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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 996

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Economic & Small Business Development Committee

              March 26, 2015 - 8:00 AM

                       For :

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Roden, Gary (Self; Associated Builders and Contractors)

                       Against :

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

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fowler, Perry (The Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)

                                 Uribe, Hector (United States Hispanic Contractors Association.)

                       Against :

                                 Aguilar, Leonard (Self; Southwest Pipe Trades Association)

                                 Betancourt, Carl (Self)

                                 Cooper, Joe (Local 286 Plumbers And Pipfitters)

                                 Davis, James (Self; SMART Local 67)

                                 Dodd, Thomas (Self; Plumbers Local 286)

                                 Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Garcia, Gilbert (Self; Sheet Metal Workers Local 67)

                                 Littles, Paula (Texas NNOC)

                                 Matthews, Clint (Elevator Constructors)

                                 Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)

                                 Quick, Scotty (Elevator Consructors)

                                 Smolka, Doug (Building Trades)

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