WITNESS LIST
County Affairs Committee
April 13, 2005-8:00A
HB 219
For: Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Panetti, Dan (Self and National Coalition for the
Protection of Children & Families)
Against: Gonzales, Victor (First Amendment Coalition of Texas)
HB 602
For: Holifeld, Tim (Self and Montgomery County Constable
Precinct 3)
Somer, Deputy Constable Mark (Self)
Against: Hale, Paul (Texas Logging Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Association
of Texas)
Campos Jr., Charlie (Justices of the Peace and
Constables Association of Texas)
Lacey, Cecil (Self and Justices of the Peace &
constables Assoc. of Texas, Harris Co. Pct. #4
Constables Dept.)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Against: Findeisen, Les (Texas Motor Transportation Association)
HB 1140
For: Temple, Larry (Texas Mortgage Bankers Assn.)
On: DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of the Texas
County & District Clerks Assoc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Daugherty, Scott (Texas Bankers Association)
Heasley, John (Texas Bankers Association)
Sandburg, Eric (Texas Savings & Community Bankers Assn.)
Scurlock, Steve (IBAT - Independent Bankers Association
of Texas)
HB 1165
For: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Watson, Rick (Dallas Police Dept. Chief of Police David
Kunkle)
HB 1454
For: Brewer, Steve (Steve Radack, Harris Co. Pct. 3
Commissioner)
Cooper, Vance (Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office)
Hitchcock, Lanny (Self and Harris County Sheriff's
Office, Tommy Thomas, Sheriff)
Lenz, Carole (Harris Co. Pct. 3, Commissioner Steve
Radack)
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire & Emergency
Services)
Against: Ard, Jason (Self and Extreme Fireworks L.L.C.,
Pyrotecnico Inc.)
Bargas, Tom (Self)
Beeson, John (The Works)
Boggs, Rev. James (Family Worship Center/Fireworks
Direct)
Brinkley, Shannon (TFA)
Broadway, Sam (Seasonal Sales)
Callais, Roy (T.F.A.)
Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)
Davis, Chester (American Fireworks, Texas Pyrotechnic
Assoc.)
Gardner, Joe (Self)
Glenn, Eric (TPA (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association))
Herzog, Kent (Fireworks Warehouse)
Shull, Rev. Ron (Family Worship Center)
Stearns, Zach (TNT Fireworks)
Yawn, Martin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cotton, Troy (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Cron, Catarina (Harris County Judge Robert Eckels)
Eversole, Jerry (H.C. Precinct 4)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Hammerlein, George (Paul Beltencourt, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hillier, R. King (Harris County Hospital District)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County & HC Commissioners Court)
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Leonard, Ken (Kaufman Coutny)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Robert (Greater Houston Partnership)
Parr, Randall (City of Tomball)
Radack, Commissioner Steve (Pct. 3 Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Attorney)
Terry, Dale (Harris - Ft. Bend ESD #100)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Against: Anderson, William (Self)
Castleberry, Rev. Keith (Victory United Pentecostal
Church)
Conner, Demp (Lone Star Fireworks)
Conner, Will (Self and Lone-Star Fireworks)
Cooley, Donna (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Dalton, Billy (State Line Fireworks)
Davenport, Billy (Self)
Faubion, Jerry (L&J Fireworks)
Faubion, Laura (L&J Fireworks)
Ford, Richard (Self)
Gardner, Benny (Self and Texas Fireworks Co., Inc.)
Graf, Angie (Self)
Guest, Paula (TX Fireworks Assn.)
Howell, Vicki (Humble Christian School/TNT Fireworks)
Jimenez, Gloria (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Johnson, Bobbie (Self)
Johnson, Jerry (Self)
Johnson, Johnny (Self and J&J Sales)
Johnson, Ken (Royal Rangers)
Jones, William (Self and Samlor Enterprises LLC)
Langford, Don (Self)
Pate, Johnnie (Self)
Shull, Sherri (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Smith, Brandon (Self)
Smith, Melissa (Self)
Strong, John (Self)
Strong, Kathy (Self)
Taylor, LeaAnn (Self)
Taylor Jr, David Brent (Self)
Treichel, Richard (Self)
Velasquez, Kristy (Self)
Velasquez, Matthew (Self)
Whitmire, Rev. E.W. (The Pentecostals of Robertson
County)
Withers, Justin (Reno Fireworks)
Withers, Sara (Self)
HB 1519
For: Biggs, Lem (Travis County Commissioners' Court & Travis
County Fire Marshal's Office)
Brewer, Steve (Steve Radack, Harris Co. Pct. 3
Commissioner)
Cooper, Vance (Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office)
Culin, Laura (Self)
Hitchcock, Lanny (Self and Harris County Sheriff's
Office, Tommy Thomas, Sheriff)
Lenz, Carole (Harris Co. Pct. 3, Commissioner Steve
Radack)
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire & Emergency
Services)
Against: Ard, Jason (Self and Extreme Fireworks L.L.C.,
Pyrotecnico Inc.)
