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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee

            March 19, 2013 - 12:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 421

                 For:

                                 Cooper, Edward (North Texas Fine Wines, LLC)

                                 Hamilton, Billy (Texas Hospitality Association)

                                 Hernandez, Catia (Holiday wine and liquor)

                                 Szyndrowski, Dale (Distilled spirits council of us.  DISCUS)

                 Against:

                                 Jabour, David (Self; TPSA)

                                 Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)

                                 Sanders, Kevin (Self)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

                                 Davila, Yolanda (Legislative Budget Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Atkins, Winn (Diageo North America, Inc.)

                                 Calcote, Mary (Republic National Distributing Company)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Engel, Tara (Pernod Ricard USA)

                                 Fazio, Heather (Self; Texans for Accountable Government)

                                 GLENN, ERIC (DIAGEO, N.A.)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Haverlah, Sandra (Texas Consumer Association)

                                 Hoskins, Marc (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 McGrigg, Chuck (Wine Institute)

                                 Rudd, Tyler (Wine Institute)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                 Against:

                                 Ellington, Mike (Self)

                                 Jabour, Margaret (Self; TPSA)

                                 Keith, Austin (Self)

                                 Miller, Alvin (Self)

                                 Oliver, Harold (Gabriel's Investment Group)

                                 Olson, Leonard (Self)

                                 Seeber (Self; Twin Liquors)

                                 Spalding (Self; Twin Liquors)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

            HB 668

                 For:

                                 Cooper, Edward (North Texas Fine Wines, LLC)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hernandez, Catia (Holiday wine and liquor)

                                 Szyndrowski, Dale (Distilled spirits council of us.  DISCUS)

                 Against:

                                 Jabour, David (Self; TPSA)

                                 Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Calcote, Mary (Republic National Distributing Company)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Engel, Tara (Pernod Ricard USA)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Hoskins, Marc (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Ellington, Mike (Self)

                                 Jabour, Margaret (Self; TPSA)

                                 Keith, Austin (Self)

                                 Miller, Alvin (Self)

                                 Oliver, Harold (Gabriel's Investment Group)

                                 Olson, Leonard (Self)

                                 Riddle, Kelly (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Seeber (Self; Twin Liquors)

                                 Spalding (Self; Twin Liquors)

            HB 893

                 For:

                                 Fischer, Kellie (Texas Rangers Baseball)

                                 George, Rick (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Donley, Rick (Beer alliance of texas)

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Beer alliance)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1269

                 For:

                                 Herberg, Clifford (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Tays, Steven (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Garey, Glen (Texas Restaurant Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

                 Against:

                                 Fazio, Heather (Self; Texans for Accountable Government)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1505

                 For:

                                 Barnes, Daniel (Self; Texas Distilled Spirits Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Keith, Austin (Self)

                                 Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)

                                 Townes, Ralph (VP Governmental Affairs)

            HB 1538 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Dow, Jim (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Grace, Jim (Anheuser-Busch)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Strama, Keith (Wholesale beer distributors of texas)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                                 Urrabazo, JP (The beer alliance of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Hunt, Robert (Self)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Pardue, Leslie (Miller Coors)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1555

                 For:

                                 Pason, Paul (Crown Imports)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Miller, Robert (Crown Imports)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1622

                 For:

                                 Hatch, John (Self)

                                 Miller, David (City of Bedford Texas)

                                 Poff, Bryan (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garey, Glen (Texas Restaurant Association)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1763 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Metzger, Scott (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Sprague, Leslie (Open The Taps)

                                 Wagner, Brock (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Debower, Adam (Self; Austin Beerworks)

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Dow, Jim (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Engel, Rick (Self)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Forsell, Courtney (Self)

                                 Garey, Glen (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Grace, Jim (Anheuser-Busch)

                                 Graham, Michael (Self)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Beer alliance)

                                 Hoskins, Marc (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Jones, Vickie (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Nemecek, Alfred (Self; Black star coop brepub)

                                 Powell, Walt (Self; Flix Brewhouse)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Open the Taps)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Strama, Keith (Wholesale beer distributors of texas)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                                 Tucker, Davis (Self; Texas craft brewers guild)

