WITNESS LIST
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
March 22, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Boyd, Dusty (Coryell county district attorney office)
Sandell, Christopher (Self)
Tennison, Jimmy (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Donley, Rick (Beer Alliance of Texas)
Knox, Ricky (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
McCord, Mia (Consumer Choice Coalition)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
Tennison, Tonya (Self)
Urrabazo, JP (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
For:
Madison, Joseph (Demand Disruption)
Smith-Lawson, Bridgette (Fort Bend County Attorney)
On:
Kosich, Nicole (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
For:
Bennett, Jennifer (Self; Parent Preventing Childhood Drowning)
Chang, April (Self)
Chang, Kuang-yu (Self)
Hicks, Tanya (Self)
Walker, Sondra (Self)
Against:
Beaubouef, Richard (Texas Pool and Spa Coalition)
Borrayo, Juan (SwimJim Swim School Texas)
Laman, Tracy (Houston swim club)
Mccuiston, Chris (United states swim school association)
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Against:
Neillie, Andrew (Aqua-Tots Swim Schools)
Raymond, Ellis (Jim Montgomery Swim)
Spiers, James (Stop Drowning Now)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Stryker, Pam (US Swim School Association)
Tucker, J. Kevin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hausenfluck, Amber (Camping Association for Mutual Progress)
Against:
Koebele, Steve (Pool & Hot Tub Alliance)
Koleber, Tracy (Nitro Swimming)
Posey, Jake (International Franchise Association (IFA))
Schoen, Tammy (Houston swim club)
On:
Escobar, Jessica (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Oestrick, Tanya (DFPS resource only)
For:
Mauro, Kaitlin (Austin FC)
Morris, Karin (Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Perez, Bobby (San Antonio Spurs)
Against:
Crow, Tisha (Self; RPT)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Hughes, Jennifer (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)
Kohler, Rob (Christian life commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
On:
Treacy, William “ Bill” (Texas State Board of Public Accountancy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Society of CPAs)
On:
Hill, Jerry (Tsbpa)
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For:
Burns, Courtney (Self; SPCA of Texas)
Cantrell, Jamey (Self; Texas Animal Control Association)
Ducharme, Ronald (Self; Rescue Magazine)
Meloncon, Kimberly (Self; Animal Investigation and Response)
Swift, Susan (Self)
Turner, Randy (Self)
Against:
Hupp, Jacob (American Kennel Club)
Kralik, Martin (Responsible Pet Owners Alliance)
Morrison, Mary (Self; Toy Club of Greater Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bobosky, Shelby (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Dykes, Randi (Self)
Gamez, Alex (Self; Humane Society)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Hubbard, John (Self; Animal Legal Defense Fund)
Johnson, Ashley (Self)
Muller, Sandra (Self)
Peters, Susan (Self; Puppy mill awareness day)
Randolph, Ian (Animal Legal Defense Fund)
Ross, Robyn (Self)
Shurtleff, Hilary (Texas Pets Alive)
Sutton Kerby, Stacy (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Swift, Dick (Self)
Van Landingham, Erin (Self)
Van Landingham, Steven (Self)
On:
Bruno, Steve (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
For:
Barker, Chase (Self; National Utility Contractors Association)
Wink, Bree (NUCA)
Against:
Cox, Stephen (Self; Cox plumbing)
Hollub, Joshua (Self; PLUMBING-HEATING-COOLING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
OF TEXAS (PHCC))
Lord, Rick (Self; Plumbers Local 68)
Thornton, Robert (UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 286)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Debenport, Mary Jane (Self; National utilities contractors association)
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Wink, Dwayne (NUCA)
Against:
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas Building Trades)
Mata, John (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO))
Smith, Jacob (Plumbers Local 68)
On:
Denton, Frank (Texas State Board of plumbing Examiners)
Hill, Lisa (Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners)
For:
Bordelon, Rod (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Lauderback, Bill (Texans for Ecomomic Freedom)
Against:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Andrews, Jenny (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Bruning, Kathryn (City of Houston, ARA)
Gordley, Briana (Texas Appleseed)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Against:
Amps, Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Duru, Chinwendu (Self)
Egger, Dominique (Self)
Esperanza, Catherine (Self)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Hale, Angela (Texas Competes Action)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Hill, Rachel (Self; Equality Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hunt, Jonathan (Self)
Hunt, Kyla (Self)
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Against:
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
McBride, Megan (Self)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Ocegueda, Sofia (Self)
Pauling, Sydney (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Pollock, Ryan (Self; IBEW 520)
Reeves, Stephen (Fellowship Southwest)
