WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
March  28, 2007 - 1:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  11
 
    For:
Johnson, Rick (Texas Grocery & Convenience Assn)
 
 
Koch, Kevin (McLane Company, Inc.)
 
 
LeBas, James (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
 
 
Mitchell, Greg (Toot 'n Totum Food Stores)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Archer, James E. (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
 
 
Craig, Richard (Texas Comptroller's Office)
 
 
Fields, Otis (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association)
 
 
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
McKinney, Mike  (Self and Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
 
 
Reagan, Karen (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  1470
 
    For:
Moak, Lynn M  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Aghamalian, Brandon (Eastman Chemical Corporation)
 
 
Craymer, Dale K (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
 
 
Hazelwood, Steve (Dow Chemical)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accts)
 
 
 
 
HB  1837
 
    For:
Dromgoole, Charlie (Round Rock Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Hayley, Jimmy (Texas City- La Marque Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Murrell, JR, L.G.  (Self and Brazosport Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Rich, Jim (Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Shaw, Sandra  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Dean, Harold  (Self)
 
 
Dujka, Liz (Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Hau, Kelly (The Longview Partnership)
 
 
Hillegeist, Bruce (Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Journeay, Beth (Greater Angleton Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Malechek, Melissa  (Self and West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Ricketts, Terri (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Senter, Jenny (Texas City- La Marque Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Shields, Chris (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Wilson, E. Duane (North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
HB  1976
 
     On:
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Pichinson, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
HB  1976 - Committee Substitute  (Ritter)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Clark, Ken  (Self and Galveston County)
 
 
 
 
HB  2147
 
    For:
Aulds, James (HEB)
 
 
Doenges, Karl (CleanFUEL USA)
 
 
Pitts JR, John (Texas Rewnewable Energy Industries Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Heleman, John (TX Comp of Public Accts.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Tietze, Bill (Texas Combined Heat & Power Initiative)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Olsen, Lawrence (Texas Good Roads Assn)
 
 
 
 
HB  2167
 
    For:
Doggett, Robert (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Andeo, Richard  (Self)
 
 
Moore, Edward W (Research Group of Texas Inc)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
HB  2196
 
    For:
Dupy, Fred  (Self)
 
 
Gray, Ronald (Texas Rental Association)
 
 
Kothmann, Leon (Texas Rental Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Mize, Steve (T-K-O Equipment Co (as employee))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2463
 
    For:
Pauken, Tom (Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform)
 
 
Schlomach, Ph. D., Byron (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
Stevens, Michael (Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hutcheson, Mark (Tx  Ass'n of Property Tax Professionals)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Mitchell Jr, Foy (Texas Assoc of Property Tax Professionals)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Heleman, John (Tx Comptroller of Public Accts.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Heyer, Connie (Texas Self Storage Association)
 
 
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2463 - Committee Substitute  (Ritter)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Midence, Yuniedth (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts)
 
 
Midence, Yuniedth (Texas Building Owners and Managers Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2994
 
    For:
Dunham, DC (Bay City CDC)
 
 
Greeson, David (NRG Energy)
 
 
Knapik, Richard (City of Bay City)
 
 
McDonald, Nate (County of Matagorda)
 
 
Porlier, Brad (NRG Energy)
 
 
Richards, Kevin (NRG/STPNOC)
 
 
Rosenbaum, Glen (NRG Energy)
 
 
Thames, Mitch (Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baum, Walt (AECT (Association of Electric Companies of Texas))
 
 
Erskine, Jack (Exelon Corp.)
 
 
Kroll, John (Kasner & Associates)
 
 
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  3461
 
    For:
Dunagan, Michael (Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Assn.)
 
 
Riley, Byron  (Self and Uncle Buddy's Preowned, Texas Independent Dealers Assoc.)
 
 
Taylor, WM A. "Bill" (My Dealership - Bill's Trading Place Inc. and The Texas Ind. Auto Dealers Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Blanton, Tom (Texas Automibile Dealers Association)
 
    For:
Fincher, Don  (Self and Myself as an Independent Auto Dealer Fincher Motor Co.)
 
 
Hagler, Keith  (Self)
 
 
Lathrop, Phillip (Myself as an Indpendent Auto Dealer)
 
 
Martin, Jeff  (Self)
 
 
Mokry, William G.  (Self)
 
 
Rhodes, Shane  (Self)