Witness List Display

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WITNESS LIST

Ways & Means Committee

April 15, 2009 - 10:30 AM or during reading and referral of bills

Franchise Tax Overview Presentation

On:

Oxford, Jerry (Texas Comptroller)

HB 277

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance - Agents of Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas - UT Chapter)

McLamore, Mike (Texas Association for Home Care)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 720

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Dorsey, Mary (Self)

Grant, Kathy (Texas Society of Architects)

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas- UT Chapter)

McLamore, Mike (Texas Association for Home Care)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Runion, Linda (Self)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

Shilling, Mark (Automotive Parts & Services Association)

Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Stocker, Faunette (Self)

Ulrich, John (Self)

Ulrich, Patricia (Self)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Tx. Assoc. of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 1036

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas - UT Chapter)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

HB 1220

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

For:

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas- UT Chapter)

McLamore, Mike (Texas Association for Home Care)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Tx. Assc. of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 1289

For:

Williams, Monte (USSTPA)

Against:

Arnold, Stanley (Reynolds American Inc.)

Roberson, Edwin (Swedish Match North America)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Tyroch, Melissa (McLane Company, Inc.)

Against:

Ross, Shon (Self and Tobacco Retailers of Texas Association)

HB 1667

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Tx. Assc. of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 1825

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Dorsey, Mary (Self)

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas - UT Chapter)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Runion, Linda (Self)

Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Stocker, Faunette (Self)

Ulrich, John (Self)

Urich, Patricia (Self)

Against:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 1994 - Committee Substitute (Oliveira)

For:

Brown, Ari (Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association & Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

HB 1994

On:

Sims, Jack (Tex. Dept. of State Health Services)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

For:

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Sabo, Jason (Houston Area Immunization Partnership)

Schroeder, Rebekah (Texas Children's Hospital)

Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)

HB 2041

On:

Kroll, John (Coalition for Appropriate Sales Tax Law Enforcement (CASTLE))

HB 2227

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas -UT Chapter)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 2377

For:

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

Williams, Monte (WSSTPA)

Against:

Arnold, Stanley (Reynolds American Inc)

Roberson, Edwin (Swedish Match North America)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Tyroch, Melissa (McLane Company, Inc.)

Against:

Ross, Shon (Self and Tobacco Retailers of Texas Association)

HB 2391 - Committee Substitute (Oliveira)

For:

Fontana, Larry (AEG, Live, Inc.)

HB 2391

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

HB 2534

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TABC)

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Assc. of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 2828

For:

Bast, Cynthia (GG MacDonald Companies, Hettig-Kahn Development)

MacDonald, Granger (Self)

Against:

Tepper, Matthew (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Brown, Jim (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

Crozier, Jeff (Rural Rental Housing Association of Texas)

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

For:

Guerrero, Debra (The NRP Group - Affordable Housing Developer)

Kahn, Barry (Self)

Laborde, Blanca (The Real Estate Council (Dallas))

Markson, Dan (The NRP Group - Affordable Housing Developer)

Starr, David (American Opportunity for Housing, Inc.)

Starr, Jonathon (American Opportunity for Housing, Inc)

HB 2828 - Committee Substitute (Oliveira)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Guerrero, Debra (The NRP Group - Affordable Housing Developer)

Markson, Dan (The NRP Group - Affordable Housing Developer)

HB 2944

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas- UT Chapter)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Against:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 2945

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

McLamore, Mike (Texas Association for Home Care)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 2980

For:

Bast, Cynthia (GG MacDonald Companies, Hettig-Kahn Development)

MacDonald, Granger (Self)

Tepper, Matthew (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Brown, Jim (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

Crozier, Jeff (Rural Rental Housing Association of Tx)

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Kahn, Barry (Self)

Laborde, Blanca (The Real Estate Council)

Starr, David (American Opportunity for Housing, Inc.)

Starr, Jonathan (American Opportunity for Housing, Inc.)

HB 3010 - Committee Substitute (King)

For:

Amezquita, Michael (Texas Assoc. of Appraisal Districts)

HB 3010

For:

Cooper, Ralph (Tax Manangement Ass.)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Cooke Jr, Richard (Tax Management Association, Inc.)

Against:

Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum Corp.)

Against:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Hazlewood, Steve (Dow)

HB 3104

For:

Bast, Cynthia (GG McDonald Companies; Hettig-Kahn Development)

MacDonald, Granger (Self)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Against:

Tepper, Matthew (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Brown, Jim (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

Crozier, Jeff (Rural Rental Housing Association of Tx)

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Kahn, Barry (Self)

Laborde, Blanca (The Real Estate Council)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas - UT Chapter)

Starr, David (American Opportunity for Housing, Inc.)

Starr, Jonathan (American Opportunity for Housing, Inc.)

HB 3185

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kamm, Kay (American Cancer Society)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Romo, Joel (American Heart Association)

Against:

Dillard, Jack (Altria Client Services Inc.)

Peeler, Robert (Cigar Association of America)

Ross, Shon (Self and Tobacco Retailers of Texas Association)

Tyroch, Melissa (McLane Company, Inc.)

