WITNESS LIST

            Business & Industry Committee

            March 12, 2013 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

HB 372

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council)

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Warren, Gary (Central South Carpenters)

                 Against:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                 On:

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Stewart, Bob (Texas workforce commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Howden, Robert (Texas Contractors for Fairness)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Britt, Michael (Texas Workforce Commission)

HB 667

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blanke, Laura (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Gardner, Melissa (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas AFLCIO)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

HB 731

                 For:

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

HB 741

                 For:

                                 Diaz, Stephanie (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Donmoyer, Krisdee (Self; Central Texas Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition)

                                 Graber, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Gresham, Gail (Texas breastfeeding Coalition)

                                 Landers, Susan (Self)

                                 Porterfield, Yvonne (Self)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston professional Firefighters Assoc, Local 341)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Professional Firefighters Assoc. local 341)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Mueller, Laura (Texas municipal league)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Blanke, Laura (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Clarkson, Kathryn (Self)

                                 Donmoyer, Adam (Self)

                                 Gardner, Melissa (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gonzalez, Jerry (Self; Seiu)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas AFT)

                                 Hastings, Paul (Self)

                                 Huber, David (Self)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lucas, Shannon (Self)

                                 Manti, Heidi (Self)

                                 Melson, Leigh (Self)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self)

                                 Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Perez, Shannon (SEIU)

                                 Salinas, Carlos (Self; Alliance For Texas Families)

                                 Snodgrass, Ben (Self; Texas home school coalition)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

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                 For:

                                 Villejo, Buddy (Self)

                                 Williams, Trent (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                 On:

                                 Erickson, Tracy (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Johnson Jr., Robert E. (City of Houston)

HB 1087

                 For:

                                 Johnson Jr., Robert E. (City of Houston)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Calcote, Mary (Experian)

HB 1369

                 For:

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Gardner, Melissa (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas AFT)

                                 Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)

                 Against:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

HB 1706

                 For:

                                 Clarkson, Kathryn (Self)

                                 Gresham, Gail (Texas breastfeeding Coalition)

                                 Hickman, Michelle (Self; Best for Babes Foundation)

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                 For:

                                 Landers, Susan (Self)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston fire fighters local 341)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Blanke, Laura (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Donmoyer, Krisdee (Self; Central Texas Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition)

                                 Ellis, Randall (Self; Legacy Community Health Services)

                                 Gardner, Melissa (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Graber, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Hastings, Paul (Self)

                                 Huber, David (Self)

                                 Lucas, Shannon (Self)

                                 Melson, Leigh (Self)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self)

                                 Porterfield, Yvonne (Self)

                                 Snodgrass, Ben (Self; Texas home school coalition)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Williams, Trent (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                 On:

                                 Erickson, Tracy (Texas Department of State Health Services)

HB 1955

                 For:

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)

                 Against:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Comeaux, David (Self; Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Lombardi, Angelo (Self; TH&LA and La Quinta Hotels)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council)

                                 Perez, Shannon (SEIU)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

                 Against:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

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                 Against:

                                 Evans, Richard (Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers)

                                 Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)

                 On:

                                 Lee, Amy (TDI-DWC, resource only)

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