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WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
May 17, 2007 - 03:45 PM or upon adjournment
HB  89
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Luna Ashley, Natalia    (TX Ethic Commission),  Austin, TX
HB  343
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Herman, Guy    (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Santana, Sonia    (ACLU-TX),  Austin, TX
 
Sperry, Teri    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
HB  473
 
AGAINST:
 
Hammond, Bill    (TX Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Hatch, Brent    (TX Dept of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herzog, Greg    (Texas Medical Assn),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Danzeiser, Doug    (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Darwin, Norman    (Office of Injured Employee Counsel),  Austin, TX
HB  497
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Nelson, Steve    (Associated General Contractors - TX Bldg Branch),  Austin, TX
 
Risk, Raymond    (Texas Construction Association),  Austin, TX
HB  626
 
FOR:
 
Forest, Rebecca    (Citizen),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Figueroa, Luis    (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund),  San Antonio, TX
 
ON:
 
Dyer, Jay    (The Office of the Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
McGeehan, Ann    (Texas Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Connett, Brent    (Texas Conservative Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Borel, Dennis    (Coaltion of Texans with Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
Littles, Paula    (Texas AFLCIO),  Austin, TX
 
McCall Smith, Bryson    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Salazar, Raul    (League of Women Voters of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Santana, Sonia    (ACLU-TX),  Austin, TX
 
Vanhoose, Laurie    (Advocacy Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Authur, Joy    (People for the American Way),  Austin, TX
HB  860
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Calvert, Raif    (Independent Colleges & Universities of Texas (ICUT)),  Austin, TX
HB  1146
 
ON:
 
Vanhoose, Laurie    (Advocacy Inc.),  Austin, TX
HB  1495
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Beck, Regan    (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
HB  1613
 
FOR:
 
Zamrazil, Kristie    (Texas Pharmacy Association),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Homer, Andrew    (Texas Public Employees Association),  Austin, TX
 
Horne, Allen    (CVS Caremark),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Huddleston, Cheri    (Academy of Independent Pharmacists),  Austin, TX
 
Nail, William S.    (ERS),  Austin, TX
 
Wohlgemuth, Arlene    (Academy of Indepent Pharmacists-TX),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Hammond, Bill    (Tx Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Harrold, Michael    (Express Scripts),  Chicago, IL
 
Wolfe, Jared    (TAHP),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Ashley, Natalia Luna    (Tx Ethics Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Johnsrud, Michael    (Self),  Austin, TX
HB  1849
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Pollard, Mike    (Texas Association of Health and Life Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Brady, Kevin    (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Thompson, Jay    (TALHI),  Austin, TX
HB  1919
 
FOR:
 
Boutte, Jane    (Pate Rehabilitation),  Grapevine, TX
 
Brady, Denise    (Mental Health Association in Texas),  Austin, TX
 
McGee, Joanne  Ph.D  (Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council),  Austin, TX
 
Tyson, Edward P  M.D.  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Erickson, Summer    (Self; Rocky Erickson),  Austin, TX
 
Hammond, Bill    (Tx Assoc of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Sass, Stacy    (Texas Small Business Alliance in Austin),  Austin, TX
 
Spiller, Lee    (Citizens Commission on Human Rights),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Danzeiser, Doug    (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Barker, Connie    (De Pelchin Children's Center),  Houston, TX
 
Beck, Richard    (American Pharmacies),  San Antonio, TX
 
Hernandez, Richard    (ResCare - Southwest Region),  Austin, TX
 
Heyden, Martia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Kroll, Carrie    (Texas Pediactric Society),  Austin, TX
 
Romero, Michelle    (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Rose, Denise    (Texas Children's Hospital),  Houston, TX
 
Schulle, Jr., Gerhardt    (American Pharmacies),  San Marcos, TX
 
Shields, Chris    (Texas Psychological Association),  Austin, TX
 
Sperry, Brian    (Children's Hospital Association of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Thyssen, Monica    (Advocacy, Inc.),  Leander, TX
 
Woolbert, Lynda    (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice),  West Columbia, TX
 