HB 3189

For:

Callison, Glenn (Self and NAIOP North Texas, Commercial Real Estate Association The Real Estate Council of Dallas)

Carter, Graham (International Council of Shopping Centers)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Girard, Chuck (San Antonio Real Estate Council)

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Hackney, Clint (Henry S Miller Companies and Mr. Vance Miller)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

McDonald, Nancy (The Real Estate Council of Austin)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Pate, Gardner (Texas Building Owners & Managers Assoc. (Texas BOMA))

Short, Jim (Houston Real Estate Council)

HB 3206

For:

Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

Reed, Cyrus (lsc (lLone Star Chapter), Sierra Club)

Against:

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

Fine, Rick (Self)

On:

Childs, Hayden (Legislative Budget Board)

Hibbs, Minor (TCEQ Chief Engineer's Office)

LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn of TX)

For:

Allred, Don (Oldham County)

Amezquita, Michael (Texas Assoc. of Appraisal Districts (TAAD))

Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

Keyes, Tom (Commissioners Court of Gaines County PO Box 847 Seminole, TX 79360)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

Simpson, Terry (San Patricio County)

Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen Foundation, Inc.)

Against:

Alvarez, Ramon (Environmental Defense Fund)

Dauenhauer, Jay (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of Texas)

Davis, Tricia (American Royalty Council)

Gipson, Mark (Devon Energy)

Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil)

Hazlewood, Steve (Dow)

Kerr, Brett (Calpine Corp.)

Marlow, John (American Insurance Assoc)

Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)

Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)

Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

Walker, Mark (NRG Texas LLC)

HB 3237

For:

Owen, Bob (Texas Society of CPAs)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 3339

For:

Altman, Kevin (Council of Independent & Tobacco Companies of America (CITMA))

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Against:

Dillard, Jack (Altria Client Services Inc)

Tyroch, Melissa (McLane Company, Inc.)

HB 3778

For:

Donaldson, Eric (Texas Courier & Logistics Assoc.)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Azzaro, Joe (Self)

Chapman, John (Self)

Frost, William (Self)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Miller, Shellayne (Self)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

For:

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

Terry, Donna (Self)

Walker, Brent (Self)

HB 3835 - Committee Substitute (Oliveira)

For:

Donaldson, Eric (Texas Courier & Logistics Assoc.)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Azzaro, Joseph (Self)

Chapman, John (Self)

Frost, William (Self)

Miller, Shellayne (Self)

Terry, Donna (Self)

Walker, Brent (Self)

HB 3835

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants- TAPC)

Kroll, John (AEG, Live)

Laborde, Blanca (The Real Estate Council)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

HB 3927

For:

LeBas, James (Rackspace)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Schoenbaum, Alan (Rackspace)

Shields, Chris (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

HB 4003

For:

Owen, Bob (Texas Society of CPAs)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Matocha, Dustin (Young Conservatives of Texas - UT Chapter)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

Prelosky, Nick (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Against:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 4234

On:

Stiles, Frances (Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. RE: Boat Sales Tax)

Williford, Greg (TPWD - Law Enforcement)

HB 4246

For:

Hamilton, Billy (Self)

Metzler, Mark (Self and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

O'Brien, Obie (Apache Corp)

Ward, Albert (Texas Chapter, National Assn of Royalty owner)

Against:

Davis, Tricia (Self and American Royalty Council)

Deyoung, Kathy (Copano Energy and Live Oak Reserves, Inc.)

Against:

Fowler, G. William Fowler (WFG Gas Processing L.P West Texas Gas, Inc)

Gamble, Phil (Texas Pipeline Association)

Mann, James (Texas Pipeline Association)

Pitner, Steve (TX Pipeline Assoc.)

Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Association)

On:

Hartmann, Steve (University of Texas System)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Phenix, Billy (Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association)

Sealy, Edward (National Association of Royalty Owners-TX)

Ward, Cynthia (NARO - TX)

Warndof, Donna (TIPRO - Tx Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Assn.)

Against:

Brazaitis, Gregory (Energy Transfer Company)

Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

Fore, Delbert (Enterprise Products)

Mcbeth, Kelly (Prism Gas, Crosstex Energy)

Messer, Bill (Williams Pipeline)

Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)

Nelson, Mary (Devon Energy)

Nugent, Patrick (Texas Pipeline Assoc.)

Owens, Gregg (Self)

Pate, Gardner (EOG Resources)

Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

Ruckel, Grant (ONEOK; Texas Gas Service)

Sander, Lindsay (Kinder Morgan)

Sander, Lindsay (Mark West)

Sellers, Tom (Conoco Phillips)

Stegall, Justin (Enbridge Energy)

Stegall, Justin (Gas Processors Association)

Woodard, Shayne (DCP Midstream)

HB 4269

For:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Owen, Bob (Texas Society of CPAS)

On:

Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers And Research Association)

Warren, Ed (Comptroller's Office)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

McDonald, Nancy (The Real Estate Council of Austin)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

HB 4765

For:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

Against:

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

On:

Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

Kasberg, Eugene (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Beasley, Renea (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

For:

Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)

Elouf, Bob (Environmental Air Systems, Inc)

Hoag, Allyson (G&H Air Conditioning and Heating Inc)

Jones, Amanda (Air Conditioning Contractors of America Greater Houston)

Koebele, Steve (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)

McAlister, Todd (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Assn.)

McLamore, Mike (Texas Association for Home Care)

Newton, Will (NFIB / Texas)

Ruffin, Peggy (Spark A/C-Heat (Ruffin Inc))

Warren III, Andrew (Self)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

HB 4766

For:

Gregg, Michele (Texas Apartment Association)

On:

Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)

Koebele, Steve (Texas Counsel of Personnel Consultants - TAPC)

McLamore, Mike (Texas Association for Home Care)

Schwartz, A.R. Babe (National Association of Theatre Owners)

Against:

Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)