WITNESS LIST

              HB 31

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Ways & Means Committee

              April 14, 2015 - 8:30 AM

                       For :

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Heflin, Talmadge (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Assoc of Manufacturers, AECT, TxOGA, and Texas Chemical

                                 Council)

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                       Against :

                                 Anderson, Cheasty (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Bresette, Patrick (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                       On :

                                 Kavanaugh, Kevin (LBB)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum Corp.)

                                 Allday, Marty (Self; Enbridge Energy)

                                 Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (Texas Assn of Manufacturers)

                                 Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Campbell, Cade (SM Energy Co)

                                 Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)

                                 Ellmer, Mindy (LyondellBasell Industries)

                                 Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hinkle, Dan (EOG Resources)

                                 Hinkle, Dan (BP)

                                 Lawson, Richard (Chevron)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Longanecker, Ed (President, Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners

                                 Association)

                                 Macksood, Greg (Chesapeake Energy)

                                 Matz, Sarah (TechAmerica)

                                 Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum)

                                 Newton, Will (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Sander, Lindsay (Markwest Energy)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Staples, Todd (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                                 Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)

                       Against :

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Cranston, Cathy (Self; Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas)

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 31

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Ways & Means Committee

                                 Francis, Will (National association of social workers - Texas chapter)

                                 Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gonzalez, Freddy (Self)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Kafka, Bob (Self; Adapt of texas)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lopez, Renee (Adapt)

                                 McPhail, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Metz, Albert (Self; Adapt of tx)

                                 Montgomery, Ronnie (Self)

                                 Montgomery, Shirley (Self)

                                 Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)

                       On :

                                 Currah, Tom (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Parks, Ursula (Legislative Budget Board)

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