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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            April 24, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 275

                 For:

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)

            HB 297

                 For:

                                 Glass, Tom (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self)

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC SD7)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dixon, Don (Self)

                                 Schebrele, Drew (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                 Against:

                                 Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

                 On:

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

            HB 313

                 For:

                                 Dekowski, Donovan (Self; Texas Healthcare Association)

                                 McDaniel, Holly (Austin Diaper Bank)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Collins, Karen (Self)

                                 Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Voinis, Kirsten (Self; Austin Diaper Bank)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                 Against:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

            HB 384

                 For:

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC SD7)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

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

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 385

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chiodo, Dana (CompTIA)

                                 Edmonson, David (TechNet)

                                 Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Shannon, Fred (HP)

                                 Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 Against:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

            HB 631

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

            HB 716

                 For:

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                                 Putnam, PJ (Self; Veterans for House Bill 716)

                                 Wilder, Sam (Self; Texas council of Chapters Miltary Officers Assn of America)

                 Against:

                                 Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)

                                 Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Mitchell, David (Self)

                                 Segarra, Jose (Self; Citty of killeen)

                                 Smith, Spencer (City of Harker Heights)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 905

                 For:

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Our Revolution Texas)

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Lester, Molly (HHSC)

            HB 948

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)

                 Against:

                                 Collins, Karen (Self)

                                 Compton, Ann (Self)

                                 Golden, Nicole (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

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

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

            HB 983

                 For:

                                 Ramirez, Philip (United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Vasey, Iain (Self; Ccredc)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finley, Trace (San Patricio County)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Chemical Council and Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 1201

                 For:

                                 Alonzo Villarreal, Elizabeth (NeighborWorks Laredo)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dinoff, David (BCL of Texas)

                                 Hinojosa III, Jesus (NeighborWorks Laredo)

                                 Osorio, Manuel (NeighborWorks Laredo)

                 Against:

                                 Moreau, Walter (Self; Foundation Communities)

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

            HB 2124

                 For:

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Gaddes, Larry (Self; Tax Assessor/Collectors Association)

            HB 2456

                 For:

                                 Davis, Vernon (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McWhirter, Allen (Self; West Lake Limestone VFD)

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2995

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Our Revolution Texas)

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Collins, Karen (Self)

                                 Compton, Ann (Self)

                                 Edmonson, David (TechNet)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Filipelli, Laurie (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Golden, Nicole (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

                 On:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

            HB 3160

                 For:

                                 Martinez, Dr. Marte (City of Laredo, Texas)

                                 Valdez, Noel (City of Laredo)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Eads, Robert (City of Laredo, Texas)

                                 Vielma, Nelly (The city of laredo)

                 Against:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

            HB 3256

                 For:

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC Senate District 7)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                 Against:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

            HB 3384

                 For:

                                 Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Young, Christopher (Self; Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)

                 On:

                                 Castillo, Korry (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3413

                 For:

                                 Ferris, Matt (Lone Star Tangible Assets)

                                 Glass, Tom (Self; Right to Use Cash)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 White, David (Texas Precious Metals)

            HB 3491

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Our Revolution Texas)

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Collins, Karen (Self)

                                 Compton, Ann (Self)

                                 Filipelli, Laurie (Self)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easterseals Texas)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Golden, Nicole (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

                                 Woodley, John (Advocates for Disability Access)

                 On:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

            HB 3844

                 For:

                                 Parham, Amy (Habitat for Humanity)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Self; Habitat for Humanity Texas)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

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

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 4108

                 For:

                                 Chambers, Danny (Somervell County)

                                 Reynolds, Ray (Glen Rose Medical Center)

                                 Taylor, Kevin (Somervell county water district)

                 Against:

                                 LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

                                 Watson, Brad (Vistra Energy/Luminant)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Oney, Jessica (NRG)

                                 Rathgeber, Julia (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

            HJR 23

                 For:

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)

            HJR 29

                 For:

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HJR 44

                 For:

                                 Putnam, PJ (Self; Veterans for HB 716 and HJR44)

                 Against:

                                 Bark, Jerry (City of Harker Heights)

                                 Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HJR 48

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HJR 89

                 For:

                                 Davis, Vernon (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McWhirter, Allen (Self; West Lake Limestone VFD)

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HJR 111

                 For:

                                 Glass, Tom (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cornejo, Gabriel (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self)

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self)

                                 McMullen, Stuart (Self)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC Senate District 7)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Young, Christopher (Self; Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP)

            SB 1214

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Openshaw, Michael (Self)

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