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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            March 29, 2021 - 10:00 AM

            HB 1502

                 For:

                                 Burden, Adrianne (PriddybISD)

                                 Gott, Abe (Self; Blackwell cisc)

                                 Harris, Rickie (West Orange-Cove CISD)

                                 Leung, Shelly (Powell Law Group)

                                 Moore, Sheryl (Self; Sara Leon and Associates)

                                 Pape (Poppy), Pete (Texas Schools for Economic Development)

                                 Porterie, Mark (Self; Port Arthur Independent School District)

                                 Pustejovsky, Eric (Abbott ISD)

                                 Wood, Cory (Self; Harriso Walker Harper)

                                 Wyatt, Samuel (Self; Rankin ISD)

                 Against:

                                 Goloby, Mark (Self)

                                 Goloby, Mark Edward (Self)

                                 Greco, Doug (Network Of Texas Industrial Areas Foundation Organizations)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Every Texas (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adair, Bob (Phillips 66)

                                 Ashley, Price (Cheniere Energy)

                                 Bates, Tray (Texas REALTORS)

                                 Bennett, Tony (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Burklund, Adam (Amshore US Wind)

                                 Casey, Daniel (Self; Moak,Casey and Associates)

                                 Clark, Jeffrey (Advanced Power Alliance)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Delbosque, Nora (Centerpoint Energy Inc)

                                 Eiland, Craig (Texas Schools For Economic Development)

                                 Embrey, Tammy (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Gonzales, Larry (Round Rock Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Grace, Jim (Onward Energy, Scout Clean Energy, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Services Co.)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association kof Community Schools)

                                 Hale, Angela (LGBTQ chambers of commerce)

                                 Hale, Angela (City of McKinney)

                                 Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber)

                                 Harlan, Billy (Self; Academy ISD)

                                 Harris, Dana (Texas 2050)

                                 Harris, Dana (Metro 8 Chambers of Commerce)

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industries Association)

                                 Jewell, Michael (Pattern Energy)

                                 Jewell, Michael (Enel North America)

                                 Keel, Lara (Savion, LLC)

                                 Koebele, Steve (Sara Leon & Associates)

                                 LeBas, James (TXOGA)

                                 Leon, Sara (Texas Schools for Economic Development)

                                 Lewis, Ron (RWE Renewables)

                                 Lopez-Guerra, Ricardo (The Boeing Company)

                                 Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Macksood, Greg (Devon Energy)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; BASF Corporation)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Self; Enel North America)

                                 Meyers, Lucas (Recurrent Energy, LLC)

                                 Mindham, David (EDP Renewables)

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Duke Energy Renewables)

                                 Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Tri-Global Energy)

                                 Richie, Carl (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)

                                 Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Rodriguez, Jennifer (North Texas Commission)

                                 Rodriguez, Micah (Cypress Creek Renewables)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Sewell, Jim (Self)

                                 Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)

                                 Sims, Taylor (Texas Solar Power Association)

                                 Smith, R Clint (Abilene Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Spence, Logan (Engie N. A.)

                                 Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Woodard, Shayne (Tyson, Freeport LNG, Graphics Packaging)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                 On:

                                 Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards (TASB))

                                 Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1556

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Tony (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Clark, Jeffrey (Advanced Power Alliance)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

                                 LeBas, James (TXOGA)

                                 Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Wells, Rich (Dow, Inc.)

                 Against:

                                 Burden, Adrianne (PriddybISD)

                                 Burnett, Betsy (Mart ISD)

                                 Callaway, Wade (Gruver ISD)

                                 Cline, Michelle (Self; Throckmorton ISD)

                                 Cortez, Ana (Self; Manor ISD)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Goloby, Mark (Self)

                                 Goloby, Mark Edward (Self)

                                 Gott, Abe (Self; Blackwell cisc)

                                 Harris, Rickie (West Orange-Cove CISD)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Every Texas (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities))

                                 Leon, Sara (Texas Schools for Economic Development)

                                 Leung, Shelly (Powell Law Group)

                                 Moore, Sheryl (Self; Sara Leon and Associates)

                                 Pape (Poppy), Pete (Texas Schools for Economic Development)

                                 Porterie, Mark (Self; Port Arthur Independent School District)

                                 Powell, Blake (Self; Texas Rural Education Association)

                                 Proctor, JR (Axtell ISD)

                                 Pustejovsky, Eric (Abbott ISD)

                                 Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)

                                 Wood, Cory (Self; Harrison Walker Harper)

                                 Wyatt, Samuel (Self; Rankin ISD)

                 On:

                                 Casey, Daniel (Self; Moak,Casey and Associates)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adair, Bob (Phillips 66)

                                 Ashley, Price (Cheniere Energy)

                                 Brown, Jay (Valero Energy Corporation)

                                 Brown, Jay (Enterprise Products)

                                 Burklund, Adam (Amshore US Wind)

                                 Cubriel, Randy (Nucor)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Toyota)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gonzales, Larry (Round Rock Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Grace, Jim (Onward Energy, Scout Clean Energy, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Services Co.)

