WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March  17, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  405
 
    For:
Goza, Brian (Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services)
 
 
Love, Elizabeth (Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services)
 
 
Spence, Alan (Texas Academy of Animal Control)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sidwa, Thomas (DSHS)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Urban, John Paul (Harris County)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
HB  431
 
    For:
Morgan, Richard (City of Austin)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)
 
 
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Castillo, Yvonne (Texas Society of Architects)
 
 
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
 
 
Ross, Susan (TREIA)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lopez, Felix (SECO)
 
 
 
 
HB  432
 
    For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
 
 
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Been, Perry (State Energy Conservation Office (Seco))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Miller, Chris (AECT)
 
 
 
 
HB  987
 
    For:
Cooper, Carol (Texas Public Purchasing Association, City of Garland, TML)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Whalen, Ken (Texas Daily Newspaper Association
Texas Press Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bacon, April (Texas Association of County Auditors)
 
 
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
 
 
Gay, Geoffrey (Cities Aggregation Power Project and South Texas Aggregation Project)
 
 
Longoria, Ruben (TASB)
 
 
Martinez, Mindy (City of Garland)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Pollock, Teresa (City of Garland)
 
 
Reynolds, Pat (City of Leander)
 
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer (City of College Station)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference on Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sprinkle, GK (Daily Court Review
Daily Commercial Record)
 
 
 
 
HB  1234
 
    For:
Garza, David (City of San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Clark, Pamela (The Texas Paint Council and Self)
 
 
Hills, Robert (National Council to Prevent Delinquency)
 
 
Simpson, Mathew (The ACLU of Texas)
 
Against:
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Patterson Jr., T.J. (City of FortWorth)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Avera, Robert (Texas Paint Council)
 
 
Cates, Phil (Texas Paint Council)
 
 
Erben, Randy (The Home Depot)
 
 
Schneider, Robert (Texas Paint Council and Self)
 
 
Shields, Brad (National Council to Prevent Delinquency)
 
 
 
 
HB  1246
 
    For:
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Perkins, Vicki (Christus Santa Rosa Health Care)
 
 
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)