WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs Committee

            April 20, 2011 Thirty minutes after final adjournment/recess

             

            HB 294

                 For:

                                 Carter, David (IRCOT)

                                 Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)

                                 Kincaid, Mark (Texas Trial Lawyers Ass'n)

                                 Villarreal, Celeste (Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas (MABA-TX))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Aguilar, Kristian (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund)

                                 Aguirre, Antolin (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)

                                 Campos, Margarita (Self)

                                 Dominguez, Selene (Self)

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Lee, B.J. (Self)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Reyes, Esther (Reform Immigration for TX Alliance)

                                 Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

            HB 529

                 For:

                                 Carter, David (IRCOT)

                                 Chambers, Judy (Self)

                                 Martinez, Maria (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

            HB 977

                 For:

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen Inc)

                 On:

                                 Banner, Jay (Self)

                                 Nielsen-Gammon, John (Office of the Statie Climatologist)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Levine, Daniel (Self)

                                 Loeffler, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Moorhead, Ethan (Self)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                 Against:

                                 Ashley, Price (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Leal, Gloria (Texas Alliance of Energy Producer)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Texas Chemical Council)

            HB 1739

                 For:

                                 Doyle, Brendan (Self)

                                 Jimenez, Cyndi (Self)

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

                 Against:

                                 Bent, Steve (Tex. Assoc. of Responsible Nonsubscribers)

                                 Evans, Richard (Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers)

                                 Galliher, Teresa (Kent Moore Cabinets, Ltd.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aguirre, Antolin (Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition)

                                 Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)

                                 Campos, Margarita (Self)

                                 Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council)

                                 Dominguez, Selene (Self)

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Leal, Gloria (Texas Alliance of Energy Producer)

                                 Reyes, Esther (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Martin, Eddie (Texas Association of Builders; Tilson Home Corporation)

                                 Solis, Eddie (H.E.B.)

            HB 1987

                 For:

                                 Doyle, Brendan (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bent, Steve (Tex. Assoc. of Responsible Nonsubscribers)

                                 Evans, Richard (Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers)

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                 Against:

                                 Galliher, Teresa (Kent Moore Cabinets, Ltd.)

                                 Martin, Eddie (Texas Association of Builders; Tilson Home Corporation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beardall, Bill (Equal Justice Center)

                                 Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)

                                 Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)

                                 Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)

                                 Timm, Emily (Workers Defense Project)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Solis, Eddie (H.E.B.)

            HB 2295

                 For:

                                 Gibson, Daniel (Richards, Elder & Green, LLP)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hughes, Cammie (Texas Statewide Telephone Coop.)

            HB 2549

                 For:

                                 Cure, Stephen (Texas State Historical Association)

            HB 2555

                 For:

                                 Farris, April (Self)

                                 Hamlin, Marc (Self)

                                 Seago, John (Texas Right to Life)

                                 Ward, Chris (Self)

                                 Ward, Jerri Lynn (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Rocap, Blake (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Horne, Emily (Texas Right to Life)

                                 Kebodeaux, Emily (TX Right to Life)

                 Against:

                                 Cowan, Andrea (Self)

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                 Against:

                                 Hester, Tina (Jane's Due Process)

                                 Knaack, Frank (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc)

                 On:

                                 Harper, Amy (Tx. Dept of State Health Services (DSHS))

                                 Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Department of State Health Services)

            HJR 67

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McCown, Scott (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            SB 800

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Betts, Albert (Association of Fire and Casualty Companies of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Bordelon, Rod (TDI - Division of Workers' Comp.)

                                 Lee, Amy (TDI - Division of Workers' Comp.)

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