WITNESS LIST

            County Affairs Committee

            April 6, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 907

                 Against:

                                 Cordeiro, Jon (Self; New Name Ministries)

                                 Lay, Tod (Self)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Muñoz Villarreal, Julián (Self; Texas Neighborhoods Together)

                 Against:

                                 Anthony, Earl (Self)

                                 Anthony, Jo ann (Self)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Howell, Corey (Benchmark Recovery Center)

                                 Howell, Corey (Eudaimonia Recovery Homes)

                                 Howell, Jason (Self; Soberhood, Texas Recovery oriented Housing Network and National

                                 Alliance on Recovery Residences)

                                 Patterson, Dr. Jeff (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Peyson, Robin (Communities Foe Recovery)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Wardian, Gary (Self)

            HB 973

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Biggers, Brenda (Harris county, esd 50)

                                 Uribe, Hector (Travis County ESD 4)

                 On:

                                 Cargile, Elizabeth (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

            HB 1073

                 For:

                                 Russell, Claudia (El Paso County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

            HB 1608

                 On:

                                 Kiel, Teresa (Self; County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 2002

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bass, Robert (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Brieden, John (Self; Washington Couny)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Jones, Patti (Lubbock County)

                                 Jones, Will (McLennan County)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)

            HB 2007

                 For:

                                 Tiffin, Rhonda (Self; Webb County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brieden, John (Self; Washington Couny)

                                 Jones, Patti (Lubbock County)

                                 Jones, Will (McLennan County)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)

            HB 2033

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Tiffin, Rhonda (Self; Webb County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

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                 For:

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Barnard, John (Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)

                                 Barnard, John (Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas 811)

            HB 2038

                 For:

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Eppes, Brian (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 On:

                                 Cargile, Elizabeth (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

            HB 2200

                 For:

                                 Stephens, Toby (Self; Greenspoint District)

            HB 2476

                 For:

                                 Barnes, Jim (Self; McAllen Tea Party)

                                 Luband, Charles (AHCV)

                                 Olivarez, Eduardo (Hidalgo County Health & Human Services)

                                 Rocha, Israel (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Apodaca, Michelle (Tenet - Valley Baptist)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Richardson, Karen (Providence Healthcare Network)

                                 Townsend, Linda (Christus Health)

            HB 2519

                 For:

                                 Cargile, Elizabeth (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

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            HB 2521

                 For:

                                 Bass, Robert (County Judges & Commissioners Assoc. of Texas)

                                 Brieden, John (Self; Washington County)

                                 Dupnik, Shelby (Self; Karnes County)

                                 Holzheauser, Steve (DeWitt County)

                                 Opiela, Eric (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hinkle, Dan (Association of Energy Service Companies)

                                 Hosek, Chris (SM energy)

                                 Jones, Patti (Lubbock County)

                                 Jones, Will (McLennan County)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 McLaurin, Kaleb (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Pardue, Craig (Midland County)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Tiffin, Rhonda (Self; Webb County)

                 On:

                                 Mills, Ken (Texas General Land Office)

            HB 2809

                 For:

                                 Jones, Will (McLennan County)

                                 Luband, Charles (AHCV)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Babdorties, Horse (NRA)

                                 Jennings, Jason (Baylor Scott&White Health)

                                 Richardson, Karen (Providence Healthcare Network)

                                 Robinson, Glenn (Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest)

                                 Schuessler, James (St Joseph Health System)

                                 Townsend, Linda (Christus Health)

                                 Turner, William (Baylor scott & White)

            HB 2825

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 On:

                                 Shackelford, Wesley (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Brieden, John (Self; Washington Couny)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Jones, Patti (Lubbock County)

                                 Jones, Will (Mclennan County)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)

            HB 2977

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Brieden, John (Self; Washington Couny)

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Jones, Patti (Lubbock County)

                                 Jones, Will (McLennan County)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)

                 On:

                                 Berry, Connie (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Kirsch, Lisa (HHSC)

            HB 3185

                 For:

                                 Jennings, Jason (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Luband, Charles (AHCV)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Ottinger, Timothy (Self; St. Joseph health System)

                                 Richardson, Karen (Providence Healthcare Network)

                                 Rodgers, Larry (College Station Medical Center)

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                 For:

                                 Townsend, Linda (Christus Health)

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