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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Ways & Means Committee

            April 26, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            HB 150

                 For:

                                 Raley, Kelly (Helping A Hero 501(c)3)

                 On:

                                 Esparza, Mike (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 301

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Kieschnick, Kevin (Self; Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector)

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 McLaurin, Kaleb (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                 Against:

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

            HB 570

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blakemore, Allen (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshalls' Association)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Dallas Police Association)

                                 Haney, Casey (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Romo, Joel (Association of Texas EMS Professionals)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)

            HB 1578

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel Association)

                                 Bristol, David (Self; Town of Prosper Economic Development Corporation)

                                 Dixon, Jason (Self; Town of Prosper)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 1614

                 For:

                                 Fortune, Trisha (Ryan, LLC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 LeBas, James (AECT)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Stewart, Scott (Texas Chemical Council)

            HB 1680

                 For:

                                 Atkinson, Jarrett (City of Lubbock)

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Privett, Tony (City of Lubbock)

            HB 1721

                 For:

                                 Allison, Glynda (Self)

                                 Allison, Greg (Self; Rec marine industry)

                                 Jackson, Jay Dee (Self)

                                 Johnson, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Preston, John (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)

                                 Davis, Jonathon (Self)

                                 Hunt, David (Self)

                                 Mains, Chuck (Boating Trades Association of Texas)

                                 Tagliabue, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Webster, Cory (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

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            HB 2182

                 For:

                                 Meyers, W.A. "Andy" (Self; Fort Bend County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Pechukas, Robert (Self; Fort Bend County)

            HB 2524

                 For:

                                 Colston, Byron (Self; Cops 4 Cops)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blakemore, Allen (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshalls' Association)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Dallas Police Association)

                                 Haney, Casey (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Assn)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)

            HB 2591

                 For:

                                 Welder, Jimmy (Port of Corpus Christi Authority)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chambers, Spencer (Texas Ports Association)

                                 Lewis, Ron (Port of Beaumont)

            HB 2794

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel Association)

                                 Franke, Rob (City of Cedar Hill)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Mason, Stephen (City of cedar hill)

                                 McCain, Jami (City of Cedar Hill)

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            HB 3002

                 For:

                                 Johnson, James (Self)

                                 Phipps, Jim (Self)

                                 Putnam, PJ (Self; Veterans for HB 3002)

                 Against:

                                 Shine, Hilary (City of Killeen)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Putnam, Xavier (Self)

            HB 3045

                 For:

                                 Caputo, Cobby (Self; City of Cedar Park, Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hudgeons, Tim (Self)

                                 LeCompte, JP (City of Cedar Park)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas municipal league)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 3046

                 For:

                                 Caputo, Cobby (Self; City of Cedar Park, Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hudgeons, Tim (Self)

                                 LeCompte, JP (City of Cedar Park)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas municipal league)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)

            HB 3168

                 For:

                                 Michel, Lorri (Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                                 Mitchell, Jr, Foy (Self; Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grace, Jim (CenterPoint Energy, Inc.)

                                 LeBas, James (AECT)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                 Against:

                                 South, Brent (Texas Associiation of Appraisal Districts)

            HB 3201

                 For:

                                 Carlile, Jimmy (Self; TIPRO)

                                 Longanecker, Ed (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Acevedo, Adrian (Anadarko Petroleum)

                                 Barillas, Marty (Chevron)

                                 Barnett, Paula (BP America)

                                 Brown, Jay (Concho Resources)

                                 Bujano, Gil (Bp america production company)

                                 Carmichael, Katherine (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Associations)

                                 Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)

                                 LeBas, James (TXOGA)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Troxclair, Caleb (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

            HB 3446

                 For:

                                 Andro, Richard (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Andro, Elena (Self)

                                 Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Smith, R Clint (TexasAssociation of Property Tax Professionals)

            HB 3471

                 For:

                                 Berlanga, David (T-Cot, Inc.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Marty (Chevron)

                                 Barnett, Paula (BP America)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Carmichael, Katherine (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Associations)

                                 Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)

                                 LeBas, James (TXOGA)

                                 Longanecker, Ed (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum)

                                 Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)

                                 Troxclair, Caleb (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

            HB 3794

                 For:

                                 Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel Association)

                                 McPherson, Holly (City of Roanoke)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Scott (City of Roanoke)

            HB 3843

                 For:

                                 Scheffel, Mark (Advantage capital partners)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC)

                                 Jackson, Frank (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

                                 Kercheval, Todd (TAAHP)

                                 Kroll, John (Bonner Carrington)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Warner, Michael (Gardner Capital)

                 On:

                                 Irvine, Timothy (Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs)

            HB 4187

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel Association)

                                 Eichler, Dan (Self; Brazos Valley Lodging Assn)

            HJR 21

                 On:

                                 Esparza, Mike (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

            HJR 30

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 LeBas, James (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 McLaurin, Kaleb (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

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

                 Against:

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

            HJR 86

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blakemore, Allen (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshalls' Association)

                                 Haney, Casey (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association)

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Assn)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)

            HJR 88

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blakemore, Allen (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshalls' Association)

                                 Haney, Casey (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association)

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Assn)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)

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