WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Livestock Committee

            April 10, 2013 - 8:00 AM

            HB 1221

                 For:

                                 Perkins, Deena (Tx association of community development corporations)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Bryan (Texas Department of Agriculture)

                                 Mcculloch, Ben (Legislative budget board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Food Bank Network)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (Texlas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)

                                 Malaspina, Katie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Santos, Suzanne (Self; Sustainable food center)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                 On:

                                 Brewer, John (Dept of State Health Services WIC Program)

                                 Willis, Linda (Texas A&M AgriLife extension Service)

            HB 1382

                 For:

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Santos, Suzanne (Self; Sustainable food center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Atkinson, Jarrod (Self)

                                 Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)

                                 Beckwith, Susan (Self; Texas organic farmers and gardeners assoc TOFGA)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self)

                                 Jenkins, Carla (Self)

                                 Malaspina, Katie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Masters, Kelley (Self)

                                 McCarthy, Peter (Self; Texas health freedom coalition)

                                 Simpson, Susanna (Self)

                                 Smock, Roxanna (Self)

                                 Stutts, Clint (Self)

                                 Wygant, James (Self; FARFA)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Johns, Stephanie (City of San Antonio)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                 On:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Buuck, Adam (Texas Department of State Health Services, State Meat Inspection Program)

                                 Wilson, Cheryl (Department of State Services)

            HB 1393

                 For:

                                 Greer, Amy (Self)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Santos, Suzanne (Self; Sustainable food center)

                 Against:

                                 Chessher, Jason (Self; City of garland)

                                 Jefferson, David (Tarrant county public health)

                                 Lester, Mike (City of baytown, texas association of municipal health officials)

                 On:

                                 Wilson, Cheryl (Department of State Health Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beckwith, Susan (Self; Texas organic farmers and gardeners assoc TOFGA)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self)

                                 Jenkins, Carla (Self)

                                 Smock, Roxanna (Self)

                                 Wygant, James (Self; FARFA)

                 Against:

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Israelson, Mark (City of Plano)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)

                                 Sturzl, Frank (City of North Richland Hiils)

                 On:

                                 Ressler, Lewis (Texas Department of State Health Services)

            HB 1781

                 On:

                                 Dozier, Melissa (Texas Department of Agriculture)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Malaspina, Katie (Texans Care for Children)

            HB 2311

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

                 Against:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Dee (Tx Animal Health Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza Jr, Norman (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Grimm, James (Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self)

                                 Morris, Joe (Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Assoc.)

                                 Turley, Darren (Texas association of dairymen)

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Independent Cattlemen of Texas (ICA))

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Ward, Don (Self; Livestock Marketing Association of Texas)

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

                 Against:

                                 Beckwith, Susan (Self; Texas organic farmers and gardeners assoc TOFGA)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self)

                                 Jenkins, Carla (Self)

                                 Masters, Kelley (Self)

                                 Rutledge, Ronda (Self; Sustainable food center)

                                 Santos, Suzanne (Self)

                                 Smock, Roxanna (Self)

                                 Teller, Lori (Self)

                                 Wygant, James (Self; FARFA)

            HB 2312

                 For:

                                 Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza Jr, Norman (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Turley, Darren (Texas association of dairymen)

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Texas Independent Cattlemen of Texas)

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

                 Against:

                                 Fendrich, Katy (Self)

            HB 2528

                 For:

                                 Patrick, John (Texas afl cio)

                 On:

                                 Pigott, Ron (Comptroller of Public Accounts -- TPASS Division)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beckwith, Susan (Self; Texas organic farmers and gardeners assoc TOFGA)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self)

                                 Garza Jr, Norman (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Food Bank Network)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Malaspina, Katie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Olson, Anne (Tx Baptist Christian Life Commission)

                                 Santos, Suzanne (Self; Sustainable food center)

                                 Smock, Roxanna (Self)

            HB 2686

                 For:

                                 Dwyer, JC (Texas Food Bank Network)

                 On:

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beckwith, Susan (Self; Texas organic farmers and gardeners assoc TOFGA)

                                 Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Malaspina, Katie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Olson, Anne (Tx Baptist Christian Life Commission)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Santos, Suzanne (Self; Sustainable food center)

                                 Smock, Roxanna (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Willis, Linda (TexasA&M Agrilife Extension Service)

            HB 2993

                 For:

                                 Dittmar, Bob (Self)

                                 Eikenhorst, Wiliam (Self; Quality Deer Management Association)

                                 McBride, Dan (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Sanders, Jenny (Self)

                                 Slack, Doug (Self; Texas chapter the Wildlife Society)

                 On:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 Simons, Greg (Self; Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Steinbach, Don (Texas wildlife Association)

                                 Vandivier, Tom (Texas wildlife association)

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

                 On:

                                 Jones, Ben (Office of the texas state chemist)

                                 Wolf, Clayton (Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.)

                                 Young, Larry (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

            HB 3706

                 On:

                                 Dozier, Melissa (Texas Department of Agriculture)

                                 Dwyer, JC (Texas Food Bank Network)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Malaspina, Katie (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Olson, Anne (Tx Baptist Christian Life Commission)

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