WITNESS LIST
County Affairs Committee
April  20, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  599
 
    For:
Daughtry, Joe (TFA)
 
 
McMahon, Sean  (Self and Big Bang Fireworks Karen E. Hall)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Little, Dale (Midland County)
 
 
Renois, Randy (Tarrant County Fire Marshals Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beene, Darrell  (Self and Funtime Holiday Sales, INC.)
 
 
Callais, Roy  (Self)
 
 
Cano, Enedelia  (Self and Valley Discount firework)
 
 
Cano, Josue  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Coy, Carlota  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Daughtry, Jake  (Self)
 
 
Davis, Chester  (Self and Texas Pyrotechnic Assoc. American Fireworks)
 
 
Davison, John  (Self)
 
 
Haynes, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Holubec, Paul  (Self)
 
 
Leal, Jose  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Meyer, Granuel (RWB Fireworks)
 
 
Patterson, Jerry  (Self)
 
 
Peschel, Wayne  (Self and W.P. Fireworks)
 
 
Stearns, Zachary  (Self and TNT Fireworks)
 
 
Sullivan, Michael (Empower Texas)
 
 
Volanski, Joe  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Votaw, Thomas  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Wildman, Dianna (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
Wildman, Kelley (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Holt, David (City of Odessa)
 
 
Howard, Katz (Harris County ESD No. 9)
 
 
Lee, Hershel  (Self)
 
 
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co.)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam Cty. Commissioners Court)
 
 
Urban, John Paul (Harris County)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Redlitz, Mark (State Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1752
 
    For:
Coleman, Ross  (Self and Bexar County Fire Marshal's office)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Daughtry, Joe (TFA)
 
Against:
Davis, Chester  (Self and Texas Pyrotechnic Assoc.
American Fireworks)
 
 
Wildman, Dianna (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Acevedo, Julie (TX Fire Chiefs Assn.)
 
 
Garza, Norman (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co.)
 
 
Little, Dale (Midland County)
 
 
Scheel, Danny (Comm Court Comal County)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beene, Darrell  (Self and Funtime Holiday Sales)
 
 
Callais, Roy  (Self)
 
 
Daughtry, Jake  (Self)
 
 
Davison, John  (Self)
 
 
Girdley, Michael  (Self and Alamo Fireworks Inc.)
 
 
Haynes, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Holubec, Paul  (Self)
 
 
McMahon, Sean  (Self and Big Bang Fireworks  Karen E Hall)
 
 
Meyer, Granuel (RWB Fireworks)
 
 
Pate, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Peschel, Wayne  (Self and W.P. Firework's)
 
 
Stearns, Zachary  (Self and TNT Fireworks)
 
 
Volanski, Joe  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Votaw, Thomas  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Wildman, Kelley (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lee, Hershel  (Self)
 
 
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
Renois, Randy (Tarrant County Fire Marshals Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  2857
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Eccleston, Donna (Comal County)
 
 
Ellington, Wayne (Comal County)
 
 
Gonzalez, Jody (Denton County)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Renois, Randy (Tarrant County Fire Marshals Office)
 
 
Scheel, Danny (Comm. Court)
 
 
Tharp, Jennifer (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Daughtry, Joe (TFA)
 
 
Davis, Chester  (Self and Texas Pyrotechnic Assoc.
American Fireworks)
 
 
Wildman, Dianna (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Acevedo, Julie (TX Fire Chiefs Assn)
 
 
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No 9)
 
 
Lee, Hershel  (Self)
 
 
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co)
 
    For:
Little, Dale (Midland County)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
Scott, Shawn (Parker County Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam Cty. Commissioners Court)
 
 
Urban, John Paul (Harris Co.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beene, Darrell  (Self and Funtime Holiday Sales)
 
 
Calliais, Roy  (Self)
 
 
Cano, Enedelia  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Cano, Josue  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Coy, Carlota  (Self and Valley Discounty Fireworks)
 
 
Daughtry, Jake  (Self)
 
 
Davison, John  (Self)
 
 
Girdley, Michael (Alamo Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
Haynes, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Holubec, Paul  (Self)
 
 
Leal, Jose  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
McMahon, Sean  (Self and Big Bang Fireworks  Karen Hall)
 
 
Meyer, Granuel (RWB Fireworks)
 
