WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Livestock Committee

            April 17, 2013 - 8:00 AM

HB 1208

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 Against:

                                 Coelho, Leonardo (Travis County Commissioners Court)

HB 1460

                 Against:

                                 Runge, Caroline (Menard County Underground Water District)

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Gregory (Self)

                                 Everheart, Harvey (Mesauwcd)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Lange, Allan (Self; Lipan-Kickapoo Water Conservation District)

                                 McGuire, Mike (Self; Rolling Plains GCD)

                                 Steinbach, Stacey (Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts)

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; West Texas Ground Water Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Lange, Allan (Self; Lipan-Kickapoo Water Conservation District)

HB 1695

                 For:

                                 Roberts, Rocaille (Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services)

                                 White, Michael (Self; Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services)

                 Against:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas veterinary medical association)

                                 Miller, Sam (Self; Texas veterinary medical association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caraway, Kippy (City of houston)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Harris County Commisioners Court)

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HB 1825

                 For:

                                 LoBello, Rick (Self; Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition)

                                 Reaves, Jim (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

                 On:

                                 Good, Kevin (TPWD)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservancy)

HB 1826

                 For:

                                 Rhyne, Michael (Turfgrass Producers of Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cosper, John (TURFGRASS PRODUCERS OF TEXAS)

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

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Oakley, Keith (Turfgrass producers of texas)

                                 Reaves, Jim (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

HB 1998

                 For:

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

                                 Ledbetter, Macy (Self)

                                 Mohr, David (Self)

                                 Warren (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barton, Lisa (Texas Deer Association)

                                 Oefinger, David (Texas Pest Management Association)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Wachsmann, Betty (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of City Forth)

                 On:

                                 Morris, Joe (Self)

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HB 2048

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burdett, Jeff (Texas Cable Association)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

HB 2153

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Mel (Texas State Soil And Water Conservation Board)

HB 2434

                 For:

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

                                 Fuelberg, Curtis (Self)

                                 Ledbetter, Macy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Watler, Paul (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barton, Lisa (Texas Deer Association)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Skaggs, Jason (TSCRA)

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Independent Cattlemen of Texas   (ICA ))

                                 Turner, Bob (Self; Texas Poultry Federation)

                 Against:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                 On:

                                 Sinclair, David (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

HB 2995

                 For:

                                 Prewett, Ray (Texas Citrus Mutual)

                 On:

                                 Reaves, Jim (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

                                 VanNess, Mark (Texas A@M University-Kingsville Citrus Center)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bonham, Becky (Self; Texas Citrus Mutual, self)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Steidinger, Jimmy (Self)

HB 3037

                 On:

                                 Leisure, Brent (Texas parks and wildlife department)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Walker, Scheleen (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapteer)

                 On:

                                 Good, Kevin (TPWD)

HB 3566

                 For:

                                 Gillen, Gary (Self; Texas Pest Control Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnett, Dale (Self)

                                 Ward, Donald (Self; Texas Pest Control Association)

HB 3567

                 For:

                                 Gillen, Gary (Self; Texas Pest Control Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnett, Dale (Self)

                                 Ward, Donald (Self; Texas Pest Control Association)

HB 3569

                 For:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas veterinary medical association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Turley, Darren (Texas association of dairymen)

                 On:

                                 Ellis, Dee (Texas Animal Health Commission)

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HB 3616

                 For:

                                 Duncan, David (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)

                 On:

                                 Larkin, Ellen (Department of State Health Services)

                                 McCulloch, Ben (Legislative Budget Board)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Food Bank Network)

                                 Lewis, Jonathan (Center for public policy priorities)

                                 Perkins, Deena (Texas association of cdcs)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Smiley, Andrew (Sustainable food center)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

HB 3761

                 For:

                                 Garcia, Teclo (City of McAllen)

                                 Patridge, Keith (Self; McAllen Economic Development Corporation)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)

                                 Prewett, Ray (Texas Citrus Mutual)

                 On:

                                 Mccorkle, Dean (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

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