WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            April 28, 2015 - 8:30 AM

HB 246

                 For:

                                 Mckinny, John (Self; American Legion Department of Texas)

                                 Price, Steven (Self; The Bexar County Democratic Party-Veterans Affairs Committee)

                 On:

                                 Acuna, Luis (Texas Veterans Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Confeence of Bishops)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HB 1276

                 For:

                                 Dunn, David (Self; Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                 List, Amanda (Responsive Education Solutions)

                                 Mappus, Kitty (NYOS Charter School)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boswell, Courtney (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gilder, Carrie (Self; Bay Area Charter Schools Inc.)

                                 Glenn, Eric (TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION)

                                 Good, Rebecca (Self; Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy)

                                 Linn, Julie (Texans for Education Reform)

                                 Long, Matt (Self)

                                 Petty, Cameron (Texas Institute for Education Reform)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)

                 Against:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas association of school boards)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools; Texas Rural Education

                                 Association)

HB 1328

                 For:

                                 Clark, Michael (D&S Community Services)

                                 Engelke, Jeffrey (Self; Pacstex)

                                 Israel, Gordon (Self; Draco Services, inc.)

                 On:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Frizzell, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hernandez, Richard (Self; ResCare, Inc.)

                                 Massingill, Gavin (Daybreak Group)

HB 1362

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kaplan, David (Self)

HB 1398

                 For:

                                 Gardner, Brent (Durham School Services)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas association of school boards)

                                 Vane, Mark (Gardere Wynne Sewell)

HB 1932

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida (Exotic Wildlife Association)

                                 Wilson, Wendy (Braun & Gresham, PLLC)

HB 2282

                 For:

                                 Knowlton, Stuart (Self)

HB 2622

                 For:

                                 Heffley, Kenneth (Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts; Travis Central Appraisal District)

                                 Weist, Jon (City of Irving)

HB 3111

                 For:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum Corp.)

                                 LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Matz, Sarah (TechAmerica)

                                 Owen, Bob (Self; Texas Society of CPAs)

                                 Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)

                                 Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (TX Assn ofvManufacturers)

                                 Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)

HB 3229

                 For:

                                 Harracksingh, Rachel (Self; Texas ambulance Association)

                                 Oberhoff, Butch (Texas EMS Alliance)

HB 3287

                 For:

                                 Norton, David (Self; 2015 Fair Sales Tax Initiative for Texas Aircraft)

                                 Ohlenforst, Cindy (2015 Fair Sales Tax Initiative forvTexas Aircraft)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beinke, Allen (Texas Aviation Advocacy Fund)

                                 Hadley, John (Self; National business aviation association)

                                 Lesikar dezevallos, Shelly (Self; Texans for general aviation)

                                 Sorrells, Tim (Trxas Aviation Advocacy Fund)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Hamner, William (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)

HB 3304

                 On:

                                 Kuntz, William (Texas department of licensing and regulation)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kaplan, David (Self)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Wise, Andrew (Microsoft)

                 On:

                                 Dale, Richardson (DIR)

                                 Harris, Brandon (Railroad Commission of Texas)

                                 Meador, Dee (Tdlr)

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HB 3346

                 Against:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor Collectors Association ofnTexas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum Corp.)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lawson, Richard (Chevron)

                                 LeBas, James (TxOGA, Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)

                                 Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (TX Assn ofvManufacturers)

                 Against:

                                 Elfant, Bruce (Self; Travis county tax assessor)

HB 3468

                 For:

                                 Harracksingh, Rachel (Self; Texas ambulance Association)

                                 Oberhoff, Butch (Texas EMS Alliance)

HB 3615

                 For:

                                 Cobb, Rodney (Self; City of San Marcos)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Ford, William (Self; Gov)

                                 Guerrero, Daniel (City of San Marcos)

                                 Miller, Jared (Self; City of San Marcos)

                                 Wyatt, Kristi (Self; City of San Marcos, Tx)

HB 3732

                 For:

                                 Jewell, Michael (Apex Compressed Air Energy Storage)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bruce, Mark (Chamisa Energy)

                                 LeBas, James (AECT)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                 On:

                                 Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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HB 3881

                 For:

                                 Heck, Jess (Texas Family Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Against:

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Elfant, Bruce (Self; Travis county tax assessor)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor Collectors Association ofnTexas)

                                 Sullivan, Mike (Self; Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector)

HB 4074

                 For:

                                 Kaplan, David (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Venable, Peggy (Self; Americans for Propserity-Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crigler, Marya (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts; Travis Central Appraisal District)

                                 Grace, Jim (Centerpoint energy)

                                 Kaplan, David (Self)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

HJR 85

                 For:

                                 List, Amanda (Responsive Education Solutions)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Venable, Peggy (Self; Americans for Propserity-Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

HJR 87

                 For:

                                 Clark, Michael (D&S Community Services)

                                 Engelke, Jeffrey (Self; Pacstex)

                                 Israel, Gordon (Self; Draco Services, inc.)

                 On:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; Tax Assessor Collectors Association ofnTexas)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Frizzell, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hernandez, Richard (Self; ResCare, Inc.)

                                 Massingill, Gavin (Daybreak Group)

HJR 89

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

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