WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
March  25, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  62
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  69
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Little, Morgan (TX Cmte - Employer Support of Guard & Reserv)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  132
 
    For:
Castlebury, Glen (Texas Elks State Assn)
 
 
Counts, David (Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas)
 
 
Glasgow, Robert (The Grand Lodge of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Reynolds, Jack (Comptroller as a resource witness)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Comedy, Don  (Self)
 
 
Diers, Michael (Knights of Columbus)
 
 
Hernandez, Robert (Knights of Columbus)
 
 
Holt, David  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
McNabb, Richard  (Self)
 
 
Postell, Donald  (Self)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  408
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  656
 
    For:
Bagley, Alita (City of South Padre Island)
 
 
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hanagriff, Roger (Texas A&M Kingsville)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Boswell, Chris (City of Harlingen)
 
 
Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)
 
 
Hayden, Courtney (Town of South Padre Island)
 
 
Quandt, Dan  (Self)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
HB  742
 
    For:
Galich, Joann  (Self)
 
 
Tice, Nancy  (Self and Silent Majority)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Avants, Roxanna  (Self)
 
 
Avants, Tom  (Self)
 
 
Cunningham, James (Texas Council of Chapters - Military Officers Association of America)
 
 
Dorsey, Don  (Self and TX Assn of Vietnam Veterans)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Herrera, Paul C (American GI. Forum of Texas)
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Little, Morgan (TX Dept - Reserve Officers Association of the US)
 
 
Miterko, John (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)
 
 
Simon, Michael (American Legion Department of Texas)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Carnes, Tina (Texas Veterans Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  749
 
    For:
Bretz, Stephanie (Snyder Chamber of Commerce (Executive Director))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Dreith, Mike (President, Snyder Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Holt, David (Scurry County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
HB  770
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  791
 
    For:
Johnson, Stan  (Self and Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Matthew (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Reed, Cyrus (Lonestar Chapter, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
HB  803
 
    For:
Johnson, Stan  (Self and Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Assoc)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Matthew (Public Citizen)
 
 
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
HB  831
 
    For:
Bondy, Brian (Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Ferrell, Lisa (McKinney Chamber)
 
 
Hall, Kelly (President/CEO Brownsville Chamber Longview Partnership/Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Hayley, Jimmy (Texas City - La Marque Chamber)
 
 
Hillegeist, Bruce (Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives and Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
McCormick, Matt (Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beasley, Linda (Greater Waco Chamber)
 
 
Dean, Harold (Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Elies, Connie (Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Gonzalez, Liza (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Hayden, Courtney  (Self)
 
 
Higdon, Ken (Temple Chamber of Commerce Represent 20,000+ employees)
 
 
Journeay, Beth (Greater Angleton Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Keith, Terrie (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Malechek, Melissa  (Self and West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Mills, Lucretia (Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Senter, Jenny (Texas City - La Marque Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Shaw, Sandra (Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Terrell, Rita (West Columbia Chamber of Commerce)
 
    For:
Valdez, Jerry (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
Vaughan, James (Greater Waco Chamber)
 
 
Wendel, Susan Weems (Bastrop Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
HB  959
 
    For:
Ferguson, David (Brazoria County Emergency Services District No. 3)
 
 
Klesel, Rex (Alvin Fire Dept)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Blocker, Trey (State Firemens' and Fire Marshal's Association)
 
 
Eudy, William (Mineral Wells Fire Department)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Maes, Lucille  (Self and Angleton Area Emergency Medical Corps, Inc.)
 
 
Neel, Susan (Central Emergency Medical Service, Inc   East Texas Gulf Coast Regional Trauma Advisory Council)
 
 
Ondrasek, Joe (Brazos County Pct. 4)
 
 
Perdue, Steve (State Firemen's & Fire Marshals Assn of TX)
 
 
Reasoner, Lynn (Mineral Wells VFD)
 
 
Rives, David (Southeast Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council)
 
 
Silva, Carlos (Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Dept.)
 
 
Welsh, Dinah  (Self and Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  1008
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1129
 
    For:
Ward, David (Board of Trustee)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
 
 
HB  1139
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  1155
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1257
 
    For:
Hisdon, Ken (Temple Chamber of Commerce representing 1200 Businsses)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office & Taxpayers)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bondy, Brian (Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Dean, Harold (Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Elies, Connie (Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Ferrell, Lisa  (Self and McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hall, Kelly (Longview Partnership / Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Hayley, Jimmy (Texas City - La Marque Chamber)
 
 
Hillegeist, Bruce (Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Journeay, Beth (Greater Angleton Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Keith, Terrie (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
 
    For:
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
Malechek, Melissa  (Self and West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
McCormick, Matt (Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Newton, Will (NFIB/Texas)
 
 
Oliver, Harold (Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Rita, Terrell (West Columbia Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Shaw, Sandra (Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Wendel, Susan (Bastrop Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
HB  1324
 
    For:
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.)
 
 
Quandt, Dan (South Padre Island Board of Aldermen)
 
 
Smith, R Clint (Town of SPI)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bagley, Alita (City of South Padre Island)
 
 
Hayden, Courtney (Town of South Padre Island)
 
 
 
 
HB  1328
 
    For:
Jones, John T.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bruce, Mark (South West Wind Power Bergey Wind Power Entegrity Wind Systems)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)
 
 
Johnson, Matthew (Public Citizen)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
HB  1509
 
    For:
Rives, David (Southeast Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council)
 
 
Welsh, Dinah  (Self and Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ferguson, David  (Self)
 
 
Maes, Lucille  (Self and East Texas Gulf Coast Regional Trauma Advisory Council (RAC "R"))
 
 
Neel, Susan (East Texas Gulf Coast Trauma Advisory Council)
 
 
 
 
HB  2032
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Postell, Donald  (Self and City of Grand Prairie)
 
 
 
 
HJR 17
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Little, Morgan (TX Cmte - Employer Support of Guard & Reserv)
 
 
 
 
HJR 48
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Blocker, Trey (State Firemen's and Fire Marshal's Association)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Welsh, Dinah  (Self and Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HJR 57
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)