WITNESS LIST Ways & Means Committee March 10, 1999-2:00P HB 63ranchise tax For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce) Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association) Dahl, Margaret (Jenkens & Gilchrist Law Firm) Marlar, Jerry (Self and Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc.) Ritter, Phil (Texas Instruments Inc.) Williamson, Timothy (Self and Ilex Oncology, Inc.) Wyss, David (Standard & Poor's DRI) Registering, but not testifying: For: Casteel, Edward (ALCATEL USA, Public Affairs Executive) Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent Business) Against: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities) HB 65ranchise tax For: Garcia, David (CEDRA Corporation) Lacour, Michael (IBM Human Resources) Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities) Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO) Noble, Shannon (Texans Care for Children) Smith, Shelly (Harte-Hanks Response Management) Strickland, James (Self and Child Development Professional) Templeton, Nancy (Self and On-Site Child Care Director) Tueller, Tann (Harte-Hanks Response Management) Registering, but not testifying: For: Briley, Sandra (Self and Child Care Professional) HB 219franchise tax For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce) Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent Business) Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas) On: Johnson, Bob (Printing & Imaging Association of Texas) Registering, but not testifying: For: Meadows, Mindy (Texas Apartment Association) Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation) HB 399franchise tax For: Thuss, Michael (City of San Antonio) HB 551franchise tax For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce) Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent Business) Johnson, Bob (Printing & Imaging Association of Texas) Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas) On: Eads, Linda (Office of the Attorney General) Registering, but not testifying: For: Meadows, Mindy (Texas Apartment Association) Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation) HB 563franchise tax For: Allen, Mike (Chairman, Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition) Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association) Galo, John (City of Laredo / Border Infrastructure Coalition) Gutierrez, Ricardo (Self and Border Infrastructure Coalition / Economic Development Council President) McDermott, Marie (Self and Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition / President, Brownsville Economic Development Council) Rodriguez, Roberto (Maverick County Development Corporation, Executive Director) Registering, but not testifying: For: Chavira, Roberto (Self and Mayor of Del Rio) De la Garza, Connie (Harlingen Economic Development Corp./ Border Infrastructure Coalition) De Leon, Horacio (City of Laredo/ Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition) Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities) Pena, Robert (City of Edinburg / Edinburg Economic Development) Summers, Bill (Self and Rio Grande Valley Partnership) HB 755franchise tax For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce) Davis, Dan (Houston Advanced Research Center) Ritter, Phil (Texas Instruments Inc.) Registering, but not testifying: Against: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities) HB 980franchise tax For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce) Otter-Nickerson, Betty (BMC Software) Ritter, Phil (Texas Instruments Inc.) Registering, but not testifying: Against: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities) HB 1050 franchise tax For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce) Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent Business) Johnson, Bob (Printing & Imaging Association of Texas) Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas) Registering, but not testifying: For: Meadows, Mindy (Texas Apartment Association) Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation) HB 1821 franchise tax For: Garcia, David (Cedra Corporation) Lacour, Michael (IBM Human Resources) Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities) Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO) Noble, Shannon (Texans Care for Children) Smith, Shelly (Harte-Hanks Response Management) Strickland, James (Self and Child Development Professional) Templeton, Nancy (Self and On-Site Child Care Director) Tueller, Tann (Harte-Hanks Response Management) Registering, but not testifying: For: Casteel, Edward (ALCATEL USA, Public Affairs Executive) HJR 11franchise tax For: Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas) Registering, but not testifying: For: Clark, Jeff (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce) Howden, Robert (National Federation of Independent Business of Texas) Wheatley, Melinda (Texas Public Policy Foundation) HJR 30franchise tax For: Allen, Mike (Chairman, Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition) Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association) Gutierrez, Ricardo (Self and Border Infrastructure Coalition / Economic Development Council President) McDermott, Marie (Self and Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition / Prersident, Brownsville Economic Development Council) Rodriguez, Roberto (Maverick County Development Corp.) Registering, but not testifying: For: Lavine, Richard (Center for Public Policy Priorities) franchise tax On: Barton, Karey (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)