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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Pensions Committee

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

            HB 737

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                 Against:

                                 Cradduck, Nathan (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)

                                 Elfant, Bruce (Self; Tax assessor collector's association of texas)

                                 Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

                                 Herrera, Susan (Self; Harris county appraisal district)

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

                                 Klein, Kristen (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)

                                 Lankford, Alvin (Self; Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                                 Martin, Phyllis (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Romero, Andrew (Austin police association)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1163

                 For:

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

                 Against:

                                 Jackson, Jimmy (Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association)

                 On:

                                 Wilson, Porter (ERS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gomez, Mike (TMPA)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Romero, Andrew (Austin police association)

                 Against:

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

            HB 2434

                 Against:

                                 Grossman, Tyler (El Paso Firemen & Policemen's Pension Fund)

                                 Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

                                 Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Patterson, Max (TEXPERS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Besselman, Brett (Self)

                                 Blackmon, Garry (Self)

                                 Bryantu, Joe (Self)

                                 Canales-Zarate, Eyna (Texas for Secure Retirement)

                                 Dagen, D'Ann (Self; Houston Fire Dept)

                                 Higgins, Juliet (Self)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

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

                                 Keller, David (Self; Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund)

                                 Lancton, Patrick (Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Maher, Francisi (Self; Houston firefighterS pension)

                                 Marsh, Ralph (Self; Houston Firefighters Relief & Retirement Fund)

                                 Villarreal, Johnny (Houston fire fighters local 341)

                 On:

                                 McShirley, Evan (Self; Houston Fire Dept)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

            HB 3601

                 For:

                                 Melina Raab, Angela (Self)

                                 Patterson, Maxie (Texans for a Secure Retirement)

                                 Rosen, Laura (CPPP)

                 On:

                                 Morstad, Tim (AARP)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Canales-Zarate, Eyna (Texas for Secure Retirement)

                                 Fowler, Elaina (Self; Texas Retiree Employees Council)

                                 Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

                                 Hamilton, Bill (Self; Retired State Employees Association, President)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Malfaro, Louis (Self; Texans for Secure Retirement)

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

                                 Powers, Maura (Self; Afscme Tx Retirees)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

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

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

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

            HB 3949

                 For:

                                 Davis, A. Joseph (Self; Texas state employees union)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Kenefick, Kathryn (Self)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                 Against:

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Assn)

            HB 4203

                 On:

                                 McGeehan, Ann (Texas County District Retirement System)

            SB 301

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                 Against:

                                 Hiner, Harrison (Texas State Employees Union)

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Emily (Sunset Advisory Commission)

                                 Wilson, Porter (Employees Retirement System of Texas)

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