WITNESS LIST
Economic Development Committee
March 23, 1999-9:00A
SB 63
FOR: Spilman, Wade (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Donley, Rick (The Harris County Beer Wholesalers Association),
Houston
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin
Marosko, Fred (Texas Package Stores Association), Austin
SB 88
FOR: Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin
AGAINST: Choate, Jason (Public Leasing Corp.), Houston
Dwyre, John (M.G. Capitol Investments and Instant Cash Inc.),
San Antonio
Martinez, John (Consumer Leasing Corporation of America), San
Antonio
ON: Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin
Doggett, Robert (Self), Dallas
Pettijohn, Leslie (Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Comer, Mary Lee (AARP), Austin
Hinojosa, Walter (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin
Against: Anderson, Reagan (Public Leasing Corp.), Houston
Brown, Christi (EZ Cash & Leasing), Mesquite
Burns, Kevin (EZ Cash & Leasing), Garland
Causey, Larry (Quick Cash), Mesquite
Evans, Mark (D & W Leasing & Service Co.), Bellaire
Evans, Robert (Skyline Leasing), Austin
Fisher, Nancy (Texans for Financial Freedom), Austin
Franks, Luanne (Fast Cash), Dallas
Gibbs, Billy (Emerald City Leasing), Houston
Guifarro, Leydin (Emerald City Leasing), Houston
Hackenberg, Kevin (Emerald City Leasing), Houston
Hagan, Robert (M.G. Capitol Investment Corp.), Houston
Hollomon, Paul (Texas Deferred Depositors Association),
Weatherford
Luster, Brian Keith (One Sister Place), Dallas
Luster, Phyllis (One Sister Place Cash & Lease Back), Dallas
McGraw, J.D. (Cash Now), Houston
Menzies, Dalton (Sterling Holding), Houston
Mody, Neil (M.G. Capitol Investment Corp.), Stafford
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen), Austin
Williams, Reagan (Public Leasing Corp.), Houston
On: Clayton, Bill (Public Leasing Corp.), Austin
SB 121
FOR: Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin
AGAINST: Simpson, Robert (State Farm Insurance Companies), Austin
ON: Hale, William (TCHR), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Elizondo, Cheryl (Self), DrippingSprings
Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information
Service), Austin
Thomas, Stephanie (Self), Austin
Against: Huxel, Bob (Farmers Insurance Group), Austin
On: Durden, David (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 125
FOR: Bosse, Robert (Self), Brownsville
Briesemeister, Janee (Consumers Union), Austin
Emerick, Hubert (R.V. & Mobile Home Owners Association of the
Valley), Mercedes
Hopper, Charles (R.V. & Mobile Home Owners Association of the
Valley), Harlingen
Howlett, Delma (Self), Del Valle
Pietila, Vicki (Self), Del Valle
Stark, Katherine (Tenants Council), Austin
Wusterhausen, Jimmie (Stonegate Mobile Home Community Resident
Committee), Austin
AGAINST: Ehrle, Will (Texas Manufactured Housing Association), Austin
Hanigan, Janice (CWS Communities Trust), Garden Ridge
ON: Doggett, Robert (Self), Dallas
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information),
Austin
Rose, Harold (AARP), Austin
Tull-Stroup, Suzanne (Mobile Home Owner), Austin
SB 456
Registering, but not testifying:
For: White, Michael (Greater Houston Partnership), Austin
On: Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin
Hamilton, Billy (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin
LeBas, James (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin
SB 512
ON: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 551
FOR: Spilman, Wade (Wholesaler Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Donley, Rick (Harris County Beer Wholesalers Association),
Houston
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin
Marosko, Fred (Texas Package Stores Association), Austin
SB 623
FOR: Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas), Austin
Tyree, Tom (Disability Policy Consortium), Austin
ON: Garvin, John (Texas Department of Housing & Community
Affairs), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Henneberger, John (Texas Low Income Housing Information
Service), Austin
Hubbard, Willie (Texas Paralyzed Veterans), Austin
Langendorf, Jean (Texas Home of Your Own), Austin
Marshall, Susan (The Arc of Texas & Texas Advocates), Austin
Maxwell, Susan (Texas Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities), Austin
McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association), Austin
Sokolow, Judith (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Stark, Katherine (Self), Austin
Thomas, Stephanie (ADAPT), Austin
On: Erben, Andrew (Texas Association of Builders), Austin
SB 652
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Looney, Stacy (Texas Towing & Storage Association), Austin
SB 677
FOR: Clements, Dickson (Builders Association- Corpus Christi Area),
Corpus Christi
Wood, Kathryn "Toy" (Greater Houston Builders Association),
Houston
ON: Dick, Alexis (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association), Austin
SB 881
FOR: Kester, David (Harris County), Houston
ON: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Patterson, Jerry (Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin
SB 901
FOR: Stagner, Steve (Consulting Engineers Council of Texas), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Floyd, Robert (Texas Society of Association Executives), Austin
On: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 1102
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Donley, Rick (The Harris County Beer Wholesalers Association),
Houston
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin
Sparks, Robert (Licensed Beverage Distribution Inc.), Austin
SB 1339
FOR: Hollomon, Paul (Texas Deferred Depositors Association),
Weatherford
Murphy, Thomas (Texas Deferred Depositors Association), Killeen
Naim, Andy (Cash Advance Company), Houston
Norrington, Eric (Ace Cash Express, Inc.), Dallas
Patrick, Roger (Texas Deferred Depositors Association), Temple
AGAINST: Schneider, Rob (Consumer's Union), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hollomon, John (Weatherford Cash Advance), Weatherford
Murphy, Mike (Texas Association of Pawnbrokers), Angleton
Shipowitz, Jay (Ace Cash Express, Inc.), Southlake
Wesolowski, Mark (TDDA), Temple
Against: Comer, Mary Lee (AARP), Austin
Evans, Mark (D & W Leasing & Service Co.), Bellaire
Evans, Robert (Skyline Leasing), Bellaire
Hinojosa, Walter (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen), Austin
On: Pettijohn, Leslie (Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin
SB 1530
FOR: Gill, John (Dallas County Medical Society), Dallas
AGAINST: Patterson, Jerry (Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin
ON: Gunby, Robert (Texas Medical Association), Dallas
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Adkins, Linda Swan (Harris County Medical Society), Houston
Bailey, Catherine (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine), Austin
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin
Callewart, Craig (Dallas County Medical Society), Dallas
Cunningham, Joe (Texas Medical Association), Waco
Ditzler, Lafon (Bell County Medical Society), Salado
Hamilton, Nashim Khan (McLennan County Medical Alliance), Waco
Hendricks, Pamela (Texas Medical Association Alliance), Temple
Mackin, Bonnie (Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists),
Pearland
Rider, Jane (Texas Medical Association), San Angelo
Willmann, James (Texas Nurses Association), Austin
Against: Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health Insurers),
Austin
Simonton, Kay (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas), Austin
Thompson, Jay (TALHI), Austin
On: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 1640
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Donley, Rick (The Harris County Beer Wholesalers Association),
Houston
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin
Sparks, Robert (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin
SB 1657
FOR: Hanks, Nita (Stewart Title Guaranty Company), Houston
ON: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company), Austin
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health Insurers),
Austin
SB 1668
FOR: Spilman, Wade (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Donley, Rick (The Harris County Beer Wholesalers Association),
Houston
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin