WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            March 29, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            HB 28

                 For:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas chemical council)

                                 Newton, Will (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Sheetz, Samuel (Americans for Prosperity -Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Colyandro, John (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas)

                                 Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Americans for Prosperity TX)

                                 Kroll, John (MuniServices)

                                 LeBas, James (TXOGA)

                                 LeBas, James (AECT)

                                 MacDonald, Justin (Self; Hill Country Builders Association)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Associaition)

                                 Munoz, Mario (Texas Merchandise Vending Association)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Flores, Juan (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

            HB 388

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Colyandro, John (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas)

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Americans for Prosperity TX)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Phenix, Billy (AAA - Texas)

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

                 Against:

                                 Flores, Juan (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 599

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas)

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Americans for Prosperity TX)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

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

                 Against:

                                 Flores, Juan (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 926

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

            HB 1052

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas)

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Americans for Prosperity TX)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

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

                 Against:

                                 Flores, Juan (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 1248

                 For:

                                 Popp, James (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Evans, Jim (Self)

                                 Gaines, Barry (Self)

                                 Stewart, Todd (Self)

                                 Swinney, Kirk (Self)

                 On:

                                 Kaplan, David (Self; Law firm of Geary, Porter & Donovan)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brusniak, John (Self)

                                 Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Henry, Michael (Self)

                                 LeBas, James (AECT)

                                 LeBas, James (TXOGA)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Matz, Laura (Texas Self Storage Association)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Associaition)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                 Against:

                                 Altinger, Roland (Harris County Appraisal District)

                                 Canby, Thomas (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Crigler, Marya (Travis Central Appraisal District)

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas association of school boards)

                                 James, Ryan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Smithson, Doug (Rural chief appraisers & texas association of appraisers)

                                 South, Brent (Self; Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

            HB 1300

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 Kroll, John (MuniServices)

                 Against:

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

            HB 1325

                 For:

                                 Carey, Paul (Self; Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barnard, John (Self; Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Hanna, Mark (Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)

                                 Kyle, Deborah (Self; Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)

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

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

            HB 1449

                 For:

                                 Ambs, Dana (Self)

                                 Dishberger, Mike (Self)

                                 Freeman, Leland (Self)

                                 Harren, Frank (Self)

                                 MacDonald, Justin (Self; Hill Country Builders Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Poe, Gerry (KB Home)

                 Against:

                                 Carpenter, Arthur (Self)

                                 Duncan, Charlie (Texas low income housing info. Service)

                                 Wendler, Ed (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baker, Carol (Self; Home Builders Association of Greater Austin)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Bowling, Bobby (Self; TAAHP)

                                 Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Chriss, Olivia (Texas restaurant association)

                                 Cohen, Howard (Schwartz, Page & Harding,L.L.P.)

                                 Colyandro, John (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Dempsey, Benjamin (Self)

                                 Dempsey, Kenda (Self)

                                 Ford, Crystal (Texas Building Owners and Managers Association (Texas BOMA))

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Self)

                                 Heasley, John (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Henderson, John (Buddy) (Self)

                                 Hutchison, Chelsy (Real estate council of San Antonio)

                                 Jackson, Frank (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

                                 Jackson, Tim (Self; Dallas Builders Association)

                                 Kelemen, George (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Kelley, Traci (Self; Texas Institute of Building Design)

                                 Kercheval, Todd (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

                                 Laborde, Blanca (NAIOP- Commercial Real Estate Development Association)

                                 Laborde, Blanca (The Real Estate Council-Dallas)

                                 Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)

                                 Lubbers, Emily (Home Builders Association of Greater Austin)

                                 Marburger, Nicole (Self)

                                 McGuire, Rick (Self; West Texas Home Builders Association)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Parker,, Craig (Self)

                                 Pendleton, DJ (Texas Manufactured Housing Association)

                                 Pepper, Bradley (Greater Houston Builders Association)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Land Title Association)

                                 Sanders, Joshua (Houstonians for Responsible Growth)

                                 Schwartz, Mitchell (Self)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Short, Jim (Houston real estate council)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

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

                                 Sugrue, John (Self)

                                 Wigginton, Wes (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Franco, Brie (City of Austin)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1529

                 For:

                                 Archibald, Norm (City of Abilene)

                                 Hanna, Robert (City of Abilene)

                                 Peters, Douglas (Self; Abilene Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Salvato, Frank (City of Midland)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

            HB 1613

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Greener, Jerome (Self; Americans for Prosperity TX)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Parker,, Craig (Self)

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

                 Against:

                                 Flores, Juan (Self; Texas Latino Education Coalition)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 1830

                 For:

                                 Henry, Michael (Ryan LLC)

                                 Kirk, Swinney (Self)

                                 Kline, David (Self)

                 Against:

                                 South, Brent (Self; Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan LLC)

                                 Kaplan, David (Self; Law firm of Geary, Porter & Donovan)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Popp, James (Self)

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

                 Against:

                                 Crigler, Marya (Travis Central Appraisal District)

                                 Elfant, Bruce (Self)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; The Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners court)

                                 Smithson, Doug (Rural chief appraisers & texas association of appraisers)

            HB 1896

                 For:

                                 Sullivan, Brian (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carter, Janis (City of San Marcos)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)

                                 Lucero, Homero (Texas Travel Industry Association)

            HB 2126

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2253

                 For:

                                 Ciavaglia, Mark (Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Altinger, Roland (Harris County Appraisal District)

                                 Crigler, Marya (Travis Central Appraisal District)

                                 Elfant, Bruce (Self)

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; The Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Popp, James (Self)

                                 Short, Jim (The linebarger law firm)

                                 South, Brent (Self; Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

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

                                 Turner, Robert (Self; Earth moving contractors association of texas)

                 Against:

                                 Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2277

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)

                                 Stevens, Bill (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2281

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 LeBas, James (AECT)

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

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller)

            HB 2690

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aghamalian, Brandon (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                 On:

                                 Green, David (GLO)

            HB 2989

                 For:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Self; The Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Kaplan, David (Self; Law firm of Geary, Porter & Donovan)

                                 Smith, R Clint (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Smithson, Doug (Rural chief appraisers & texas association of appraisers)

            HB 2999

                 For:

                                 Cloonan, Shawn (Texas Medical Center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Weber, Fredric (Texas Medical Center)

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