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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            April 2, 2013 8:00 AM

            SB 582

                  FOR:

                                 Crow, Patty   (Self), North Richland Hills, TX

                                 Parham, Lin   (Self), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Parham, Randy A.   (Self), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Satarino, Anthony   (Self), Frisco, TX

                                 Satarino, Jennifer   (Self), Frisco, TX

                  ON:

                                 Munoz, Ned  (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Sperry, Bryan  (Children's Hospital Association of Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Connett, Brent  (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Moore, Kathleen O.  (Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX

            SB 583

                  ON:

                                 Cervantes, Angie  (Senator Carona), Austin, TX

                                 Whittington, Pam  (PUC), Austin, TX

            SB 598

                  FOR:

                                 Cooper, Edward  (North Texas Fine Wines, LLC), Dallas, TX

                                 Hernandez, Catia  (Holiday Wine & Liquor), McAllen, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Gabriel, Cindy  (TPSA), San Antonio, TX

                                 Lively, Lance  (Texas Package Stores Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Beck, Carolyn  (TABC), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Calcote, ML  (Republic National Distributing Company), Austin, TX

                                 Campbell, Byron  (North Texas Fine Wines, LLC), Dallas, TX

                                 Campbell, Drew  (North Texas Fine Wines, LLC), Dallas, TX

                                 Connett, Brent  (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Gray, Alan  (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX

                                 Hoskins, Marc  (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX

                                 Oliver, Harold  (Gabriel's Investment Group), San Antonio, TX

                                 Szyndrowski, Dale  (Distilled Spirits Council), Plano, TX

                                 Townes, Ralph  (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Barber, Kathy  (NFIB), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            April 2, 2013 8:00 AM

                                 Jabour, Margaret  (Twin Liquors), Austin, TX

                                 Short, Jim  (Spec's Wines Liquors & Finer Foods), Fulshear, TX

            SB 875

                  FOR:

                                 Fischer, Allen  (Bimbo Bakery Company, Inc.), Chicago, IL

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Calcote, ML  (Pepsico), Austin, TX

                                 Donley, Rick  (The Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Dubois Jr., Doug  (Texas Food & Fuel Association), Austin, TX

                                 Gibson, Stephanie  (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Hamilton, Mike  (Texas Restaurant Association), Austin, TX

                                 Spilman, Tom  (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Volkening, Ronnie  (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1004

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Embrey, Celeste  (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Fleming, John  (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Foster, Doug  Commissioner (Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending), Austin, TX

            SB 1040

                  AGAINST:

                                 Howe, Chris   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Levy, Rick  (TX AFL-CIO), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Littlefield, Jennifer  (PUC), Austin, TX

                                 Nagg, Paul  (Amrow Resources Corporation, American Collectors Association of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1090

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gray, Alan  (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX

                                 Townes, Ralph  (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Beck, Carolyn  (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 1120

                  FOR:

                                 Knight, Marcus E.  Mayor (City of Lancaster), Lancaster, TX

                                 Mauldin Robertson, Opal  (City of Lancaster), Lancaster, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            April 2, 2013 8:00 AM

                                 Mintz, David  (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1247

                  ON:

                                 Erickson, Kelsey   (also providing written testimony) (Senator Carona), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Pettijohn, Leslie  (Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin, TX

            SB 1250

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Mintz, David  (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX

                                 Shelley, Dan  (Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Armstrong, George  (Responsible Pet Owners Alliance), San Antonio, TX

                                 Shirley, Joe   (Self), Coppell, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kuntz Jr., William H.  (TDLR), Austin, TX

            SB 1372

                  FOR:

                                 Collier, Robert Don  (American Resorts Development Association), Dallas, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel  (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Thomas, Chelsey  (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX

                                 Vermuth, Justin  (American Resort Development Association), Orlando, FL

                  ON:

                                 DeHay, Loretta  (Texas Real Estate Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Rabenberg, Beverly  (Texas Real Estate Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 1622

                  FOR:

                                 Wolf, Matthew  (Reinsurance Association of America), Washington, DC

                  AGAINST:

                                 Cleff, David  (State National Companies), Colleyville, TX

                                 Ledbetter, Luke  (State National Companies), Bedford, TX

                                 Mathews, John R.  (Allstate Texas Lloyds), North Brook, TX

                  ON:

                                 Brady, Kevin  (TDI), Austin, TX

                                 Floyd, Beaman  (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Marlow, John  (ACE Group), Austin, TX

                                 Ratliff, Thomas  (American Insurance Association), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            April 2, 2013 8:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Walker, Jamie  (TDI), Austin, TX

            SB 1639

                  FOR:

                                 Bradford, Trayce  (Dallas Eagle Forum, Tarrant County Eagle Forum, Texas Eagle Forum),

                                 Grapevine, TX

                                 Byrd, Chris   (Self), Boerne, TX

                                 Haynie, Lanell   (Self), Georgetown, TX

                                 Johnson, Earl L.  Dr.  (Self), Montgomery, TX

                                 O'Brien, Dorrie  (ACT For America), Grand Prairie, TX

                                 Watts, Susan   (also providing written testimony) (ACT For America), Sugar Land, TX

                                 Woods, Cecilia  (Concerned Women for Texas), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Bodman, Whitney S.  (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                 Bresnen, Steve  (Texas Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Carroll, Mustafaa  (CAIR-TX, TX Muslim Community), Houston, TX

                                 Fanarof, Justine K.   (also providing written testimony) (Anti-Defamation League),

                                 Houston, TX

                                 Hays, Karl E.  (Texas Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Robertson, Rebecca L.   (also providing written testimony) (ACLU of Texas), Houston, TX

                                 Smith, T. Randall  (Texas Impact), Tyler, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bradford, Scott  (Dallas Eagle Forum), Grapevine, TX

                                 Galloway, Bruce C.   (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Galloway, Carolyn  (Dallas Eagle Forum, Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX

                                 Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn  (Texas Eagle Forum), Weatherford, TX

                                 Madsen, Lisa  (Concerned Women for America), Richmond, TX

                                 Pell, Delores   (Self), Arlington, TX

                                 Roberts, Beverly  (Concerned Women for America), Houston, TX

                                 Smith, Michelle  (Concerned Women for America), Rockwall, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Valentine, Ryan  (Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX

            SB 1665

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Brady, Kevin  (TDI), Austin, TX

                                 Clark, Nancy  (TDI), Austin, TX

            SB 1666

                  AGAINST:

                                 Smiley-Kaliff, Bruce  Mayor (OABA-City of Castle Hills), Castle Hills, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Business & Commerce

            April 2, 2013 8:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Baker, Richard  (TDI), Austin, TX

                                 Kuntz Jr., William H.  (TDLR), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Brindley, Corrine  (Sea World San Antonio), La Mesa, TX

                                 McDonald, Charles  (OAG), Austin, TX

            SB 1672

                  FOR:

                                 Zemp, Jack  (US Travel Insurance Association), Ashland, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Walker, Jamie  (TDI), Austin, TX

            SJR 48

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Mintz, David  (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX