WITNESS LIST

            Agriculture & Livestock Committee

            March 25, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

HB 1099

                 For:

                                 Heflin, David (Self; TVMA)

                                 Leyendecker, Sandra (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                 Against:

                                 Munson, Greg (Self)

                                 Munson, Greg (Self)

                                 Ware, Jodi (Self)

                 On:

                                 Helenberg, John (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

                                 Kutyba, Heather (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA))

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                 On:

                                 Tacker, Michael (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

HB 1489

                 For:

                                 Heinrich, Alan (Self; Tree Town USA)

                 On:

                                 Escobar, Jessica (Texas Department of Agriculture)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Laney, J Pete (Texas Citrus Mutual)

                                 Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

HB 1591

                 For:

                                 Bugai, Scott (Self)

                                 Herndon, Charles (Self)

                                 Hubbard, Mark (Self)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Deer Association)

                 Against:

                                 Leathers, Joe (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Leslie, Roy (Self)

                                 Shepperd, John (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation and Texas Coalition for

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                 Against:

                                 Conservation)

                                 Yeates, David (Texas Wildlife Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Gonzalez, Fred (Self)

                                 Graf, Klint (Self)

                                 Jones, Jeff (Self)

                                 Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Stewart, Chris (Self)

                                 Turner, Robert (Self; Texas sheep and goat raisers assn)

                 Against:

                                 Morris, Joe (Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association)

                 On:

                                 Schwartz, Andy (Texas Animal Health Commission)

HB 1851

                 For:

                                 Bugai, Scott (Self)

                                 Ferrill, Donald (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                 Against:

                                 Kutyba, Heather (Self)

                                 Munson, Greg (Self)

                                 Santerre, Judy (Self)

                                 Ware, Jodi (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA))

                 On:

                                 Helenberg, John (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

                                 Tacker, Michael (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

HB 2166

                 For:

                                 Gentsch, Bryan (Self; Texas Seed Trade Association)

                                 Kriegshauser, Coby (Self; Texas Seed Trade Association)

                 On:

                                 Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)

HB 2596

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Denison, Kathy (Self)

                                 Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                                 Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Provence, Leslie (Self; Food Policy Council of San Antonio)

HB 2787

                 For:

                                 Ferrill, Donald (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 O'Bryan, James (Self; TVMA)

                 Against:

                                 Kutyba, Heather (Self)

                                 Munson, Greg (Self)

                                 Santerre, Judy (Self)

                                 Ware, Jodi (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Bugai, Scott (Self)

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA))

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

                 On:

                                 Helenberg, John (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

                                 Tacker, Michael (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

HB 3070

                 For:

                                 Barron, Chris (State Firefighters & Fire Marshals Assn.)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Deer Association)

                                 Turner, Robert (Self; Texas sheep and goat raisers assn)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

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                 On:

                                 Galloway, Don (Texas A&M Forest Service)

HB 3181

                 For:

                                 Bugai, Scott (Self)

                                 Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Deer Association)

                                 Witt, Hal (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Shull, John (Self; TVMA)

                                 Warner, Gary (Tvma)

                 On:

                                 Vandivier, Tom (Texas wildlife association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barton, Craig (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Fred (Self)

                                 Graf, Klint (Self)

                                 Gunn, Brandon (Texas Pork Producers Association)

                                 Herndon, Charles (Self)

                                 Hubbard, Mark (Self)

                                 Polk, Preston (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Stewart, Chris (Self)

                                 Turner, Robert (Self; Independent Cattlemen's Assn of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA))

                 On:

                                 Helenberg, John (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

                                 Tacker, Michael (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners)

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