                                 Urrabazo, JP (The beer alliance of Texas)

                                 Vallhonrat, Charles (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Wood, Grant (Self; Revolver Brewing, Granbury, TX)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1764 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Metzger, Scott (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Sprague, Leslie (Open The Taps)

                                 Wagner, Brock (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Debower, Adam (Self; Austin Beerworks)

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Dow, Jim (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Engel, Rick (Self)

                                 Forsell, Courtney (Self)

                                 Grace, Jim (Anheuser-Busch)

                                 Graham, Michael (Self)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Beer alliance)

                                 Hoskins, Marc (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Jones, Vickie (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                 Nemecek, Alfred (Self; Black star coop brepub)

                                 Powell, Walt (Self; Flix Brewhouse)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Open the Taps)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Strama, Keith (Wholesale beer distributors of texas)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                                 Tucker, Davis (Self; Texas craft brewers guild)

                                 Urrabazo, JP (The beer alliance of Texas)

                                 Vallhonrat, Charles (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Wood, Grant (Self; Revolver Brewing, Granbury, TX)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1765 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Metzger, Scott (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Sprague, Leslie (Open The Taps)

                                 Wagner, Brock (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Debower, Adam (Self; Austin Beerworks)

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Dow, Jim (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Engel, Rick (Self)

                                 Forsell, Courtney (Self)

                                 Grace, Jim (Anheuser-Busch)

                                 Graham, Michael (Self)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Beer alliance)

                                 Hoskins, Marc (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Jones, Vickie (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                 Nemecek, Alfred (Self; Black star coop brepub)

                                 Powell, Walt (Self; Flix Brewhouse)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Open the Taps)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Strama, Keith (Wholesale beer distributors of texas)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                                 Tucker, Davis (Self; Texas craft brewers guild)

                                 Urrabazo, JP (The beer alliance of Texas)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Vallhonrat, Charles (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Wood, Grant (Self; Revolver Brewing, Granbury, TX)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1766 - Committee Substitute

                 For:

                                 Metzger, Scott (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Sprague, Leslie (Open The Taps)

                                 Wagner, Brock (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Debower, Adam (Self; Austin Beerworks)

                                 Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)

                                 Dow, Jim (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Engel, Rick (Self)

                                 Forsell, Courtney (Self)

                                 Grace, Jim (Anheuser-Busch)

                                 Graham, Michael (Self)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Beer alliance)

                                 Hoskins, Marc (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Jones, Vickie (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                 Keisler, Rhett (Self; Revolver Brewing)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Nemecek, Alfred (Self; Black star coop brepub)

                                 Powell, Walt (Self; Flix Brewhouse)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Open the Taps)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Strama, Keith (Wholesale beer distributors of texas)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                                 Tucker, Davis (Self; Texas craft brewers guild)

                                 Urrabazo, JP (The beer alliance of Texas)

                                 Vallhonrat, Charles (Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Wood, Grant (Self; Revolver Brewing, Granbury, TX)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 1917

                 For:

                                 Bailey, Kris (Self; Electric cab of austin)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deleon, John (Self)

                                 Nielsen, Chris (Self)

                                 Orellana, Sam (Self)

                                 Ring, David (Self)

                                 Turnipseed, Tim (Self)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HB 2041

                 For:

                                 Holland, Joshua (Self; Texas Distilled Spirits Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Keith, Austin (Self)

                                 Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)

                                 Metzger, Scott (Self; Texas Craft Brewers Guild)

                                 Shilling, Mark (Self; Revolution Spirits Inc.)

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

            HJR 76

                 For:

                                 Jabour, David (Self; TPSA)

                                 Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)

                 Against:

                                 Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors)

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ellington, Mike (Self)

                                 Jabour, Margaret (Self; TPSA)

                                 Keith, Austin (Self)

                                 Miller, Alvin (Self)

                                 Oliver, Harold (Gabriel's Investment Group)

                                 Olson, Leonard (Self)

                                 Seeber (Self; Twin Liquors)

                                 Spalding (Self; Twin Liquors)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Townes, Ralph (Licensed beverage distributors)

                                 Waldon, Barbara (HEB)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

                                                                                               9