Bargas, Tom (Self)
Beeson, John (The Works)
Boggs, Rev. James (Family Worship Center/Fireworks
Direct)
Brinkley, Shannon (TFA)
Broadway, Sam (Seasonal Sales)
Callais, Roy (T.F.A.)
Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)
Davis, Chester (American Fireworks, Texas Pyrotechnic
Assoc.)
Gardner, Joe (Self)
Glenn, Eric (TPA (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association))
Herzog, Kent (Fireworks Warehouse)
Shull, Rev. Ron (Family Worship Center)
Stearns, Zach (TNT Fireworks)
Yawn, Martin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brown, Curtiss (The Galveston County Commissioners'
Court, James D. Yarbrough, County Judge)
Cotton, Troy (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Deffibaugh, Steven (Collin County, Texas Fire Marshal's
Association)
Eversole, Jerry (H.C. Precinct 4)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Hammerlein, George (Paul Beltencourt, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector)
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Association)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hillier, R. King (Harris County Hospital District)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County & HC Commissioners Court)
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Leonard, Ken (Kaufman Coutny)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Robert (Greater Houston Partnership)
Parr, Randall (City of Tomball)
Radack, Commissioner Steve (Pct. 3 Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Attorney)
Terry, Dale (Harris - Ft. Bend ESD #100)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Against: Anderson, William (Self)
Castleberry, Rev. Keith (Victory United Pentecostal
Church)
Conner, Demp (Lone Star Fireworks)
Conner, Will (Self and Lone-Star Fireworks)
Cooley, Donna (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Dalton, Billy (State Line Fireworks)
Davenport, Billy (Self)
Faubion, Jerry (L&J Fireworks)
Faubion, Laura (L&J Fireworks)
Ford, Richard (Self)
Gardner, Benny (Self and Texas Fireworks Co., Inc.)
Graf, Angie (Self)
Guest, Paula (TX Fireworks Assn.)
Howell, Vicki (Humble Christian School/TNT Fireworks)
Jimenez, Gloria (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Johnson, Bobbie (Self)
Johnson, Jerry (Self)
Johnson, Johnny (Self and J&J Sales)
Johnson, Ken (Royal Rangers)
Jones, William (Self)
Langford, Don (Self)
Pate, Johnnie (Self)
Shull, Sherri (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Smith, Brandon (Self)
Smith, Melissa (Self)
Strong, John (Self)
Strong, Kathy (Self)
Taylor, LeaAnn (Self)
Taylor Jr, David Brent (Self)
Treichel, Richard (Self)
Velasquez, Kristy (Self)
Velasquez, Matthew (Self)
Whitmire, Rev. E.W. (The Pentecostals of Robertson)
Withers, Justin (Reno Fireworks)
Withers, Sara (Self)
HB 1610
For: Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Association
of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Day, Aaron (City of Fort Worth)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Bobby (Self)
HB 1650
For: Biggs, Lem (Travis County Commissioners' Court & Travis
County Fire Marshal's Office)
Brewer, Steve (Steve Radack, Harris Co. Pct. 3
Commissioner)
Cooper, Vance (Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office)
Culin, Laura (Self)
Hitchcock, Lanny (Self and Harris County Sheriff's
Office, Tommy Thomas, Sheriff)
Lenz, Carole (Harris Co. Pct. 3, Commissioner Steve
Radack)
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire & Emergency
Services)
Against: Ard, Jason (Self and Extreme Fireworks L.L.C.,
Pyrotecnico Inc.)
Bargas, Tom (Self)
Beeson, John (The Works)
Boggs, Rev. James (Family Worship Center/Fireworks
Direct)
Brinkley, Shannon (TFA)
Broadway, Sam (Seasonal Sales)
Callais, Roy (T.F.A.)
