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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 648

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Economic & Small Business Development Committee

              March 16, 2017 - 8:00 AM

                       For :

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Rimann, J.D. (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Roden, Gary (Self; Associated Builders and Contractors)

                       Against :

                                 Aguilar, Leonard (Self; Texas Building Trades)

                                 Hyatt, Justin (Self)

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Murphy, Michael (Self; IBEW Local 520)

                       On :

                                 Flores, Robert (Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Conner, Rita (Self; ABC Central Texas)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

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

                                 Matula, David (Self; ABC Central TX)

                                 Smith, David (Self; Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

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

                                 Taylor, Corey (Self; Associated Builders and Contractors of Central Texas)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

                                 Utkov, Clayton (Self; ABC of Texas)

                       Against :

                                 Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)

                                 Berendzen, James (Self; UA Local 100)

                                 Bradshaw, Ben (Self; UA Local 100)

                                 Cooper, Joe (Self; Swpt)

                                 English, Brian (Self; Smart-td)

                                 Garza, Debbie (Self)

                                 Ledezma, Abel (Self; South West Pipe Trades)

                                 LeFevre, Scott (Self; SWPTA)

                                 Patrick, John (Texas AFL CIO)

                                 Pedigo, Gary (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen)

                                 Reyna, Israel (Self; South west pipe trades)

                                 Saunders, Kamron (Smart-td)

                                 Sheldon, Tyler (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Thornton, Robert (Self; Plumbers & pipefitters Local Union #286)

                                 Timm, Emily (Self; Workers Defense Project)

                                 Tomlin, Chad (Self; Swpt)

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