WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April  22, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  797
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Prewett, Ray (Texas Citrus Mutual)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  799
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
Gregg, Michelle (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Laborde, Blanca (The Real Estate Council)
 
 
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Miller, Chris (AECT)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Ross, Susan (TREIA)
 
 
Sanchez, Melissa (Public Citizen)
 
 
Sloan, Mike (Bergey Wind, Entegrity Wind, Southwest Wind Power)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  1030
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1361
 
    For:
Guthrie, John  (Self)
 
 
Lott, John (Evergreen Producers Bio Degradable Bags)
 
 
Morris, Clara  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beinke, Allen (San Antonio River Authority)
 
 
Croke, Jeremy  (Self)
 
 
Fosburr, Thomas  (Self)
 
 
Foster, David (Clean Water Action)
 
 
Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)
 
 
Menon, Soumya  (Self)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Noble, Ashley  (Self)
 
 
Ogle, Lani (Texas Campaign for the Environment 611 South Congress Ave. Ste. 200 Austin, TX 78704)
 
 
Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)
 
 
Shewmaker, Jan  (Self)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Vlah, Ethan  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Clark, James (American Chemistry Council)
 
Against:
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)
 
 
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero Energy)
 
 
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
 
 
Mccauley, Cindy (Lyondell Basell)
 
 
McMullen, Mike (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
 
 
Reagan, Karen (Walgreens)
 
 
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)
 
 
 
 
HB  1376
 
    For:
Boeske, Darrell (City of Humble)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Morrison, Michael (City of New Braunfels)
 
 
Smith, Clyde (City of Emory Development Corporation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kasner, Kyle  (Self)
 
 
Kroll, John (HRWK, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Rodgers, Michael (City of Webster Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Boyer, Bruce (City of New Braunfels)
 
 
Kautz, David (City of Round Rock)
 
 
 
 
HB  1376 - Committee Substitute  (Oliveira)
 
    For:
Scarella, Leonard (City of Stafford)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Meek, Michael (Greater New Braunfuls Chamber of Commerce, INC.)
 
 
Morrison, Michael (City of New Braunfuls)
 
 
Torigan, John (Hill Country Furniture Partners, L.P.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1377
 
    For:
Boeske, Darrell (City of Humble)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Scarcella, Leonard (City of Stafford, TX)
 
 
Smith, Clyde (City of Emory Development Corp)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cox, Charles (City of Farmers Branch)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kasner, Kyle  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Rodgers, Michael (City of Webster, Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  1417
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Sanchez, Melissa (Public Citizen)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  1751
 
    For:
Ross, Susan (TREIA)
 
    For:
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Miller, Chris (AECT)
 
 
Sanchez, Melissa (Public Citizen)
 
 
Sloan, Mike (Bergey Wind, Entegrity Wind, Southwest Wind Power)
 
 
 
 
HB  1902
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barber, Kathy (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Chiodo, Dana (Technology Association of America)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hammond, Bill (TX Association of Business)
 
 
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
Miller, Chris (AECT)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Shannon, Fred (Hewlett Packard)
 
 
Williams, Katy (Dell Computer)
 
 
Wurzel, Geoff (TechNet)
 
 
 
 
HB  1936
 
    For:
Doxsey, Laurence (City of San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Castillo, Yvonne (Texas Society of Architects)
 
 
Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Nathan, Robert (CPS Energy)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Robertson, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Sanchez, Melissa (Public Citizen)
 
 
Shilling, Mark (Standard Renewable Energy)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  2150
 
    For:
Brown, Kirby (Texas Wildlife Association)
 
 
Doherty, Larry Joe  (Self and Reg 7 TWA)
 
 
Favia del Core Borromeo, Marida  (Self and "Exotic" Wildlife Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Braun, David  (Self)
 
 
Edelman, Patti  (Self)
 
 
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2184
 
    For:
Beckelman, Benjamin  (Self)
 
    For:
Cauduro, Paul (Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Miller, Chris (AECT)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Sanchez, Melissa (Public Citizen)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  2226
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
McKinney, Mike (Oncor Electric Delivery)
 
 
Miller, Chris (AECT)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (CSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Sanchez, Melissa (Public Citizen)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  2319 - Committee Substitute  (Oliveira)
 
    For:
Burleson, Sue (Express Industries Corporation)
 
 
Muñiz Fennell, Miriam  (Self)
 
 
Patterson, Jennifer (Mcginnis, Lochridge & Kilgore)
 
 
Surface, Pat  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2319
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Floyd, Robert (Texas Music Educators Association)
 
 
Gendron, Christine (Texas Network of Youth Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2790
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Miller, Chris (AECT)
 
 
 
 
HB  3098
 
    For:
Moore, John (The City of Sunset Valley)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  3272
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Braun, David  (Self)
 
 
Cook, Michael (Austin Community Foundation)
 
 
Huffman, Laura (The Nature Conservancy)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Winn, Buddy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3965
 
    For:
Johnson, Rod (Ameresco)
 
 
Knudson, Greg (Ameresco)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Reynolds, Jack (Comptroller as a resource witness only)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Burton, Donovan (San Antonio Water System)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  4166
 
    For:
Brock, Gene (STW Resources)
 
 
Carter, Bill G (STW Resources)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Anderson, Lisa (Devon Energy)
 
 
Borskey, Mark (General Electric Corp.)
 
 
Haynes, Adam (TIPRO)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  4639
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
LeBas, James (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HJR 72
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Tx. Association of Realtors)
 
 
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau)
 
 
Ross, Susan (TREIA)
 
 
Sloan, Mike (Bergey Wind, Entegrity Wind, Southwest Wind Power)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HJR 75
 
    For:
Doxsey, Laurence (City of San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (TX. Assoc. of Realtors)
 
 
Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Shilling, Mark (Standard Renewable Energy)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HJR 141
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Reed, Cyrus (LSC, Sierra Club)
 
 
Robertson, Kate (Environmental Defense Fund)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)