Against:
 
Allen, Eddie    (Self; Wife and two sons),  Dallas, TX
 
Breeding, John  Ph.D.  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gow, Brett    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Gow, Shannon    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Greenspan, Marcus    (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Heath, Ellen    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
LeFabvre, Jean    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Merritt, Emily    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Patterson, Pam    (Self; Cody Builders Supply),  Austin, TX
 
Patterson, Shelia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Schoenfield, J. Paul    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Clhubia    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Springer, Tracy    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Spry, Joan    (Self),  Spring, TX
 
Szombathy, Alkoto    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Vilca, Olga    (Self),  Houston, TX
 
On:
 
Wolfe, Jared    (TAHP),  Austin, TX
HB  2117
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Bailey, Charles    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
HB  2247
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Aldred, Tom    (Texas Conservative Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
HB  2250
 
AGAINST:
 
Sisk, Cathy    (Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer    (The County and District Clerks Association of Tx),  Austin, TX
HB  2365
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Hartman, Eric    (Texas Federation of Teachers),  Austin, TX
 
Homer, Andrew    (Texas Public Employees Association),  Austin, TX
HB  2451
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Sperry, Teri    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Ashley, Natalia Luna    (TX Ethics Commission),  Austin, TX
HB  2564
 
AGAINST:
 
Bower, Bruce    (Texas Legal Services Center),  Austin, TX
 
Whalen, Ken    (Texas Daily Newspaper Association, Texas Press Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Ratliff, Thomas    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Schloss, Hadassah    (Attourney General),  Austin, TX
HB  2667
 
FOR:
 
Regnier, Ted    (Volunteer Fireman's Insurance Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"    (Ted Regnier / VSFI),  Austin, TX
HB  2701
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Azopardi, Tommy J.    (Texas Racing Industry),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Fenner, Marik    (Texas Racing Commission),  Austin, TX
 
King, Charla Ann    (Texas Racing Commission),  Austin, TX
HB  2823
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Borel, Dennis    (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
Santana, Sonia    (ACLU - TX),  Austin, TX
 
Sperry, Teri    (True Courage Action Nextwork),  Austin, TX
 
Vanhoose, Laurie    (Advocacy Inc.),  Austin, TX
HB  3723
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Shuffler, Glen    (City of Houston),  Austin, TX
HCR 35
 
FOR:
 
Varnell, Doris    (Natl. M.S. Society),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Barker, Connie    (De Pelchin Children's Center),  Houston, TX
 
Borel, Dennis    (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
Bower, Bruce    (Texas Legal Services Center),  Austin, TX
 
Brady, Denise    (Mental Health Association in Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Brooks, Shannon    (National MS Society),  Austin, TX
 
Gray, James    (American Cancer Society),  Austin, TX
 
Lavine, Dick    (Center For Public Policy Priorities),  Austin, TX
 
Romero, Michelle    (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Romo, Joel    (American Heart Association),  Austin, TX
 
Thyssen, Monica    (Advocacy, Inc.),  Leander, TX
 
Wolfe, Jared    (TAHP),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Chandler, Robin    (Representative Eddie Rodriguez),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Bailey, Charles    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Young, Amy M.    (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities),  Austin, TX
HCR 187
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
McGinnis, Larry    (Department of Public Safety Officers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Varnell, Doris    (Natl. M.S. Society),  Austin, TX
HJR 30
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Aldred, Tom    (Texas Conservative Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Beck, Regan    (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
HJR 39
 
FOR:
 
Hobby, Bill    (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Watson, Gregory    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Authur, Joy    (People for the American Way),  Austin, TX
 
Bailey, Ken    (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  San Antonio, TX
 
Figueroa, Luis    (MALDEF Mexican American Legislative & Educational Fund),  San Antonio, TX
 
Littles, Paula    (Texas AFL CIO),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Jennifer    (The County and District Clerks Association of Tx),  Austin, TX
 
Santana, Sonia    (ACLU - TX),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Binson McCall    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Vanhoose, Laurie    (Advocacy Inc.),  Austin, TX