Davis, Chester (American Fireworks, Texas Pyrotechnic
Assoc.)
Gardner, Joe (Self)
Glenn, Eric (TPA (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association))
Herzog, Kent (Fireworks Warehouse)
Shull, Rev. Ron (Family Worship Center)
Stearns, Zach (TNT Fireworks)
Yawn, Martin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cotton, Troy (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Cron, Catarina (Harris County Judge Robert Eckels)
Deffinbaugh, Steven (Collin County, Texas Fire Marshal
Association)
Eversole, Jerry (H.C. Precinct 4)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Hammerlein, George (Paul Beltencourt, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hillier, R. King (Harris County Hospital District)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County & HC Commissioners Court)
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Leonard, Ken (Kaufman Coutny)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Robert (Greater Houston Partnership)
Parr, Randall (City of Tomball)
Radack, Commissioner Steve (Pct. 3 Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Attorney)
Terry, Dale (Harris - Ft. Bend ESD #100)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Against: Anderson, William (Self)
Castleberry, Rev. Keith (Victory United Pentecostal
Church)
Conner, Demp (Lone Star Fireworks)
Conner, Will (Self and Lone-Star Fireworks)
Cooley, Donna (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Dalton, Billy (State Line Fireworks)
Davenport, Billy (Self)
Faubion, Jerry (L&J Fireworks)
Faubion, Laura (L&J Fireworks)
Ford, Richard (Self)
Gardner, Benny (Self and Texas Fireworks Co., Inc.)
Graf, Angie (Self)
Guest, Paula (TX Fireworks Assn.)
Howell, Vicki (Humble Christian School/TNT Fireworks)
Jimenez, Gloria (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Johnson, Bobbie (Self)
Johnson, Jerry (Self)
Johnson, Johnny (Self and J&J Sales)
Johnson, Ken (Royal Rangers)
Jones, William (Self)
Langford, Don (Self)
Pate, Johnnie (Self)
Shull, Sherri (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Smith, Brandon (Self)
Smith, Melissa (Self)
Strong, John (Self)
Strong, Kathy (Self)
Taylor, LeaAnn (Self)
Taylor Jr, David Brent (Self)
Treichel, Richard (Self)
Velasquez, Kristy (Self)
Velasquez, Matthew (Self)
Whitmire, Rev. E.W. (The Pentecostals of Robertson
County)
Withers, Justin (Reno Fireworks)
Withers, Sara (Self)
HB 1651
For: Biggs, Lem (Travis County Commissioners' Court & Travis
County Fire Marshal's Office)
Brewer, Steve (Steve Radack, Harris Co. Pct. 3
Commissioner)
Cooper, Vance (Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office)
Culin, Laura (Self)
Hitchcock, Lanny (Self and Harris County Sheriff's
Office, Tommy Thomas, Sheriff)
Lenz, Carole (Harris Co. Pct. 3, Commissioner Steve
Radack)
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire & Emergency
Services)
Against: Ard, Jason (Self and Extreme Fireworks L.L.C.,
Pyrotecnico Inc.)
Bargas, Tom (Self)
Beeson, John (The Works)
Boggs, Rev. James (Family Worship Center/Fireworks
Direct)
Brinkley, Shannon (TFA)
Broadway, Sam (Seasonal Sales)
Callais, Roy (T.F.A.)
Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)
Davis, Chester (American Fireworks, Texas Pyrotechnic
Assoc.)
Gardner, Joe (Self)
Glenn, Eric (TPA (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association))
Herzog, Kent (Fireworks Warehouse)
Shull, Rev. Ron (Family Worship Center)
Stearns, Zach (TNT Fireworks)
Yawn, Martin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cotton, Troy (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Cron, Catarina (Harris County Judge Robert Eckels)
Deffinbaugh, Steven (Collin County, Texas Fire Marshal
Association)
Eversole, Jerry (H.C. Precinct 4)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Hammerlein, George (Paul Beltencourt, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hillier, R. King (Harris County Hospital District)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County & HC Commissioners Court)
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Leonard, Ken (Kaufman Coutny)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Robert (Greater Houston Partnership)
Parr, Randall (City of Tomball)
Radack, Commissioner Steve (Pct. 3 Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Attorney)
Terry, Dale (Harris - Ft. Bend ESD #100)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Against: Anderson, William (Self)
Castleberry, Rev. Keith (Victory United Pentecostal
Church)
Conner, Demp (Lone Star Fireworks)
Conner, Will (Self and Lone-Star Fireworks)
Cooley, Donna (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Dalton, Billy (State Line Fireworks)
Davenport, Billy (Self)
Faubion, Jerry (L&J Fireworks)
Faubion, Laura (L&J Fireworks)
Ford, Richard (Self)
Gardner, Benny (Self and Texas Fireworks Co., Inc.)
