WITNESS LIST

            Business & Industry Committee

            April 21, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 1199

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Simpson, Susan (Self)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

            HB 1715

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Confeence of Bishops)

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Rosen, Laura (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Vajgert, Dana (Texas Workforce Commission)

            HB 1720

                 For:

                                 Erschabek, Jennifer (Self; Texas Inmate Families Organization)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony, Earl (Self)

                                 Anthony, Joann (Self)

                                 Austin, Laura (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Carden, Sharon (Self)

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Clark, Travis (Self)

                                 Cornell, Victor (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 De hoyos, Neisha (Self)

                                 Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)

                                 Gravens, Josh (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)

                                 Griffin, Tracy (Self)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association ofmGoodwills)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self; Travis County Reentry Planning Council)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Easter seals central texas)

                                 Lobsiger, Leah (Self)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Miller, Roger (Self)

                                 Molnar, Mary (Self)

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Robinson, Sherry (Self)

                                 Shier, Bill (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Taylor, Philip (Self)

                                 Tipton, Peggy (Self)

                                 Tutton, Micah (Self)

                                 Ulrey, Wanda (Self)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self; Fbg Tea Party)

                                 Weaver, Michael (Self; Church group)

                                 Werner, Brandi (Self)

                                 Werner, Carol (Self)

                                 Werner, Codi (Self)

                                 Werner, Skylar (Self)

                                 West, Deana (Self)

                                 West, John (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (TX Assn of Manufacturers)

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

                                 Williams, Kathy (Texas Assoc. of Staffing)

            HB 2489

                 For:

                                 Lee, Abby (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Easter seals central texas)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Propes, Jay (Spectrum Association Management, FirstService Residential, Associations, Inc)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Walker, Nate (Texas Family Council)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self; Fbg Tea Party)

                 Against:

                                 Bailey, Chuck (Las Colinas Association)

                                 Muñoz Villarreal, Julián (Self; Texas Neighborhoods Together)

                                 Perkins, Val (Texas Community Association Advocates)

            HB 2590

                 For:

                                 Robberson, Tod (The Dallas Morning News)

                 On:

                                 Prud'homme, Tommy (Office of the Attorney General)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Mace, Stephanie (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)

            HB 3190

                 For:

                                 Folz, Dave (Self; Texas bankers association)

                 Against:

                                 Myers, Jeffrey (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Emerick, David (JPMorgan Chase)

                                 Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Roberts, Jack (Bank of America)

                                 Torgeson, Janice (Self; Texas bankers association)

                 Against:

                                 Elsom, Kristi (Self)

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

            HB 3222

                 For:

                                 Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)

                                 Heasley, John (Texas Bankers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Brown, Charles (Self; Texas property tax lienholders association)

                                 Halstead, Paul (Self; Ovation Financial Services)

                                 Nelson, Jack (Propel Financial Services)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)

                                 Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)

                                 Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Walker, Nate (Texas Family Council)

                 Against:

                                 Covey, Eric (Self; Sombrero capital)

                                 Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

            HB 3400

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)

            HB 3478

                 For:

                                 Ashley, Kyle (Self; United San Antonio Federal Credit Union- Texas Credit Union

                                 Association)

                                 Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)

                                 Jones, Don (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Sharp, Scott (Self; Sharp BancSystems, Inc., First National Bank of Weatherford, First Bank

                                 Texas, Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Cruz, Velma (Sprint)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Emerick, David (JPMorgan Chase)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Matz, Sarah (TechAmerica)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Reilly, Wendy (HID Global)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 On:

                                 Huff, Kristen (Office of the Attorney General)

            HB 3510

                 Against:

                                 Cagney, Ryan (Self)

                                 Calzada, Alicia (Self; National Press Photographers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self; Fbg Tea Party)

            HB 3537

                 For:

                                 Ashley, Kyle (Self; United San Antonio Federal Credit Union- Texas Credit Union

                                 Association)

                                 Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)

                                 Jones, Don (Credit union Coalfition of Texas)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Sharp, Scott (Self; Sharp BancSystems, Inc., First National Bank of Weatherford, First Bank

                                 Texas, Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Jones, Don (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

                                 Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Cruz, Velma (Sprint)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Emerick, David (JPMorgan Chase)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Matz, Sarah (TechAmerica)

                                 Reilly, Wendy (HID Global)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 On:

                                 Huff, Kristen (Office of the Attorney General)

            HB 3625

                 On:

                                 Kuntz, William (Texas department of licensing and regulation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Doran, Laird (Gulf States Financial Services, Inc.)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 On:

                                 Prud'homme, Tommy (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insursnce)

            HB 3784

                 For:

                                 Linares, Carlos (Recording Industry Association of America)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                                 Valdez, Jerry (Recording Industry Assoc  of America)

                                 Ward, Sandy (Self; Fbg Tea Party)

            HB 4114

                 For:

                                 Allen, Stacy (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Foy, David (LexisNexis)

                                 Kildow, Randy (Tx assoc of licensed investigators)

                 On:

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Texas DPS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association ofmGoodwills)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Craft, Lon (TMPA)

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas bankers association)

                                 Emerick, David (JPMorgan Chase)

                                 Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)

                                 Hancock, Jeremy (Experian)

                                 Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)

                                 Roberts, Jack (Bank of America)

                 On:

                                 Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Wolverton, Jeff (On behalf of Consumer Data Industry Association)

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