WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
April 18, 2005-8:00A
HB 1026
For: Baldwin, George (Texas Building Branch - AEC)
HB 1083
For: Chapman, Randall (Self)
Against: Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of
Texas))
On: Totten, Jess (Public Utility Commission)
HB 1330
For: Nelson, Steve (Self and Associated General Contractors -
Texas Building Branch)
HB 1733
For: Livengood, Burt (Self and Texas Grain & Feed
Association)
Against: Mitchell, Kathy (Consumers Union)
HB 1940
For: Baldwin, George (Texas Building Branch - AEC)
Bertrand, Brent (Dynamic Systems, Inc.)
Carchedi, James (Hydragraphics)
Nelson, Steve (Self and Texas Surety Federation)
Nixon, Joe (Self)
On: Cain, Delmar L. (Texas A&M University System)
Parsley, Cathleen (State Office of Administrative
Hearings)
Rusch, Renee (State Office of Administrative Hearings)
HB 1976
For: Morales, Sal (Coalition of Hispanic Firefighter,
National Fire Protection Assoc, Center for High
Risk Outreach)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Against: Ratcliff, Joe (Texas Grocery & Convenience Association)
On: Goold, James A. (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard
Tobacco)
Headrick, Carter (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and
American Cancer Society)
Metzger, Luke (Texas Public Interest Research Group
(TexPIRG))
Zumbrun, Janna (Texas Department of State Health
Services)
HB 2247
Against: Mitchell, Kathy (Consumers Union)
On: Lanier, Dustin (DIR)
Reed, Cindy (TX Building & Procurement Commission)
HB 2699
Against: Ruggiero, David (Avaya)
On: Duncan, David (Dept. of Information Resources)
Kelly, Brian (DIR - Dept. of Information Resources)
Ward, Leslie (SBC)
HB 2753
Against: Mitchell, Kathy (Consumers Union)
On: O'Brien, John (Legislative Budget Board)
HB 2842
For: Atkinson, Billy M. (Texas State Board of Public
Accouncy)
Polansky, Edward (Texas Society of Certified Public
Accountants)
Against: Hayes, Tracey (ACLU)
HB 3147
For: Foster, Steve (Cantey & Hanger)
McCabe, Brian T. (Cantey & Hanger, LLP)
HB 3245
For: Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of
Texas)
Against: Mitchell, Kathy (Consumers Union)
Wallach, Dan (Self)
HB 3278
For: Chapman, Randall (Self)
Henson, Scott (ACLU of Texas)
Johnston, Mark (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Consumers Union)
Against: Carr, Mindy (Texas Land Title Association)
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Texas County & District Clerk Assoc.,
Legislative Committee)
Lee, Randy M. (Stewart Title Guaranty Co & Texas Land
Title Assoc.)
Wall, Matt (Texas Hospital Association)
On: Neely, Karen (Independent Bankers Assn. of Texas)
HB 3314
Against: Spangler, Jim (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
HB 3329
For: Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
HB 3404
For: Ahmad, Janet (Self and Home Owners for Better Building)
Anderson, LaNell (Self)
Becka, Dr. David (Self and Take Back Your Rights PAC)
Cobarruvias, John R. (Homeowners Against Deficiant
Dwellings)
Eberwine, Mark (Self)
Evans, Brenda (Self)
Evans, Maurice (Self)
Gentry, Ruth (Self)
Maxwell, Ross (Self and Richard & Olivia Tackett, David
& Cecillia Green)
Pope, Amy (Self)
Richardson, Dawn (Self)
Ross, David (Self)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Taylor, Blake (Self)
Zawaideh, Mosaud (Self and Jim & Cindy Habel, James &
Stephanie Brown, Sam & Rowena Lyle, Micheal Carey,
William & Tiri Andrew)
Against: Beeler, Daniel Bruce (Self and Wexford Custom Homes of
Texas)
Dyer, Jay (Texas Association of Builders)
Frankel, James G. (Self and Jim Frankel Custom Homes)
Holan, Raymond J. (McGuyer Homebuilders, Inc.)
Hoyt, Max (ACES Builders Warranty, Inc.)
Lammers, Thomas (Self and Houston Structural, Inc.,
Houston Chapter, National Assoc. of the Remodeling
Industry)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Savio, Harry (Home Builders Association Greater Austin)
Tonjes, Ray (Self and Texas Association of Builders)
On: Thomas, Stephen (TX Residential Construction Commission)
SB 464
On: Lee, Randy M. (Stewart Title Guaranty Co., Texas Land
Title Assoc.)