Simpson Gray, Jane (Self)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Sumberlin, Kenneth (TSAEW)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Traylor, Kelly (Cherokee county)
Webb, Natalie (Self; University Baptist Church, Austin, TX)
Weist, Jon (City of Irving)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Woomer, Eric (Foundation Appraisers Coalition of Texas (FACT))
On:
Buchholtz, Chelsea (Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Miller, Jeff (DocTrace)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
For:
Roberts, Mark (International Code Council)
Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Against:
Lord, Rick (Self; Plumbers Local 68)
Mata, John (The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bluntzer, Rick (International Code Council)
Carnahan, Alina (Real Estate Council of Austin)
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For:
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Muñoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Walker, Becky (Texas Society of Architects)
Against:
Cox, Stephen (Self; Cox plumbing)
Hollub, Joshua (Self; PLUMBING-HEATING-COOLING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
OF TEXAS (PHCC))
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas Building Trades)
Thornton, Robert (UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 286)
On:
Denton, Frank (Texas State Board of plumbing Examiners)
Hill, Lisa (Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners)
For:
Houston, Stephanie (Self; Texas Distilled Spirits Association)
Knox, Ricky (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brannan, Ryan (Treaty Oak Distillery)
Donley, Rick (Beer Alliance of Texas)
Hausenfluck, Amber (Texas Distilled Spirits Associaiton)
McCord, Mia (Consumer Choice Coalition)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Short, Jim (SPEC's)
Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
Urrabazo, JP (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
On:
Graham, Thomas (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)
For:
Smith, Tom Smitty (Self; Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA))
Against:
Miller, Sid (Self)
On:
Escobar, Jessica (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Fearneyhough, Jason (Texas Department of Agriculture)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Kessler, Ben (ChargePoint)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
On:
Graham, Thomas (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)
Kleinschmidt, Tim (Texas Deparment of Agriculture)
For:
Sahadi, Reagan (Self)
On:
Hill, Lisa (Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners)
Smith, Jacob (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Cox, Stephen (Self; Cox plumbing)
Hollub, Joshua (Self; PLUMBING-HEATING-COOLING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
OF TEXAS (PHCC))
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas Building Trades)
Lord, Rick (Self; Plumbers Local 68)
Thornton, Robert (UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 286)
On:
Denton, Frank (Texas State Board of plumbing Examiners)
For:
Johnston, Todd (Self; Texas towing and storage assoc)
Moore, Dana (Texas Trucking Assoc.)
Rash, Jeanette (Self; Texas Towing and Storage Association)
Wagner, LouAnn (Self; Texas Towing and Storage Association)
Against:
Bennett Jr, James (Self; Beards Towing, Southwest Tow Operators)
Nirenstedt, Geoff (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Walters, David (Self)
Ward, Jason (Self; Collin county vsf)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Allen, Joel (Self; Southwest Tow)
Allen, Susan (Self; SouthWest Tow Operators)
Anderson, Tommy (Self; Southwest tow operators)
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Against:
Arvie, Marcus (Self; Jordan towing)
Bennett, James (Self; Beards Towing)
Borden, Brendan (Self; Beards Towing)
Borden, Chloe (Self; Beards Towing)
Cleaver, Jonathan (Self; Commercial Towing Services LLC)
Cortez, Fidel (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Denson, Mark (Self; On Site Towing)
Dunn, Katelyn (Self; Beards towing)
Escalera, David (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Hoffman, Gary (Self; Classic Towing & Recovery)
Inc, RoadSync (RoadSync)
Jordan, Curtis (Self; Jordan Towing)
Lindgren, James (Self; Gritten Wrecker Service)
Lindgren, Linda (Self; Tow King)
Mora, Tasha (Self; Southwest Tow Operators (Towing Association))
Perales, Barbara (Self; Southwest Tow Operators)
Peterson, James (Self; Southwest tow operators)
Phillips, Mike (Self; All American Towing)
Rice, William (Lindy Lott Wrecker)
Short, Julie (Self)
Short, Stoney (Self)
Sizemore, Charles (Self; Southwest tow operators)
Walters, Brian (Self)
Ward, Tim (Self; Sto)
Ward, Timothy (Self; Southwest tow ops)
Yancey, Keith (Self; Beards towing)
On:
Bruno, Steve (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
For:
Houston, Stephanie (Self; Texas Distilled Spirits Association)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brannan, Ryan (Treaty Oak Distillery)
Donley, Rick (Beer Alliance of Texas)
Garcia, Lisa (Diageo North America)
Hausenfluck, Amber (Texas Distilled Spirits Association)
Knox, Ricky (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas)
Short, Jim (SPEC's)
Urrabazo, JP (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
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