 
Pate, Jerry  (Self)
 
 
Pate, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Peschel, Wayne  (Self and W.P. Firework's)
 
 
Stearns, Zachary  (Self and TNT Fireworks)
 
 
Votaw, Thomas  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Wildman, Kelley (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3052
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Little, Dale (Midland County)
 
 
Rocchio, Thomas (Concan VFD Happy Hollow VFD Uvalde VFD Reagen Wells VFD Utopia VFD Sabinal VFD)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Daughtry, Joe (TFA)
 
 
Davis, Chester  (Self and Texas Pyrotechnic Assoc
American Fireworks)
 
 
McMahon, Sean  (Self and Big Bang Fireworks  Karen Hall)
 
 
Stearns, Zachary  (Self and TNT Fireworks)
 
 
Wildman, Dianna (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Acevedo, Julie (TX Fire Chiefs Assn.)
 
 
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
 
 
Lee, Hershel  (Self)
 
 
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co.)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam County Commissioners Court)
 
    For:
Urban, John Paul (Harris Co.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Beene, Darrell  (Self and Funtime Holiday Sales)
 
 
Callais, Roy  (Self)
 
 
Cano, Enedelia Cano  (Self and Valley Discount Firework)
 
 
Cano, Josue  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Daughtry, Jake  (Self)
 
 
Davison, John  (Self)
 
 
Girdley, Michael  (Self and Alamo Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
Haynes, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Holubec, Paul  (Self)
 
 
Leal, Carlota  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Leal, Jose  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Meyer, Granuel (RWB Fireworks)
 
 
Pate, Jerry Pate  (Self)
 
 
Peschel, Wayne  (Self and W.P. Fireworks)
 
 
Volanski, Joe  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Votaw, Thomas  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Wildman, Kelley (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3485
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Good, Ken W. (Professional Bondsman of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Dillard, Wynn  (Self)
 
 
Ojeda, Debra  (Self)
 
 
Walstad, Scott  (Self)
 
 
Welch, Tillmin  (Self)
 
 
Zar, Jessica  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3730
 
    For:
Garcia, Sylvia R. (Precinct 21 Harris County)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co.)
 
 
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
HB  4512
 
Against:
McDaniel, Tracye (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
 
 
HB  4625
 
    For:
Cano, Josue  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Girdley, Michael (Alamo Fireworks, Inc.)
 
    For:
Glenn, Eric (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association)
 
 
McMahon, Sean  (Self and Big Bang Fireworks Karen E Hall)
 
 
Meyer, Granuel (RWB Fire Works)
 
 
Oliver, Harold (Alamo Firework)
 
 
Stearns, Zachary  (Self and TNT Fireworks)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Daughtry, Joe (TFA)
 
 
Eccleston, Donna (Comal County)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Little, Dale (Midland County)
 
 
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire Marshal's Office)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Tharp, Jennifer (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Acevedo, Julie (Texas Fire Chiefts Assn.)
 
 
Beene, Darrell  (Self and Funtime Holiday Sales)
 
 
Cano, Enedelia  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Coy, Carlota  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Davis, Chester  (Self and Texas Pyrotechnic Assoc. & American Fireworks)
 
 
Haynes, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Holubec, Paul  (Self)
 
 
Leal, Jose  (Self and Valley Discount Fireworks)
 
 
Peschel, Wayne  (Self and W.P. Fireworks)
 
 
Volanski, Joe  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
Votaw, Thomas  (Self and Magnum Fireworks)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Callais, Roy Callais  (Self)
 
 
Daughtry, Jake  (Self)
 
 
Davison, John  (Self)
 
 
Pate, Jerry  (Self)
 
 
Pate, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Renois, Randy (Tarrant County Fire Marshals Office)
 
 
Scheel, Danny (Comm. Court)
 
 
Urban, John Paul (Harris County)
 
 
Wildman, Dianna (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
Wildman, Kelley (Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
HJR 84
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Sugg, Paul (Texas Association of Counties)
 
 
Summers, Frank (Milam Cty Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Eccleston, Donna (Comal Cty)
 
 
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Garcia, Sylvia R. (self)
 
 
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co.)
 
    For:
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Scheel, Danny (Comal County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Sutherland, Mike  (Self)
 
 
Tharp, Jennifer (Comal County Commissioners Court)