Graf, Angie (Self)
Guest, Paula (TX Fireworks Assn.)
Howell, Vicki (Humble Christian School/TNT Fireworks)
Jimenez, Gloria (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Johnson, Bobbie (Self)
Johnson, Jerry (Self)
Johnson, Johnny (Self and J&J Sales)
Johnson, Ken (Royal Rangers)
Jones, William (Self)
Langford, Don (Self)
Pate, Johnnie (Self)
Shull, Sherri (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Smith, Brandon (Self)
Smith, Melissa (Self)
Strong, John (Self)
Strong, Kathy (Self)
Taylor, LeaAnn (Self)
Taylor Jr, David Brent (Self)
Treichel, Richard (Self)
Velasquez, Kristy (Self)
Velasquez, Matthew (Self)
Whitmire, Rev. E.W. (The Pentecostals of Robertson
County)
Withers, Justin (Reno Fireworks)
Withers, Sara (Self)
HB 1652
For: Biggs, Lem (Travis County Commissioners' Court & Travis
County Fire Marshal's Office)
Brewer, Steve (Steve Radack, Harris Co. Pct. 3
Commissioner)
Cooper, Vance (Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office)
Culin, Laura (Self)
Lenz, Carole (Harris Co. Pct. 3, Commissioner Steve
Radack)
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire & Emergency
Services)
Against: Ard, Jason (Self and Extreme Fireworks L.L.C.,
Pyrotecnico Inc.)
Bargas, Tom (Self)
Beeson, John (The Works)
Boggs, Rev. James (Family Worship Center/Fireworks
Direct)
Brinkley, Shannon (TFA)
Broadway, Sam (Seasonal Sales)
Callais, Roy (T.F.A.)
Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)
Davis, Chester (American Fireworks, Texas Pyrotechnic
Assoc.)
Gardner, Joe (Self)
Glenn, Eric (TPA (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association))
Herzog, Kent (Fireworks Warehouse)
Shull, Rev. Ron (Family Worship Center)
Stearns, Zach (TNT Fireworks)
Yawn, Martin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cotton, Troy (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Cron, Catarina (Harris County Judge Robert Eckels)
Deffinbaugh, Steven (Collin County, Texas Fire Marshal
Association)
Eversole, Jerry (H.C. Precinct 4)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Hammerlein, George (Paul Beltencourt, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hillier, R. King (Harris County Hospital District)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County & HC Commissioners Court)
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Leonard, Ken (Kaufman Coutny)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Robert (Greater Houston Partnership)
Parr, Randall (City of Tomball)
Radack, Commissioner Steve (Pct. 3 Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Attorney)
Terry, Dale (Harris - Ft. Bend ESD #100)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Against: Anderson, William (Self)
Castleberry, Rev. Keith (Victory United Pentecostal
Church)
Conner, Demp (Lone Star Fireworks)
Conner, Will (Self and Lone-Star Fireworks)
Cooley, Donna (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Dalton, Billy (State Line Fireworks)
Davenport, Billy (Self)
Faubion, Jerry (L&J Fireworks)
Faubion, Laura (L&J Fireworks)
Ford, Richard (Self)
Gardner, Benny (Self and Texas Fireworks Co., Inc.)
Graf, Angie (Self)
Guest, Paula (TX Fireworks Assn.)
