WITNESS LIST

            Economic & Small Business Development Committee

            April 3, 2013 - 8:00 AM

            HB 655

                 For:

                                 Kinzie, Cheree (Brooks Development Authority and Port Authority of San Antonio)

                                 Shields, Chris (Port San Antonio)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County)

                                 Nathan, Robert (CPS Energy)

                                 Pelaez-prada, Manuel (Brooks development authority)

                                 Shields, Chris (The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Chamber)

                 Against:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

            HB 660

                 For:

                                 Bartlett, Mitzi (Self; TAEYC)

                                 Carrara, Aaron (Texas Association for the Education of Young Children)

                                 Malaspina, Katie (Texans care for children)

                                 Welsh, Ph.D., Linda (Self)

                 On:

                                 Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Taylor, Jackie (Self)

                                 Winick, Seth (Texas Kicensed Child Care Association)

            HB 1131

                 For:

                                 Hernandez, Valentin (Self)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Self)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

                 On:

                                 Ramos, Jerry (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chadwick, Ashley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

            HB 1273

                 On:

                                 Wright-Steele, Catherine (Texas Department of Agriculture)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chatham, Donna (Association of Rural Communities)

            HB 1580

                 On:

                                 Ross, Chuck (Texas Workforce Commission)

            HB 1784

                 On:

                                 McMichael, Marlene (Texas State Technical College System)

                                 Ray, Robbin (Temple College)

                                 Reeser, Mike (TSTC System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp. & Sherwin Alumina Co.)

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Shelley, Dan (Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors)

            HB 1914

                 On:

                                 Pursell, Leigh (Texas Workforce Commission)

            HB 1995

                 On:

                                 Ross, Chuck (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

            HB 2061

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Casselberry, Craig (Texas coalition for capital)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Dupuy, Ben (Stonehenge Capital Company)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 On:

                                 Foster, Mark (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Delgadillo, Danielle (Advantage Capital Partners)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Grace, Jim (Centerpoint Energy)

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Kowalski, Tom (Texas healthcare and bioscience institute)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Twxas Association of Manufacturers)

            HB 2181

                 Against:

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                 On:

                                 McCrohan, Betty (Wharton County Junior College)

            HB 2355

                 For:

                                 McMurry, Sam (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hufford, Ronald (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

            HB 2478

                 On:

                                 Froeschle, Rich (Texas Workforce Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Jay (Texas Association of Goodwill)

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Salinas, Nelson (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas)

            HB 3039

                 Against:

                                 Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Bryan (Texas Department of Agriculture)

                                 Deviney, Lee (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chatham, Donna (Association of Rural Communities in Texas)

                                 Grace, Jim (Centerpoint Energy)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                 Against:

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

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