WITNESS LISTSB 2447Senate Committee ReportIntergovernmental RelationsApril 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM FOR: Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Against: Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX On: Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX WITNESS LIST WITNESS LIST SB 2447Senate Committee Report SB 2447 Senate Committee Report Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM FOR: Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Against: Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX On: Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM FOR: FOR: Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying: For: For: De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Against: Against: Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX On: On: Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
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SB 2447Senate Committee Report SB 2447 Senate Committee Report
SB 2447
Senate Committee Report
Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations
Intergovernmental Relations
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM FOR: Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Against: Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX On: Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM FOR: FOR: Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying: For: For: De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Against: Against: Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX On: On: Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM
FOR: FOR:
FOR:
Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying:
Registering, but not testifying:
For: For:
For:
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Against: Against:
Against:
Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX
Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX
Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA
Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX
Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX
On: On:
On:
Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
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SB 2447Senate Committee Report SB 2447 Senate Committee Report
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Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations
Intergovernmental Relations
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM FOR: Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Against: Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX On: Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM FOR: FOR: Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying: For: For: De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Against: Against: Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX On: On: Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM
FOR: FOR:
FOR:
Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying:
Registering, but not testifying:
For: For:
For:
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Against: Against:
Against:
Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX
Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX
Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA
Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX
Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX
On: On:
On:
Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
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SB 2447
Senate Committee Report
Intergovernmental Relations
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM
FOR: FOR:
FOR:
Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying:
Registering, but not testifying:
For: For:
For:
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Against: Against:
Against:
Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX
Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX
Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA
Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX
Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX
On: On:
On:
Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX
April 15, 2009 - 9:30 AM
FOR:
Cantusegovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
De La Cruz, Arnulfo (Service Employees), Austin, TX
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Against:
Baker Wells, Carri (The Greater San Antonio Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Broaddus, Jack (Texas Reservation), San Antonio, TX
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Lobbyist (San Antonio Real Estate Council), Austin, TX
Goudge, Jim (The Greater SA Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Kesari, Dimitri (National Right to Work Committee), Springfield, VA
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas), Austin, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Perez, Jose (The Greater SA Chamber), San Antonio, TX
Sisk, Cathy Director, Legislation Relations (Harris County), Houston, TX
On:
Higgins, Mike (Self), Austin, TX