WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            March 15, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            HB 27

                 For:

                                 O'Hanlon, Kevin (Self)

                                 South, Brent (Self; Texas Association of Appraisal Districts)

                                 Wise, Jordan (Harris County Appraisal District)

                 Against:

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

                                 Barron, Jim (Yoakum County)

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Crigler, Marya (Travis Central Appraisal District)

                                 Culwell, Curtis (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas association of school boards)

                                 Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

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

                                 Lankford, Alvin (Williamson Central Appraisal District - Texas Association of Appraisal

                                 Districts)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 McElvaney, Jason (Harris County Appraisal District)

                                 McLaurin, Kaleb (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association, Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                                 Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (County of Bexar Commissioners Court)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                 Against:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Hutcheson, Mark (Self; Popp Hutcheson, PLLC)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Gal Co Tax Office)

                                 Michel, Lorri (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Popp, James (Self; Tax Equity Council)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas association of manufacturers)

                 On:

                                 Messick, Bill (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

            HB 170

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Puthoff, Elizabeth (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas)

            HB 217

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                 On:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

            HB 242

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Puthoff, Elizabeth (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas)

            HB 350

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Puthoff, Elizabeth (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas)

            HB 359

                 For:

                                 Oberhoff, Butch (Texas EMS Alliance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Barron, Jim (Yoakum County)

                                 DeBower, Courtney (Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF))

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Massingill, Gavin (Texas Ambulance Association)

                                 Mincy, Jeffrey (Texas EMS Alliance)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Wait, Dudley (City of Schertz)

            HB 455

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Against:

                                 Lankford, Alvin (Williamson Central Appraisal District - Texas Association of Appraisal

                                 Districts)

            HB 598

                 For:

                                 Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (County of Bexar Commissioners Court)

            HB 804

                 For:

                                 Lankford, Alvin (Williamson Central Appraisal District - Texas Association of Appraisal

                                 Districts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)

            HB 1101

                 On:

                                 Mann, Laurie (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                                 Wright, Felicia (Texas Association of Builders)

            HB 1199

                 For:

                                 Singleton, Kate (Self; Preservation Austin)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grabnet, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

            HB 1332

                 For:

                                 Mincy, Jeffrey (Texas EMS Alliance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Barron, Jim (Yoakum County)

                                 DeBower, Courtney (Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF))

                                 Eppstein, Bryan (American Medical Response AMR)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Massingill, Gavin (Texas Ambulance Association)

                                 Oberhoff, Butch (Acadian Ambulance Service)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Wait, Dudley (City of Schertz)

            HB 1370

                 For:

                                 Kroll, John (City of Dripping Springs)

                                 Kroll, John (City of Humble)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Taylor, Bob (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Barron, Jim (Yoakum County)

                                 Carlton, John (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                 Against:

                                 Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

            HB 1454

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Against:

                                 Anthony, David (Self)

            HB 1496

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                 Against:

                                 Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association, Texas Association of Community

                                 Schools)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                 Against:

                                 Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

                                 Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School boards)

                                 Smith, Michelle (Texas Association of School Business Officials)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1632

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

            HB 1634

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

            HB 1719

                 For:

                                 Garrett, Ro'Vin (Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

            HB 1738

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self; Galveston Co. Tax Office and voters)

                 On:

                                 Francis, Brian (Texas Department Licensing and Regulation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)

                 On:

                                 French, Michelle (Tax assessor collectors association of Texas)

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