WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            May 1, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 160

                 For:

                                 Hadley, Archer (Self)

                                 Hadley, Barbara (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Glass, Tom (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals  Central Texas)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas parent to parent)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 164

                 For:

                                 Hadley, Archer (Self)

                                 Hadley, Barbara (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 311

                 For:

                                 Doulat, Riyana (Self; Deeds not words)

                                 Haggerty, Samantha (Self; Girl Scout Troop 2607)

                                 McDaniel, Holly (Austin Diaper Bank)

                                 Patra, Ruhika (Self; Girl scouts troop #2607)

                                 Yoli, Claudia (Self; Deeds Not Words)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adler, Linda (Self; Girl Scout Troop 2607)

                                 Aktary, Lara (Self)

                                 Brodsky, Nina (Self)

                                 Chetia, Meghali (Self; Girls scouts troop #2607)

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

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

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Martin, Emily (Self)

                                 Murry, Robert (Self)

                                 Patra, Deepak (Self)

                                 Person, Maria (Self)

                                 Spanko, Audrey (Self)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

            HB 383

                 For:

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

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

                                 Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Pace, Alexander (Citizens for appraisal reform)

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

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

            HB 605

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

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

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Massey, Shelby (American Heart Association)

                                 Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Murry, Robert (Self)

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)

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

                                 Spanko, Audrey (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

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

                 Against:

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 On:

                                 Boston, Brooke (Tx. Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs)

                                 Papillion, Diane (Self)

                                 Peinado, Elena (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs)

            HB 878

                 For:

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Pace, Alexander (Citizens for appraisal reform)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Easton, Janna (Self)

                                 Franklin, Shelia (Self)

                                 Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Glass, Tom (Self)

                                 Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)

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

                                 Popp, James (Self; Popp Hutcheson)

                                 Popp, James (Tax Equity Council)

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

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of dallas)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

            HB 1056

                 For:

                                 Hurlbert, Heather (City of San Marcos)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Jones, Kara (Enterprise Fleet Management)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1062

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Parnell, James (Self; Dallas Police Association)

                                 Rodrigue, Kathy (Self; Ellis Appraisal District)

            HB 1102

                 For:

                                 Archer hadley, Barb (Self)

                                 Wamsley, Sara (City of San Antonio)

                 On:

                                 Amezquita, Michael (Self; Bexar Appraisal District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

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

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

            HB 1707

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Murry, Robert (Self)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Spanko, Audrey (Self)

                                 Thalenberg, Hannah (Self; NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)

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            HB 2008

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self)

            HB 2719

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)

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

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

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 2750

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)

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

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 3127

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Watkins, Nathan (City of Mont Belvieu)

                                 Wesson, Calyn (Self; City of Mont Belvieu)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)

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

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

            HB 3241

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                 On:

                                 Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

            HB 3380

                 For:

                                 Lancton, Patrick "Marty" (Self; Houston professional firefighters association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Laredo Fire Fighters Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                 Against:

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of dallas)

            HB 3822

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)

                 On:

                                 Madsen, Kyle (TxDOT)

            HB 4194

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Roberts, Phil (City of Texas City)

                 Against:

                                 LeBas, James (TXOGA and Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor Collectors Assn of Texas)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Brown, Jay (Valero)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Jones, Neal t. "Buddy" (Marathon petroleum inc)

                                 Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)

            HB 4376

                 For:

                                 Greason, Tag (QTS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Casselberry, Craig (Self; Texas Cyber Infrastructure Coalition)

                                 LeBas, James (Rackspace)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Microsoft)

            HB 4494

                 For:

                                 Glass, Tom (Self)

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Morales, Roy (Self)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Easton, Janna (Self)

                                 Franklin, Shelia (Self)

                                 Rhodes, Fran (Self; Ne tarrant tea party)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)

                                 Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)

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

                                 Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

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

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of dallas)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

            HB 4756

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alloway, Leroy (VIA Metro Transit)

                                 Bushell, Gary (Self; Alliance for I-69 Texas)

                                 Bushell, Gary (Self; I-14 / Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition)

                                 Davies, Holli (North Texas Commission)

                                 Herrera, Jon Gary (VIA Metro Transit)

                                 LaQue, Eloy (Self)

                                 Lynch, Bill (Self; Arlington Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Perez, Richard (Self; The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Shields, Chris (San Antonio Mobility Coalition)

                                 Villanueva, Kristi G (Self; West SA Chamber of Cmmerce and VIA Metro Transit)

                                 Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Transportation Advocacy Group Houston)

                                 Wehmeyer, Mackenna (North San Antonio Chamber)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                                 Young-Montgomery, Rebecca (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

            HJR 19

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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            HJR 20

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 Against:

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HJR 28

                 For:

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

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

                                 Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

            HJR 47

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Glass, Tom (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)

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

                                 Mitchell, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HJR 54

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Rodrigue, Kathy (Self; Ellis Appraisal District)

                 Against:

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

            HJR 56

                 For:

                                 Wamsley, Sara (City of San Antonio)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

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

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

            HJR 77

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            SB 443

                 For:

                                 Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Kieschnick, Kevin (Self; TACA Nueces County)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)

            SB 955

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

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

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                                                                              10


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

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

                                 West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

                 Against:

                                 Reagan, Katy (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            SB 956

                 For:

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

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

                                 West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            SB 1006

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cartwright, Deborah (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

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

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                                                                              11


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

            SB 1253

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                 On:

                                 Conte, Greg (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            SB 1319

                 For:

                                 Martinez, Carine (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Graham, Ann S (Texans for the Arts)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel and Lodging Assn)

            SB 1772

                 For:

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 On:

                                 Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Worsham, Grover (Trinity county)

            SJR 57

                 For:

                                 Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, Chair of RPT Legislative Priorities

                                                                                              12


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Committee, Chair of RPT State Platform Committee)

                 On:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor-Collectors Assn of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 West, Walter (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

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