WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Livestock Committee

            April 3, 2013 - 8:00 AM

HB 1308

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Bryan (Texas dept of agriculture)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chatham, Donna (Association of Rural Communities in Texas)

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Hufford, Ronald (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Walker, Gary (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

HB 1621

                 For:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas veterinary medical association)

                                 Colvin, Tracy (Self; Tvma)

                                 Dittmar, Cynthia (Self; Texas assoc of registered veterinary technicians)

                                 Sessum, James (Self; Texas association of registered veterinary technicians)

                 On:

                                 Oria, Nicole (TBVME)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chadwick, Ashley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self)

                                 Lee, Randy (Self)

                                 Nunn, Sandra (Self; Texas Association of Registered Veterinary Technicians)

                                 Turley, Darren (Texas association of dairymen)

                                 Turner, Bob (Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Walker, Andrea (Texas veterinary medical associaton)

                 Against:

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                 On:

                                 Franz, Ina (TBVME)

HB 1807

                 For:

                                 Keeling, Ty (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

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WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Dee (Tx animal health commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary medical association)

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

HB 1891

                 For:

                                 Peshak, Keith (Self)

HB 1903

                 For:

                                 Woody, Tracy (Jeri's Seafood)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Park, Joey (Coastal Conservation Association Texas)

                 On:

                                 Wiles, Kirk (Department of state health services)

HB 2525

                 For:

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

                 Against:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary medical association)

                                 Grimm, James (Self; Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Skaggs, Jason (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Turley, Darren (Texas association of dairyme)

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Texas Poultry Federation)

                 Against:

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Reddy, Vikrant (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Snelson, Gene (Texas Animal Health Commission)

                                                                                               2

WITNESS LIST

HB 2761

                 For:

                                 Brown, Beverly (Self; Lucky B Bison Ranch, the Texas Bison Association and the National

                                 Bison Association and the Western Bison Association)

                                 Fitzsimons, Patrick (Self; Thunderheart Bison)

                                 Frasier, Tim (Self; Texas Bison Association and Frasier Bison LLC)

                                 Johnson, Bill (Self)

                                 Liedtke, Roy (Self; National Bison Association and Texas Bison Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Bison Association, National Bison Association, Western Bison

                                 Association)

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary medical association)

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Self; Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Park, Joey (Coastal Conservation Association Texas)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

HB 3337

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Garcia, Carlos (Frio County)

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