WITNESS LIST

            Pensions Committee

            April 10, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 1119

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Wilson, Porter (Employees Retirement System of Texa)

            HB 1416

                 For:

                                 Baptista, Ernest (Self)

                                 Wombwell, Daen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                                 Lee, Timothy (Texas retired teachers assoc)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

            HB 1922

                 For:

                                 Bachop, Matt (Self; Austin Firefighters Association)

                                 Nicks, Bob (Self; Austin firefighters association)

                                 Smith, Elishea (Texas Firefighters)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crow, David (Arlington Professional Fire Fighters)

                                 Delanghe, Wayne (Self)

                                 Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                 Eichler, Lynn (Self; Austin Fire Fighters Association)

                                 Gutierrez, Javier (Self; McAllen Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund)

                                 Haney, Casey (State Firerighters and Fire Marshals Association)

                                 Henry, Suzanne (United Labor Legislative Committee)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Moreno, Randy (Self; Austin Firefighters)

                                 Steele, Christopher (Self; San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters  Local 341)

                                 Vires, Rob (Self; Austin firefighter assoc)

                 On:

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1998

                 Against:

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Association of School Administrators)

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

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

                 On:

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Granado, Art (Self)

                                 Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (ELAP Services, LLC)

                 Against:

                                 Henry, Suzanne (United Labor Legislative Committee)

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

                                 Schools)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (TRS)

            HB 2218

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Cora (Self; Texas state employees unoin)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees unoin)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Carolyn (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Henry, Suzanne (United Labor Legislative Committee)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                 Against:

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Taylor, Clay (Texas Dept of Public Safety Officers Association)

            HB 2353

                 For:

                                 Riggs, David (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Laredo Fire Fighters Association)

                                 Brown, Paul (Self; TEXPERS)

                                 Crow, David (Arlington Professional Fire Fighters)

                                 Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                 Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Harrison, Todd (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Henry, Suzanne (United Labor Legislative Committee)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston police officers union)

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

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

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

                                 Silva, Michael (Self; President, Mission Fire Fighters Association)

                                 Smith, James (Self; San antonio fire and police pension fund)

                                 Solis, Rolando (Self; Laredo fire fighters association)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston Fire Fighters  Local 341)

                 Against:

                                 Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)

            HB 2414

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Birch, Carol (Public Citizen Texas)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Self)

            HB 2459

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Reagan, Katy (Texas Public Employees Association)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Taylor, Clay (Texas Dept of Public Safety Officers Association)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                                 Johnson, Emily (Sunset Advisory Commission)

                                 Wilson, Porter (Employees Retirement System of Texa)

            HB 2850

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gutierrez, Javier (Self; McAllen Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3056

                 For:

                                 Corder, Robbie (City of University Park)

                                 Howell, Randy (University Park Fire Department)

                                 Lane, Olin (City of University Park)

                                 Tvardzik, Tom (City of University Park)

                                 Watkins, Joe (University Park Firefighters Association)

                 Against:

                                 Beckham, Kolby (Self; Vice-Chairman of TLFFRA legislation comittee)

                                 Stacy, David (Self; Midland FRRF, TLFFRA, TEXPERS)

                 On:

                                 Gavia, David (Texas Municipal Retirement System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lewis, Dustin (University park Fire)

                 Against:

                                 Brown, Paul (Self; TEXPERS)

                                 Cevallos, Narciso (Self; Big Spring Firemens Relief & Retirement Fund)

                                 Dahlberg, Leonard (Self; McAllen Firefighters Pension)

                                 Delk, Chanley (Self; TLFFRA Legislative Committee)

                                 Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                 Gutierrez, Javier (Self; McAllen Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund)

                                 Herndon, Jake (Self; Temple firefighters relief and retirement fund)

                                 Hoelscher, Scott (Self; Temple Firefighters Pension Fund)

                                 Ivy, Kevin (Self)

                                 Jones, Brian (Self; Longview Firemens Relief Retirement Fund)

                                 Jones, Debra (Self; Texarkana Firemens Relief Retirement Fund)

                                 Jones, Jill (Self; Odessa Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund)

                                 Littlejohn, Alva (Lubbock Fire pension)

                                 Marts, James (Self; Odessa FRRF)

                                 Meyer, Daniel (Self; Temple Firefighters Relief & Retirement Fund)

                                 Parker, Thomas (Self; Secretary Longview Firemens Relief & Retirement)

                                 Stokes, Brett (Self; Temple Firefighters Pension Fund)

                 On:

                                 Anumeha, Anu (Pension Review Board)

                                 Herbold, Kenneth (Pension Review Board)

            HB 3263

                 For:

                                 Hilbig, Steven (Self)

                 On:

                                 Richardson, Bert (Self)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Nail, Shack (Employees Retirement System)

            HB 4035

                 On:

                                 Chambers, Laura (The University of Texas System)

                                 McGinnis, Kevin (The A&M System)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Henry, Suzanne (United Labor Legislative Committee)

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