                                 Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber)

                                 Hale, Angela (LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce)

                                 Hale, Angela (City of McKinney)

                                 Harris, Dana (Texas 2050)

                                 Harris, Dana (Metro 8 Chambers of Commerce)

                                 Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Jewell, Michael (Solar Energy Industries Association)

                                 Jewell, Michael (Pattern Energy)

                                 Jewell, Michael (Enel North America)

                                 Jewell, Michael (Able Grid Energy Solutions)

                                 Keel, Lara (Savion, LLC)

                                 Latson, Ed (Austin Regional Manufacturing Assoc)

                                 Lewis, Ron (RWE Renewables)

                                 Lopez-Guerra, Ricardo (The Boeing Company)

                                 Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Macksood, Greg (Devon Energy)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Self; BASF Corporation)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Self; Enel North America)

                                 Meyers, Lucas (Recurrent Energy, LLC)

                                 Mindham, David (EDP Renewables)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidential Petroluem)

                                 Munoz, Lindsay (Greater Houston Partnership)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Parker, David (Arlington Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Duke Energy Renewables)

                                 Ratliff, Shannon (Invenergy)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Tri-Global Energy)

                                 Richie, Carl (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)

                                 Rodriguez, Jennifer (North Texas Commission)

                                 Rodriguez, Jennifer (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)

                                 Rodriguez, Micah (Cypress Creek Renewables)

                                 Rodriguez, Micah (Texas Instruments)

                                 Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)

                                 Scott, Bruce (Pfizer)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Intel Corporation)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)

                                 Shannon, Fred (HP)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Applied Materials)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Gerdau Ameristeel)

                                 Shipton, Patricia (Texas Healthcare & Biosciences Institute)

                                 Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sims, Taylor (Texas Solar Power Association)

                                 Sims, Taylor (Broad Reach Power)

                                 Spence, Logan (Engie N. A.)

                                 Spence, Logan (Corteva)

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Apache Corporation)

                                 Stratmann, Ben (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber Of Commerce)

                                 Wilbanks, Chad (8minute Solar)

                                 Williams, Steve (City of Conroe)

                                 Woodard, Shayne (Tyson, Graphics Packaging)

                                 Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)

                 Against:

                                 Donaldson, Dena (Texas AFT)

                                 Eiland, Craig (Texas Schools For Economic Development)

                                 Greco, Doug (Network Of Texas Industrial Areas Foundation Organizations)

                                 Harlan, Billy (Self; Academy ISD)

                                 Koebele, Steve (Sara Leon & Associates)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

                                 Sewell, Jim (Self)

                 On:

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association kof Community Schools)

                                 Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards (TASB))

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 1577

                 For:

                                 Kerrigan, Duke (Hillwood)

                                 Kleinman, Lee (City of Dallas)

                                 Matthews, Jack (Self; Matthews Southwest)

                                 McQueen, Albert (We Are Writers Block)

                 On:

                                 Clark, Cullum (Self)

                                 Murphy, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Head, Ray (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2415

                 For:

                                 Schwent, Don (EAN Holdings, LLC)

                 Against:

                                 Goldman, Adam (Turo)

                                 Knott, Amber (Expedia Group)

                                 Shur, Stephen (Travel Technology Association)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McWilliams, Dean (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Schar, Amanda (Harris County Houston Sports Authority)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Shields, Bradford (Getaround Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Tjon, Chris (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2627

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2628

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2723

                 For:

                                 Bogard, Adam (Harris County Appraisal District)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 South, Brent (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban COunties)

                                 Head, Ray (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Castillo, Korry (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Richardson, Dale (Texas Department of Information Resources)

            HB 2889

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                 Against:

                                 Hines, James (Internet Association)

                                 Knott, Amber (Expedia Group)

                                 Shur, Stephen (Travel Technology Association)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Schar, Amanda (Harris County Houston Sports Authority)

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

                 Against:

                                 Brown, Jay (Expedia Group, Inc.)

                                 ORyan, Anne (AAA Texas)

                                 Sanders, Joshua (American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA))

                 On:

                                 Currah, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 2941

                 For:

                                 South, Brent (Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Head, Ray (Texas Association of Propenrty Tax Professionals)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                 On:

                                 Murphy, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3060

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3134

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3578

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3799

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Barton, Karey (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 3907

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Alex (InState Partners)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Van de Putte, Leticia (The Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

                 On:

                                 Currah, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                                 Nickells, Colin (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs)

            HJR 81

                 For:

                                 Kleinman, Lee (City of Dallas)

                                 Matthews, Jack (Self; Matthews southwest)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Clark, Cllum (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kerrigan, Duke (Hillwood)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Murphy, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HJR 125

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Castillo, Korry (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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