WITNESS LIST SB 639 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce March 5, 2013 - 8:00 AM FOR: Yarbrough, Randy (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin, TX AGAINST: Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX Diggs, Keith (also providing written testimony) (Anheuser-Busch), Colleyville, TX Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX Loyola, Mario (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Metzger, Scott (Freetail Brewing Co, Texas Craft Brewer's Guild), San Antonio, TX Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX ON: Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Spilman, Tom (WBDT), Austin, TX Strama, Keith (WBDT), Austin, TX AGAINST: Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX Debower, Adam (Austin Beerworks LLC), Austin, TX Engel, Rick (Uncle Billy's), Austin, TX Extract, Ronald (Jester King Craft Brewery), Austin, TX Farbstein, Brad (Real Ale Brewing Co.), Blanco, TX Forsell, Courtney (Self) , Austin, TX Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX Graham, Michael (Austin Beerworks), Austin, TX Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX Hamilton, Mike (Beer Alliance), Mauriceville, TX Harris, Ashley (Self) , Austin, TX Holley, Carl (Rahr & Sons Brewery), Austin, TX Hunt, Bob (Millercoors), Milwaukee, WI James, Nick (Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX Keisler, Rhett (Revolver Brewing), Granbury, TX McElroy, Chip (Live Oak Brewing Co.), Austin, TX McFarlin, Don (Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX McIntosh, John (MC3 Brewing LLC), Dripping Springs, TX Peticolas, Michael (Self) , Dallas, TX Powell, Walt (Flix Brewhouse), Austin, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 639 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce Rahr, Fritz (Rahr & Sons Brewing), Fort Worth, TX Reardon, John (Deep Ellum Brewing Co.), Dallas, TX Schwartz, Tim (Texas Craft Brewers Guild), Dripping Springs, TX Sprague, Leslie (Open The Taps), Houston, TX Townes, Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX Urrabazo, J.P. (Self) , Austin, TX Vallhonrat, Charles (Texas Craft Brewers Guild), Cypress, TX Wagner, Brock (Saint Arnold Brewing), Houston, TX Ward, Alan L. (Brigadoon Brewery and Brew School LLC), La Porte, TX Wheeler, Daniel (Rogness Brewing Co.), Austin, TX Wilson, Josh (Self) , Austin, TX ON: Steen, Alan (Beer Alliance of Texas), Georgetown, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 639
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
March 5, 2013 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Yarbrough, Randy (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of
Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Diggs, Keith (also providing written testimony) (Anheuser-Busch), Colleyville, TX
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Loyola, Mario (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy Foundation),
Austin, TX
Metzger, Scott (Freetail Brewing Co, Texas Craft Brewer's Guild), San Antonio, TX
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX
ON:
Beck, Carolyn (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Spilman, Tom (WBDT), Austin, TX
Strama, Keith (WBDT), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX
Debower, Adam (Austin Beerworks LLC), Austin, TX
Engel, Rick (Uncle Billy's), Austin, TX
Extract, Ronald (Jester King Craft Brewery), Austin, TX
Farbstein, Brad (Real Ale Brewing Co.), Blanco, TX
Forsell, Courtney (Self) , Austin, TX
Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX
Graham, Michael (Austin Beerworks), Austin, TX
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX
Hamilton, Mike (Beer Alliance), Mauriceville, TX
Harris, Ashley (Self) , Austin, TX
Holley, Carl (Rahr & Sons Brewery), Austin, TX
Hunt, Bob (Millercoors), Milwaukee, WI
James, Nick (Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX
Keisler, Rhett (Revolver Brewing), Granbury, TX
McElroy, Chip (Live Oak Brewing Co.), Austin, TX
McFarlin, Don (Beer Alliance of Texas), Austin, TX
McIntosh, John (MC3 Brewing LLC), Dripping Springs, TX
Peticolas, Michael (Self) , Dallas, TX
Powell, Walt (Flix Brewhouse), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
SB 639
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
Rahr, Fritz (Rahr & Sons Brewing), Fort Worth, TX
Reardon, John (Deep Ellum Brewing Co.), Dallas, TX
Schwartz, Tim (Texas Craft Brewers Guild), Dripping Springs, TX
Sprague, Leslie (Open The Taps), Houston, TX
Townes, Ralph (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX
Urrabazo, J.P. (Self) , Austin, TX
Vallhonrat, Charles (Texas Craft Brewers Guild), Cypress, TX
Wagner, Brock (Saint Arnold Brewing), Houston, TX
Ward, Alan L. (Brigadoon Brewery and Brew School LLC), La Porte, TX
Wheeler, Daniel (Rogness Brewing Co.), Austin, TX
Wilson, Josh (Self) , Austin, TX
ON:
Steen, Alan (Beer Alliance of Texas), Georgetown, TX
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