Howell, Vicki (Humble Christian School/TNT Fireworks)
Jimenez, Gloria (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Johnson, Bobbie (Self)
Johnson, Jerry (Self)
Johnson, Johnny (Self and J&J Sales)
Johnson, Ken (Royal Rangers)
Jones, William (Self)
Langford, Don (Self)
Pate, Johnnie (Self)
Shull, Sherri (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Smith, Brandon (Self)
Smith, Melissa (Self)
Strong, John (Self)
Strong, Kathy (Self)
Taylor, LeaAnn (Self)
Taylor Jr, David Brent (Self)
Treichel, Richard (Self)
Velasquez, Kristy (Self)
Velasquez, Matthew (Self)
Whitmire, Rev. E.W. (The Pentecostals of Robertson
County)
Withers, Justin (Reno Fireworks)
Withers, Sara (Self)
HB 1707
For: Blust, Kristie (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Against: Smith, Dan (Texas Sheriffs)
On: Julian, Terry (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)
HB 1722
For: Biggs, Lem (Travis County Commissioners' Court & Travis
County Fire Marshal's Office)
Brewer, Steve (Steve Radack, Harris Co. Pct. 3
Commissioner)
Cooper, Vance (Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office)
Culin, Laura (Self)
Hitchcock, Lanny (Self and Harris County Sheriff's
Office, Tommy Thomas, Sheriff)
Kainer, Kristi (Lakewood Forest Fund, Inc. (HOA))
Lenz, Carole (Harris Co. Pct. 3, Commissioner Steve
Radack)
Montgomery, Mike (Harris County Fire & Emergency
Services)
Against: Ard, Jason (Self and Extreme Fireworks L.L.C.,
Pyrotecnico Inc.)
Bargas, Tom (Self)
Beeson, John (The Works)
Boggs, Rev. James (Family Worship Center/Fireworks
Direct)
Brinkley, Shannon (TFA)
Broadway, Sam (Seasonal Sales)
Callais, Roy (T.F.A.)
Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)
Davis, Chester (American Fireworks, Texas Pyrotechnic
Assoc.)
Gardner, Joe (Self)
Glenn, Eric (TPA (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association))
Herzog, Kent (Fireworks Warehouse)
Shull, Rev. Ron (Family Worship Center)
Stearns, Zach (TNT Fireworks)
Yawn, Martin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brown, Curtiss (The Galveston County Commissioners'
Court, James D. Yarbrough, County Judge)
Cotton, Troy (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Cron, Catarina (Harris County Judge Robert Eckels)
Deffinbaugh, Steven (Collin County, Texas Fire Marshal
Association)
Eversole, Jerry (H.C. Precinct 4)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Hammerlein, George (Paul Beltencourt, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hillier, R. King (Harris County Hospital District)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County & HC Commissioners Court)
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Leonard, Ken (Kaufman Coutny)
Marshall Sr., Robert (Self)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Robert (Greater Houston Partnership)
Molter, Michelle (Texas Apartment Association)
Parr, Randall (City of Tomball)
Radack, Commissioner Steve (Pct. 3 Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Attorney)
Terry, Dale (Harris - Ft. Bend ESD #100)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Windisch, Fred (Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Assn. Inc. Fire
Chief)
Windsor, James (Lakewood Forest Home Ownders
Association)
Against: Anderson, William (Self)
Castleberry, Rev. Keith (Victory United Pentecostal
Church)
Conner, Demp (Lone Star Fireworks)
Conner, Will (Self and Lone-Star Fireworks)
Cooley, Donna (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Dalton, Billy (State Line Fireworks)
Davenport, Billy (Self)
Faubion, Jerry (L&J Fireworks)
Faubion, Laura (L&J Fireworks)
Ford, Richard (Self)
Gardner, Benny (Self and Texas Fireworks Co., Inc.)
Graf, Angie (Self)
Guest, Paula (TX Fireworks Assn.)
Howell, Vicki (Humble Christian School/TNT Fireworks)
Jimenez, Gloria (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Johnson, Bobbie (Self)
Johnson, Jerry (Self)
Johnson, Johnny (Self and J&J Sales)
Johnson, Ken (Royal Rangers)
Jones, William (Self)
Langford, Don (Self)
Pate, Johnnie (Self)
Shull, Sherri (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Smith, Brandon (Self)
Smith, Melissa (Self)
Strong, John (Self)
Strong, Kathy (Self)
Taylor, LeaAnn (Self)
Taylor Jr, David Brent (Self)
Treichel, Richard (Self)
Velasquez, Kristy (Self)
Velasquez, Matthew (Self)
Whitmire, Rev. E.W. (The Pentecostals of Robertson
County)
Withers, Justin (Reno Fireworks)
Withers, Sara (Self)
HB 2120
For: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference on Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Jones, Amanda (Harris County)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Powell, Leilah (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Reilly, Frank (Nueces County Commissioners Court)
HB 2121
For: Bacon, April (Self and Texas Association of County
Auditors)
On: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Spatano, Susan (Self)
HB 2198
For: Smith, Reed (GEO Group, Inc.)
