WITNESS LIST

            Economic & Small Business Development Committee

            April 27, 2017 - 8:00 AM

HB 1636

                 Against:

                                 Booth, Danny (Edc)

                                 Dunlap, Ray (Self; TEDC)

                                 Killingsworth, Jennette (Little Elm EDC)

                                 Sharp, Kent (Self; Texas economic development council)

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville Board of Development)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Holzbog, Kevin (Self; Bridgeport Economic Development)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Teaxs Economic Development Council)

HB 1973

                 On:

                                 Gear Jr., Bob (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Workforce Coalition, BASF Corp., and Huntsman Corporation)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

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

HB 1987

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Christa (American Income Life)

                                 Edwards, Elaine (Self)

                                 Elmo, Anthony (Self; Ufcw local 1000)

                                 Griffin, Cassidee (Self)

                                 Montemayor, Joe (Self)

                                 Montemayor, Joe (Ufcw)

                 On:

                                 Ross, Chuck (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

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

                 Against:

                                 Aguilar, Leonard (Texas Building Trades)

                                 Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)

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WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Self; Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)

HB 2248

                 For:

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

HB 3361

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Goodsheller, Miranda (Texas Association of Business)

HB 3433

                 For:

                                 Becker, Ken (Self; Sweetwater Economic Development)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Mayfield, Kara (Association of Rural Communities in Texas)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Teaxs Economic Development Council)

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

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

HB 3554

                 For:

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Omowale, Deborah (Self; Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce)

                 On:

                                 Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

HB 3927

                 For:

                                 Martinez-Gouhier, Carine (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

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WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Sims, Greg (Self; Greenville 4a EDC)

                 On:

                                 Gallahan, Russell (Comptroller)

HB 4195

                 For:

                                 Lindner, Gary (PeopleFund)

                                 McGehee, Judson (Liftfund)

                                 Pena, Celina (Self; LiftFund)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lopez, Donze (LiftFund)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (Self; Liftfund)

                 On:

                                 Nelson, Shelenia (Self)

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