WITNESS LIST
Ways & Means Committee
April  29, 2009 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  263
 
    For:
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Tx (IRCOT))
 
 
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Munhofen, Brent (IRCOT Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Martin, Laura (ACLU of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Anderson, Lou Ann  (Self)
 
 
Beaver, Mary (IRCOT)
 
 
Brooke, Marvin  (Self)
 
 
Francis, Kay  (Self)
 
 
Klein, Ann R  (Self)
 
 
Lannon, Robert  (Self)
 
 
Michaelis, Juanita  (Self)
 
 
Michaels, Jerry  (Self)
 
 
Stebbins, Melissa  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Gonzalez, Liza (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Lightsey, Rebecca (Tx Appleseed)
 
 
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
 
 
 
 
HB  464
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bashur, Reggie (Verizon)
 
 
Clark, Jeffrey (Technology Association of America)
 
 
Gonzalez, Liza (Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
Mallette, Cindy (Americans for Prosperity)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  508
 
    For:
Gordon, Brian (Muniservices, LLC)
 
 
Hermann, William  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Michaelis, Jerry  (Self)
 
 
Michaelis, Juanita  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1402
 
    For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
 
 
Reinlie, Lauren (Texans for Public Justice)
 
 
 
 
HB  1853
 
    For:
Gebbia, Krista (Preservation Texas)
 
 
Grindstaff, Elizabeth (City of San Angelo)
 
 
Lown, J.W. (City of San Angelo)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Dane, Michael (City of San Angelo)
 
    For:
Dominguez, Harold (City of San Angelo)
 
 
 
 
HB  2489
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Beaver, Mary  (Self)
 
 
Brooke, Marvin  (Self)
 
 
Carpenter, John (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca  (Self)
 
 
Francis, Kay  (Self)
 
 
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Klein, Ann R.  (Self)
 
 
Ogden, Kristen (Associated General Contractors of Texas)
 
 
Olsen, Lawrence (Texas Good Roads Assn)
 
 
Suhm, Vic (North Texas Commission + Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  2624
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
 
 
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3361
 
    For:
McCombs, Terrell  (Self and Texas Board of Criminal Justice)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  3425
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
Shields, Chris (City of San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
HB  3462
 
    For:
Carpenter, John (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition)
 
 
Suhm, Vic ((1) North Texas Commission (2) Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Casto, Larry (City of Dallas)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Ogden, Kristen (AGC of Texas)
 
 
Olsen, Lawrence (Tx Good Roads Assn)
 
 
Patterson, T.J. (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
Shields, Chris (San Antonio Mobility Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Dixon, Don  (Self)
 
 
Kennedy, John (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3514
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Blanton, Tom (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3530
 
    For:
Berlanga, David  (Self and T-Cot, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Stevens, Bill (Tx Alliance of Energy Producers)
 
 
Zamora, Gilbert (STS Consultants LLC Corpus Christi, Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  3669
 
    For:
Hunt, Lonnie (Houston County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3935
 
    For:
Ward, Leslie (AT&T)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bashur, Reggie (Verizon)
 
 
Kamerman, Lyn (Texas Telephone Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3984
 
    For:
Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Moorehead, Bee (Texas Impact)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Forest, Rebecca  (Self)
 
 
Martinez, Maria  (Self)
 
 
Munhofen, Brent  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  4039 - Committee Substitute  (Oliveira)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Dist. Bexar Appraisal Dist)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
 
 
HB  4039
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Estes, Joshua  (Self and Brusniak/Blackwell, PC)
 
 
Williams, Katy (H-E-B)
 
 
 
 
HB  4106 - Committee Substitute  (Oliveira)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metropolitan Council of Appraisal Districts Bexar Appraisal District Bexar Appraisal District)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
HB  4106
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Districts)
 
 
 
 
HB  4117
 
    For:
Thompson, David (Houston Independent School District Texas Assn. of School Administrators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Martinez, Maria  (Self)
 
 
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self)
 
 
Valdez, Jerry (Greater Houston Partnership)
 
 
 
 
HB  4229
 
    For:
Estes, Joshua  (Self and Brusniak/Blackwell)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  4230
 
    For:
Estes, Joshua  (Self and Brusniak/Blackwell, P.C.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Christian, George (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)
 
 
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  4230 - Committee Substitute  (Oliveira)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Amezquita, Michael (Metro Council of Appraisal Districts Bexar Appraisal District)
 
 
Robinson, Jim  (Self and Texas Assn. of Appraisal Dists.)
 
 
 
 
HB  4322
 
    For:
Aston, Sonya (Harris County Tax Office)
 
 
Edwards, Timothy G.  (Self)
 
 
Garcia, Sylvia (Harris County / Pct 2.)
 
 
Montemayor, Christopher (Harris County Sheriff's Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Burks, Terrence (Harris County Sheriff's Office)
 
 
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
 
 
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Woods, Lee (Amusement and Music Operators of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  4429
 
    For:
Abraham, Salem (Canadian ISD)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Reynolds, Jack (Comptroller as a resource witness only)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Giarratani, Dominic (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
 
 
HB  4692
 
    For:
Jones, Harvella  (Self and The National Homeowners Advocate Group, LLC PRESIDENT)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Jones, Karen  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  4747
 
    For:
Murphy, Jim (Westchase District)
 
 
 
 
HB  4781
 
    For:
Sanders, Ron (Brewster County Tourism Council)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Joslove, Scott (Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.)