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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1185

              Senate Committee Report

              Business & Commerce

              April 9, 2015 - 9:00 AM or upon adjournment/recess

                        FOR:

                                          Brummett, William Andrew   Texas Legislative Fellow  (also providing written testimony) 

                                          (Self; Institute for Justice), Austin, TX

                                          Hunker, Kathleen   Policy Analyst  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Public

                                          Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Aguilar, Leonard   Field Representative  (Self; Southwest Pipe Trades Association), San

                                          Antonio, TX

                                          Murphy, Michael   General Counsel, IBEW Local 520  (Self; IBEW Local 520), Austin,

                                          TX

                        ON:

                                          Downey, Veronica   Director Bureau Labor Statistics Program  (Texas Workforce

                                          Commission), Austin, TX

                                          Owen, Bob    (Self; Texas Society of CPAs), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Brooks, Jeffrey   Policy analyst  (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Harless, Barbara    (Self; North Texas Citizens Lobby), Murphy, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Gallardo, Maxie   Senior Policy Analyst  (Workers Defense Project), Austin, TX

                                          Hiner, Harrison   Legislative director  (Texas state employees union), Austin, TX

                                          Levy, Rick    (Texas aflcio), Austin, TX

                                          Reaves, Jim   Director, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs  (Texas Nursery & Landscape

                                          Association), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          McWilliams, Dean    (McWilliams Governmental Affairs on behalf of American Society of

                                          Landscape Architects- Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Oldmixon, Douglas   Administrator  (Texas Real Estate Commission), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        FOR:

                                          Venable, Peggy   Policy Director  (Self; Americans for Prosperity-Texas), Austin, TX

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