WITNESS LIST

            Government Transparency & Operation Committee

            April 24, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 233

                 For:

                                 Deel, Dustin (Self; City of Weatherford)

                                 Glenn, Kent (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baker, Lindsey (City of Denton)

                                 Bobosky, Shelby (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network, President)

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 Cruz, Damian (Self; Tri-City Animal Shelter)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Donahue, Laura (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)

                                 Greenwood, Lee (Best friends animal society)

                                 Heath, Steven (Self)

                                 Meeks, Margaret (Self; Tri-City Animal Shelter and Adoption Center)

                                 Montiel, Kara (Self; Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Rich, Dustin (Self; Weatherford parker county animal shelter)

                                 Ross, Susan (Self; Best Friends Animal Society)

                                 Trimble, Robert (Self; THLN)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 349

                 On:

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 526

                 Against:

                                 Buckler, Kevin (Self)

                                 Hemphill, Jim (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                                 Lemens, Chris (National Association of Professional Background Screeners)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Smith, Phillip (Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Ash, Ky (R.L. Polk & Company)

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Brown, Sabrina (Acxiom)

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Culley, Robert (RELX)

                                 Hutchison, Chelsy (Experian)

                                 Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)

                                 Marsh, Deborah (Self)

                                 Marsh, Gary (Self)

                                 Matz, Sarah (Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA))

                                 Mays, Dan (Consumer Data Industry Association)

                                 Meed, Alex (Self)

                                 Morgan, Tom (American Collectors Association of Texas)

                                 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Svanas, Galen (Nat'l Assoc. of Professional Background Screeners)

            HB 792

                 For:

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record-Chronicle, Texas Press Association and myself)

                 Against:

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects.org)

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

                                 McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Friedman, Scott (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Gordon, Justin (Texas Attorney General's Office)

                                 Rathgeber, Julia (Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Chaney, Brent (Vistra Energy, TXU Energy, Luminant)

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Hemphill, Jim (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

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                 For:

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Brittin, Carolyn (AGC of Texas, Heavy, Highway, Municipal, Utility Branch)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Commitee)

                                 Jones, Marsha (PhRMA)

                                 Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)

                                 Mulder, Erica (Irving-Las Colinas Chamber)

                                 Orr, John (Exelon)

                                 Pearce, Amber (Pfizer)

                                 Schroeder, Tyler (The Boeing Company)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)

                                 Swank, Amy (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Waldrop, Rebecca (Sanofi)

                 On:

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastrucure Network)

            HB 793

                 For:

                                 Hartman, Fred (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Hemphill, Jim (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Williams, J. McDonald (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Culbertson, Mike (Self; Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation)

                 On:

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Cantu, Rene (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Gordon, Justin (Texas Attorney General's Office)

                                 Kroll, John (Thompson & Knight)

                                 Rathgeber, Julia (Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Chaney, Brent (Vistra Energy, TXU Energy, Luminant)

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

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                 For:

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Romero, Andrew (Austin police association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Ambrose, Ryan (Memorial Hermann Health System)

                                 Brittin, Carolyn (AGC of Texas, Heavy, Highway, Municipal, Utility Branch)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Huddleston, Gary (Greater Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Lucero, Homero (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)

                                 Saenz, Luis (Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation)

                                 Shepperd, John (Texas Foundation for Conservation and Texas Coalition for Conservation)

                                 Sproull, Bill (Richardson Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Swank, Amy (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)

                                 Wiley, Jeffrey (Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council)

                 On:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Rymal, Greta (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Smith, Carey (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1530

                 Against:

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Hartman, Fred (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Rose, Robert (Self)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Stone, Richard (Self; Texas Press Assoc.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bain, Joe (Self; City of Lakeway)

                                 Canales, Ramiro (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Emerson, Jennifer (Texas Rural Water Association)

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Glenn, Eric (City of Killeen)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Jones, Steve (Self; City of Lakeway)

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                 For:

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Neighbor, Brad (City of Garland)

                                 Oakley, Julie (Self; City of Lakeway)

                                 Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Smith, Phillip (Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas association of counties)

                 Against:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network)

            HB 2670

                 For:

                                 Aleshire, Bill (Self)

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Bxroadcasters)

                                 Townsend Allala, Stephanie (Self)

                 On:

                                 Baum, Walt (Texas Public Power Association)

                                 Gordon, Justin (Texas Attorney General's Office)

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 2710

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lemens, Chris (National Association of Professional Background Screeners)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Bxroadcasters)

                                 Slover, Peter (Self)

                 On:

                                 Baum, Walt (Texas Public Power Association)

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Gordon, Justin (Texas Attorney General's Office)

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Jay (Cuibono Company)

                                 Brown, Sabrina (Acxiom)

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Culley, Robert (RELX)

                                 Hutchison, Chelsy (Experian)

                                 Morgan, Tom (American Collectors Association of Texas)

                                 Oakley, Keith (TALI Tx Assn of licensed investigators)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas Land Title Association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

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

                                 Toomey, Mike (Liberty Mutual)

                 Against:

                                 Green, Joseph (Self)

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

            HB 3222

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Mount, Scott (Self; Williamson County Sheriff's Office)

                 Against:

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

                 On:

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas Land Title Association)

            HB 3234

                 For:

                                 Dennis, Jaeger (Self)

                                 Dyer, Kathy (Self)

                                 Dyer, Robert (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Eaton, Leslie (Self; Dallas Morning News)

                 On:

                                 Friedman, Scott (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Buckler, Kevin (Self)

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

                                 Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Defender Service)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston police officers union)

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Assn)

            HB 3394

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bain, Joe (Self; City of Lakeway)

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Hill, Bill (City of Shavano Park)

                                 Jones, Steve (City of Lakeway)

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

                                 Oakley, Julie (Self; City of Lakeway)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 3581

                 For:

                                 Chavez, Andrew (Self; The Dallas Morning News)

                                 Whyte, Luke (San Antonio Express News)

                 Against:

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Brown, Sabrina (Acxiom)

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Culley, Robert (RELX)

                                 Hutchison, Chelsy (Experian)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Franco, Brie (City of Austin)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Gordon, Justin (Texas Attorney General's Office)

            HB 3848

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Rodriguez, Oscar (Texas Association of Bxroadcasters)

                 On:

                                 Baum, Walt (Texas Public Power Association)

                                 Gordon, Justin (Texas Attorney General's Office)

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 4144

                 For:

                                 Aleshire, Bill (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Kroll, John (Thompson & Knight)

                 On:

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

                                 Oney, Tom (Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA))

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Compton, David (Self; New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; Texas Press Association)

                                 Patterson, Bill (Self; Denton Record- Chronicle, Texas Press Association, self)

                                 Prather, Laura (Self; Freedom of information foundation of texas, texas press association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

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