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WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April  18, 2007 - 1:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  60
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
HB  82
 
    For:
Clark, Jeffrey (American Electronics Association)
 
 
Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Duty, David (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kroll, John (Coalition for Appropriate Sales Tax Law Enactment)
 
 
 
 
HB  1524
 
    For:
Tart, Peter (City f Laredo)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cabello, Rosario C. (City of Laredo)
 
 
 
 
HB  1606
 
    For:
Bard, Rev Randall (Christ Lutheran Church)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Saenz, Jonathan (Free Market Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  1816
 
    For:
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
 
 
HB  1868
 
    For:
Allen, Jack (KMFA Capitol Broadcasting Association)
 
 
Moore, Steven D. (KMFA Capitol Area Broadcasting Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hughes, Wayne (Board of Directors, High Plains Public Radio)
 
 
 
 
HB  1948
 
    For:
Baylor, Don (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Colvin, Elizabeth (Community Tax Centers, a free tax preparation program in Austin that is endorsed by the IRS)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hull, Matt (Tx Assoc of CDC)
 
 
Terry, Michael (United Ways of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  1951
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allen, Ray (Texas Mining & Reclamation Assoc.)
 
 
LeBas, James (Assocation of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
Woomer, Eric (Xcel Energy)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
HB  2186
 
    For:
Swinson, Stephen K. (Thermal Energy Corporation)
 
 
 
 
HB  2487
 
    For:
LeBas, James (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
 
 
Patterson, Jerry (General Land Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bosak, Stephen (Texas Recreation & Park Society)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Fish, Paige (ConocoPhillips)
 
 
Hinkle, Dan (BP America)
 
 
 
 
HB  2496
 
    For:
Elliott, Bill  (Self and Marshall Knights of Columbus 1422)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Heleman, John (Tx Comp of Public Accts)
 
 
 
 
HB  2969
 
    For:
Cox, Jayme (Shell Hydrogen)
 
 
Marshall, Patree P. (Texas H2 Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Jr., Robert E. (Texas Business for Clean Air (TBCA))
 
 
Pitts, Jr., John (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Assoc.)
 
    For:
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
Swafford, Scott (Air Liquide)
 
 
 
 
HB  2970
 
    For:
Swafford, Scott (Air Liquide)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cox, Jayme (Shell Hydrogen)
 
 
Johnson, Jr., Robert E. (Texas Business for Clean Air)
 
 
Marshall, Patrice Parsons (Texas H2 Coalition)
 
 
Pitts Jr., John (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Assoc.)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
Woomer, Eric (Xcel Energy)
 
 
 
 
HB  2971
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cox, Jayme (Shell Hydrogen)
 
 
Johnson Jr., Robert E. (Texas Business for Clean Air)
 
 
Marshall, Patrice P. (Texas H2 Coalition)
 
 
Pitts Jr., John (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Assoc.)
 
 
Smith, Tom Smitty (Public Citizen)
 
 
Swafford, Scott (Air Liquide)
 
 
 
 
HB  2972
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Jr, Robert E. (Texas Business for Clean Air)
 
 
Marshall, Patrice P. (Texas H2 Coalition)
 
 
Pitts Jr, John (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Assoc.)
 
 
Swafford, Scott (Air Liquide)
 
 
 
 
HB  3067
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Brown, Tim  (Self)
 
 
Chadderdon, CPT,USAR, Matthew P.  (Self)
 
 
Goodacre, Robert  (Self)
 
 
Hall, Ron  (Self)
 
 
Knight, Commander, Adam  (Self)
 
 
Love, Kiandra  (Self)
 
 
Shugrue, Wallace R.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3130
 
    For:
Barbolla, Patrick A.  (Self and Fountainhead Companies)
 
 
Hunsicker, Harry B.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cory, Art  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Crozier, Jeffrey L. (Rural Rental Housing Assoc of Texas)
 
 
Farmer, Benjamin  (Self)
 
 
Fieser, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hoover, Danna  (Self)
 
 
Hoover, Dennis  (Self and Hamilton Valley Management)
 
 
Kilday, Les  (Self and Kilday Realty Corp.)
 
 
Kilday, RR  (Self and TUID (Capital Consultants - Joe Bishop)
 
 
Richardson, Chris  (Self)
 
 
Shaw, Stuart B.  (Self)
 
 
Swan, William S.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3159
 
    For:
Johnson, Tom (Associated General Contractors of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Sickels, Linda (Trinity Ind. Inc.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3278
 
    For:
James, Dwain (American Collectors Association of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Craig, Assistant Gen, Richard (Texas Comptroller's Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  3458
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of Realtors)
 
    For:
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3667
 
    For:
List, City MGR, Sam A. (City of Belton)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mills, Sarah  (Self and Advocacy, Incorporated)
 
 
 
 
HB  3767
 
Against:
LaFleur, Jennifer (The Dallas Morning News, The Texas Daily Newspaper Association)
 
 
Walter, Paul C. (The Dallas Morning News, Belo Corp., TDNA)
 
 
 
 
HB  3767 - Committee Substitute  (Ritter)
 
     On:
Ballard, Paul (Tx Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co.; representing TX Comptroller of Public Accounts)
 
 
Reissig, Mike (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
 
 
 
 
HB  3928 - Committee Substitute  (Ritter)
 
     On:
Heleman, John (Tx Comp of Public Accts)
 
 
Oxford, Jerry (Comptroller)
 
 
 
 
HJR 5
 
    For:
Listi, City MGR., Sam A. (City of Belton)
 
 
 
 
HJR 7
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Olsen, Lawrence (Tx Good Roads Assn)
 
 
 
 
HJR 49
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
HJR 81
 
Against:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Raab, Ted Melina (Texas Federation of Teachers)
 
 
 
 
HJR 92
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson Jr., Robert E. (Texas Business for Clean Air)
 
 
Marshall, Patrice P. (Texas H2 Coaliton)
 
 
Pitts Jr, John (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Assoc.)
 
 
Swafford, Scott (Air Liquide)
 
 
Woomer, Eric (Xcel Energy)
 
 
 
 
HJR 93
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Marshall, Patric P.  (Self)
 
 
Pitts Jr, John (Texas Renewable Energy Industries Assoc.)
 
 
Smith, Stephen F. (Texas Mining and Declamation Association)
 
 
Swafford, Scott (Air Liquide)