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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 30, 2021 9:00 AM

            SB 197

                  FOR:

                                 Jarl, Katie  Executive Director (Texas Pets Alive), San Antonio, TX

                  ON:

                                 Heimlich, Ed  Exec Dir  (also providing written testimony) (Informed Citizens)

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Carrasco, Liz   (Self), Austin, TX

                                 Hubbard, John   (Self; Animal Legal Defense Fund), Austin, TX

                                 Randolph, Ian  (Animal Legal Defense Fund), Austin, TX

                                 Sutton Kerby, Stacy  THLN Director Govt. Relations  (Self; Texas Humane Legislation

                                 Network), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Brandt, Shannon  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

            SB 220

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Carranza, Susana   (Self), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Pounds, Bobby  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

            SB 248

                  FOR:

                                 Kruk, Kellen  Student  (Self)

                                 McGee, MD, Lindy  Pediatrician  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Pediatric

                                 Society, Texas Medical Association, TX Public Health Coalition, Texas Tobacco Control

                                 Partners), Pasadena, TX

                  ON:

                                 Brandt, Shannon  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

                                 Martinez-Prather, Kathy  Director (Texas School Safety Center)

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Alexander, Troy  Director for Legislative Affairs (Texas Medical Association and Texas

                                 Public Health Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Campbell, Grover  Assoc Ex Dir Gov Relations, TASB (TASB), Austin, TX

                                 Finley, Marisa  (Baylor Scott & White Health), Austin, TX

                                 Milligan, Maureen  President and CEO (Teaching hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Romo, Joel  (The Cooper Institute & American Heart Association), Brenham, TX

                  ON:

                                 Currah, Tom  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

                                 Grant, Kathy  (SFATA Texas), Austin Texas, TX

                                 Owen, Charlotte   (Self; American Vapors Manufacturers www theavm com), Seguin, TX

                                 Stringer, Jacqueline  (Sfata), Seguin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 30, 2021 9:00 AM

            SB 477

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Curbow, Kelly  (AT&T), Austin, TX

                                 Kroll, John  (AEG - AXS Tickets.), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Abi Habib, Lara  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

            SB 478

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Stratmann, Ben  (Independent Colleges & Universities of Texas (ICUT)), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Abi Habib, Lara  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

            SB 742

                  FOR:

                                 Lalani, Karey  President & COO - Lalani Lodging, Inc. (Industry), Waco, TX

                                 Patel, Nilesh  Associate General Counsel (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Spilman, Annie  State Director (NFIB), Austin, TX

                                 Streufert, Kelsey  Vice President, Government Relations & Advocacy (Texas Restaurant

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Murphy, Shannon  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

            SB 778

                  FOR:

                                 Hurlbert, Heather  Finance Director (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX

                  ON:

                                 Kasner, Kyle  CPA (Texas City Services LLC), Carrollton, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allison, Jim  General Counsel (Ciunty Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Bailey, Rick  County commissioner (Johnson County), Cleburne, TX

                                 Bakko, Sally  Director of Policy and Governmental Relations (City of Galveston),

                                 Galveston, TX

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe  Legislative Attorney (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                                 Fortune, Andrew  Manager of Legislative Affairs, Asst. City Manager (City of Grand

                                 Prairie), Grand Prairie, TX

                                 Kroll, John  (Avenu Analytics), Austin, TX

                                 Rodriguez, Jennifer  (North Texas Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Russell, Claudia  (City of San Marcos), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 30, 2021 9:00 AM

                                 Solis, Eddie  (City of Arlington), Austin, TX

                                 Weist, Jon  Intergovernmental/Legislative Officer (City of Irving), Irving, TX

                                 Wheeler, Julie  Intergovernmental Relations (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Wright, Christine  Legislative Mgr (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                 Wynn, Monty  (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Noonan, Chris  Director of Government Affairs (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Abi Habib, Lara  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

            SB 799

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Comeaux Rubin, Amy  Deputy Assoc. Commissioner Complex Procurement (Health and

                                 Human Svcs Commission)

                                 Niland, Tom  Director Digital Project Services (Dept. of Information Resources), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pounds, Bobby  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX

                                 Raitt, Gordon  Director Business Mgmt Health and Specialty Care Srcs (Health and Human

                                 Services Commission)

            SB 800

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Clark, Joshua  (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)

                                 Dillon, Daniel  Acting Director of Research and Evaluation (Health and Human Services

                                 Commission)

                                 Sawhney, Dr. Rishi  Medical Director, Behavioral Health Svcs (Health and Human Services

                                 Commission)

            SB 813

                  ON:

                                 Heimlich, Ed  Exec Dir  (also providing written testimony) (Informed Citizens)

                                 Wolfe, Mark  Exec. Director (Texas Historical Commission)

            SB 851

                  FOR:

                                 Carranza, Susana  Engineer  (also providing written testimony) (The League of Women

                                 Voters of Texas and Myself), Austin

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Narvaez, Thamara  Deputy Director Intergovernmental Affairs (Harris County

                                 Commissioners Court), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bitter, Adam  General Counsel (Secretary of State), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Finance

            March 30, 2021 9:00 AM

                                 Rainosek, Nancy  State Chief Information Security Officer (Dept of Information

                                 Resources), Austin

            SB 902

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Brandt, Shannon  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

                                 Currah, Tom  (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin

            SB 1156

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Homer, Andrew  Director of Public Policy (Texas CASA), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Homer, Andrew  Director (Texas CASA), Austin

                                 Key, Crystal Star  Director, Office of Family Services (Health and Human Services

                                 Commission)

            SB 1336

                  FOR:

                                 Ginn, PhD, Vance  Chief Economist  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public

                                 Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Garza McCord, Mia  President (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute), Austin,

                                 TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Atlas Kravitz, Laura  Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association

                                 (TSTA)), Austin, TX

                                 Borel, Dennis  (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 O'Quin, Ana  (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  AGAINST:

                                 DeLuna, Eva  Budget Analyst (Every Texan), Austin, TX