WITNESS LIST

            Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee

            April 11, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 877

                 For:

                                 Marsh, Ralph (Houston Firefighters Relief &Retirement Fund)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Besselman, Brett (Houston Firefighter Relief and Retirement Fund)

                 Against:

                                 Sterling, Edward (Texas Press Association)

                 On:

                                 Shapiro, Aaron (Self)

            HB 2227

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Gregg, Brock (Texas retired teachers association)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Gilberg, Julie (Self)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Luke, Charles (Self)

                                 Shields, Sarah (Self)

                                 Suh, Jinny (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Waller, Lacy (Self)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

                 On:

                                 Wakley, Kevin (TRS)

            HB 2624

                 For:

                                 Colby, Adam (Tyler Police Dept.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Headley, Jeff (Houston Police Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)

                                 Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

            HB 2625

                 For:

                                 Colby, Adam (Tyler Police Dept.)

                                 Headley, Jeff (Houston Police Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

                                 Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Association)

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)

                                 Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Rhodes, Terrence (Dallas Police Department)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Skinner, Jim (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)

            HB 2629

                 For:

                                 Barnes, Bill (Self; TRTA)

                 On:

                                 Guthrie, Brian (TRS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Luke, Charles (Self)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 Against:

                                 Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 On:

                                 Wakley, Kevin (TRS)

            HB 2662

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

                 Against:

                                 Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Association)

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

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

            HB 2763

                 For:

                                 Gainer, Geoff (Self; Galveston Police Employee’s Retirement)

                                 Yarbrough, James D. (City of Galveston)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Craig (City of Galveston)

                                 Buckley, Daniel J. (City of Galveston)

                                 Glywasky, Donald S. (City of Galveston)

                                 Maxwell, Brian (City of Galveston)

            HB 2945

                 For:

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Colby, Adam (Tyler Police Dept.)

                                 Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)

                                 Headley, Jeff (Houston Police Department)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Webster, Steven (WEX Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Kleinschmidt, Tim (Texas Department of Agriculture)

                                 Schuelke, Brad (Texas Attorney General's Office)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)

                                 Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Skinner, Jim (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Bohannon, John (Office of Attorney General)

                                 Bruno, Steve (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)

                                 Escobar, Jessica (Texas Department of Agriculture)

            HB 3292

                 For:

                                 Sheehan, Scott (Self)

                                 Sheehan, Scott (Self; Imperial Leasing, Ltd.)

                 Against:

                                 Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Blackshear, Cornelius (Self; United Way of Greater Houston)

                                 Knudsen, Olin (Self; Dallas Area Interfaith)

                                 Lewis, Darrell (Self; The Metropolitan Organization)

                                 Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)

                                 Whitley, Tracey (Self)

                 On:

                                 Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Carriker, Sarah (Self; League of Women Voters of TX)

                                 Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of Baptist General Convention)

                                 Lewis, Jonathan (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Morstad, Tim (AARP)

                                 Widrow, Woody (RAISE Texas)

            HB 3373

                 On:

                                 Glywasky, Donald S. (City of Galveston)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gainer, Geoff (Self; Galveston Police Employee’s Retirement)

            HB 3522

                 For:

                                 Harrell, Jason (Self; Harrell Funeral Home / TExas Funeral Director Association)

                                 Vallie, Bill (Self; Texas Funeral Directors Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hilderbran, Harvey (Texas Funeral Directors Association)

                 On:

                                 Hardaway, Robin (ERS)

            HB 3599

                 For:

                                 Besselman, Brett (Houston Firefighter Relief and Retirement Fund)

                                 Marsh, Ralph (Houston Firefighters Relief &Retirement Fund)

                 On:

                                 Shapiro, Aaron (Self)

            HB 3855

                 For:

                                 Kinion, Ken (Texas Consumer Credit Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Polan, Deborah (Texas Consumer Credit Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)

            HB 4258

                 For:

                                 Larson, Mark (KIPP Texas)

                                 Sage, Tom (Self; Texas Charter Schools Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)

                                 Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)

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