Sara (Self; Texas Marine Industry Coalition)

                                 Bowen, John (Self; Texas Marine Industry Coalition, Elite Diesel Service)

                                 Bright, Randy (Self; Texas Marine Industry Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bettale, Tony (Self)

                                 Bowen, Samantha (Self; Elite Diesel Service)

                                 Cannan, William (Self; Texas Marine Industry Coalition)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Green, Marvin (Self; Motonautica marine service)

                                 Hilton, Thomas (Self; Hilton's Fishing Charts)

                                 Jackson, Jay Dee (Self; Texas marine industry coalition)

                                 Kuhl, John (Boating Trades Association of Texas)

                                 Lowrance, John (Self)

                                 Mains, Chuck (The Boating Trades Association of Metropolitan Houston)

                                 Pillsbury, Skip (Self; Marine service technition)

                                 Preston, John (Self)

                                 Streety, Isaac (Self; Texas marine industry)

                                 Timmons, Johnny (Self; Marinemax)

                                 Webster, Cory (Self)

            HB 4042

                 For:

                                 De La Rosa, Manny (City of San Benito)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

            HB 4102

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Howard, Corbett (City of Celina)

            HB 4152

                 For:

                                 Alvarez, Robert (Brewster County Tourism Council)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

            HB 4158

                 For:

                                 Gosnell, Wayne (Self; Blanco Friends of the Night Sky)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Kaplan, Cliff (Self; Hill Country Alliance)

                                 Toler, Tex (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Faught, Ginger (City of Dripping Springs)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Smith, Karen (Self)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 4201

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Cleveland, Kevin (City of Weatherford)

            HB 4203

                 For:

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lopez, Elvia (City of Edinburg Texas. Edinburg Economic Developement Corporation)

            HB 4228

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

            HB 4347

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Herrera, Jessica (City of El Paso)

                                 Jensen, Ron (The City of Grand Prairie)

                                 Weist, Jon (City of Irving)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bottoms, Ron (City of baytown)

                                 Boyer, Richard (Self; City of The Colony)

                                 Broussard, Edward (City of Tyler)

                                 Campbell, Scott (City of Roanoke)

                                 Cleveland, Kevin (City of Weatherford)

                                 De La Rosa, Manny (City of San Benito)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Foster, Tiffany (Self; City of Baytown)

                                 Franke, Rob (City of Cedar Hill)

                                 Hernandez, James (City of Webster, Texas)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 Hoppe, EA (City of Kerrville, TX)

                                 Jones, Neal t. " Buddy" (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)

                                 Jones, Odis (City of Hutto)

                                 Morse, Ben (City of Webster)

                                 Mueller, Tara (Self)

                                 Overby, Shannon (Self; Conroe convention & visitors bureau)

                                 Plauck, David (City of baytown)

                                 Rameriz, Rick (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Robinson, Rebecca (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Short, Jim (Self; Ft bend county texas)

                                 Simmons, Carrie (City of Seabrook)

                                 Van Arsdale, Corbin (City of Cedar Park, Texas)

                                 Williams, Jeff (City of Arlington)

                                 Williams, Steve (City of conroe)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Mendoza-Quiroz, Julio (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Reynolds, Brad (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 4524

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Ellis, Wendy (City of Kemah)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bettale, Tony (Motonautica marine)

            HB 4542

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

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