Against: Charcton, Keith (Self)
Smith, Dan (Sheriff's Leg. Committee)
On: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
HB 2404
For: McGuire, C.M. "Mac" (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners
Association of Texas)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County Tax Assessor)
Lopez, DoLores (Self)
Wilbanks, Becky (County & District Clerks' Association -
President)
HB 2404 - Committee Substitute (CSHB 2404)
Against: DeBeauvoir, Dana (Self and Legislative Committee of the
Texas County & District Clerks Assoc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Salinas III, J.D. (The County and District Clerks
Association, Hidalgo County Clerk)
HB 2618
For: Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Association
of Texas)
Brown, Curtiss (The Galveston County Commissioners
Court, James D. Yarbrough, County Judge)
On: Linan, Rose Marie (Texas Department of State Health
Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Parker, Kathryn (Texas Association of Community Health
Centers, Inc.)
HB 2618 - Committee Substitute (CSHB 2618)
For: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
HB 3118
On: Julian, Terry (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)
HB 3150
For: Biggs, Lem (Travis County Commissioners' Court & Travis
County Fire Marshal's Office)
Blackmar, Dawn (Harris County Public Health &
Environmental Services)
Brewer, Steve (Steve Radack, Harris Co. Pct. 3
Commissioner)
Cooper, Vance (Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office)
Hitchcock, Lanny (Self and Harris County Sheriff's
Office, Tommy Thomas, Sheriff)
Lenz, Carole (Harris Co. Pct. 3, Commissioner Steve
Radack)
Against: Ard, Jason (Self and Extreme Fireworks L.L.C.,
Pyrotecnico Inc.)
Bargas, Tom (Self)
Beeson, John (The Works)
Boggs, Rev. James (Family Worship Center/Fireworks
Direct)
Brinkley, Shannon (TFA)
Broadway, Sam (Seasonal Sales)
Daughtry, Joe (Texas Fireworks Assoc.)
Davis, Chester (American Fireworks, Texas Pyrotechnic
Assoc.)
Gardner, Joe (Self)
Glenn, Eric (TPA (Tx. Pyrotechnic Association))
Herzog, Kent (Fireworks Warehouse)
Shull, Rev. Ron (Family Worship Center)
Stearns, Zach (TNT Fireworks)
Yawn, Martin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brown, Curtiss (The Galveston County Commissioners'
Court, James D. Yarbrough, County Judge)
Cotton, Troy (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Deffinbaugh, Steven (Collin County, Texas Fire Marshal
Association)
Eversole, Jerry (H.C. Precinct 4)
Garcia, Commissioner Sylvia (Self)
Hammerlein, George (Paul Beltencourt, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hillier, R. King (Harris County Hospital District)
Jones, Amanda (Harris County & HC Commissioners Court)
Katz, Howard (Harris County ESD No. 9)
Leonard, Ken (Kaufman Coutny)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Robert (Greater Houston Partnership)
Parr, Randall (City of Tomball)
Radack, Commissioner Steve (Pct. 3 Harris County)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Attorney)
Terry, Dale (Harris - Ft. Bend ESD #100)
Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341)
Against: Anderson, William (Self)
Castleberry, Rev. Keith (Victory United Pentecostal
Church)
Conner, Demp (Lone Star Fireworks)
Conner, Will (Self and Lone-Star Fireworks)
Cooley, Donna (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Dalton, Billy (State Line Fireworks)
Faubion, Jerry (L&J Fireworks)
Faubion, Laura (L&J Fireworks)
Ford, Richard (Self)
Gardner, Benny (Self and Texas Fireworks Co., Inc.)
Graf, Angie (Self)
Guest, Paula (TX Fireworks Assn.)
Howell, Vicki (Humble Christian School/TNT Fireworks)
Jimenez, Gloria (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Johnson, Jerry (Self)
Johnson, Johnny (Self and J&J Sales)
Johnson, Ken (Royal Rangers)
Jones, William (Self)
Shull, Sherri (Family Worship Center/Fireworks Direct)
Smith, Brandon (Self)
Smith, Melissa (Self)
Taylor, LeaAnn (Self)
Taylor Jr, David Brent (Self)
Treichel, Richard (Self)
Velasquez, Kristy (Self)
Velasquez, Matthew (Self)
Whitmire, Rev. E.W. (The Pentecostals of Robertson
County)
Withers, Justin (Reno Fireworks)
Withers, Sara (Self)