Witness List Display

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WITNESS LIST

Insurance Committee

April 14, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

HB 451

For:

Ahrens, Fred (Autism Speaks - N. TX)

Alexander, Valerie (Self)

Bernoski, Mike (Texas Autism Advocacy)

Butler, Kimberly (Parents of Autistic Children of Texas (POACTX) & Jeffery Butler)

Day, Angela (Self)

Enzinna, Christie (Self)

Hockenyos, Jon (Self)

Laboon, Bruce (Self)

Olive, Melissa (Self and Center for Autism & Related Disorders)

Rae, Liam (Self)

Ryan, Rebecca (Self)

Singleton, Cynthia (Self and Amber Toll)

Yeaman, Karen (Self)

Zech, Gary (Self and Jeffery Butler)

Against:

Ahrens, Jennifer (Texas Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

On:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHD)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Allan, Lindsey (Self)

Argun, Beti (Self)

Barker, Conni (De Pelchin Children's Center)

Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)

Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

Flores, Noelia (LaFe Policy Research & Education Center)

Harris, Dwight (TX - AFT)

Higdon, Larry (Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association)

Huemmer, Maria (The Texas Catholic Conference, The Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

Kolmer, Jessica (National Alliance for Mental Illness)

Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)

Lyons, Loraine (Self)

Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)

Miller, Jeff (Advocacy Incorporated)

Mincher, Debbie (Texas Occupational Therapy Assoc.)

Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)

Park, Jodi (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

Shahady, Deanna (Self)

Shearman, Steven (Self and Thomas Shearman, Autistic Son.)

Shields, Julie (Tx Assoc. of School Boards)

Statman, Rona (The Arc of Texas)

Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)

Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

For:

Yerly, Rebecca (Self)

Against:

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

HB 861

For:

Landolt, Karen (Self)

Milburn, Lynne (Self)

Moore, Lisa (Self)

Terrell, Randall (Equality Texas)

On:

Carter, Julien (University of Texas at Austin)

Vincent, Gregory (University of Texas at Austin)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Adelman, Andrew (Self)

Bacon, Catherine (Self)

Batchelor, Heather (Self)

Beal, Jessamine (Self)

Berger, Ed (Seton Family of Hospitals)

Berman, Mitchell (Self)

Bojo, Leah (Self)

Boneta, Lauren (Self)

Brenner, Elizabeth (Self)

Bridgforth, Sharon (Self)

Brown, Benjamin (Self)

Bui, Phuoc (Self)

Calfa, Nicolina (Self)

Cano, John (Self)

Cantu, Corina (Self)

Carneiro, Nicholas (Self)

Carter, Mia (Self)

Chance, Jennifer (Self)

Chapman, John (Self)

Chichester, Anne (Self)

Clark, Megan (Self)

Clayton, Stephani (Self)

Conley, Korey (Self)

Craig, Allison (Self)

Cuno-Booth, Paul (Self)

Dahl, Kimberly (Self)

Dunn, Carey (Self)

Edmonson, Charles (Self)

Eichsteadt, Harmony (Self)

Feves, Attila (Self)

Fife, Kathryn (Self)

Flores, Noelia (Self and LeFe Policy Research & Education Center)

Foley, Marjorie (Self)

Foo, Linda (Self)

Freetly, Adam (Self)

For:

Gale, Sylvia (Self)

Gavin, Christoher (Self)

Goodwin, Jeffrey (Self)

Gordon, Edmund (Self)

Gower, Kalee (Self)

Gray, Elizabeth (Self)

Gutierrez, Sarah (Self)

Gutierrez, Vincent (Self)

Guzman, Michele (Self)

Harris, Dwight (TX.-AFT)

Hernandez, Santiago (Self)

Hinton, Olivia (Self)

Hogan, Kristen (Self)

Hurt, Erin (Self)

Hurtado, Janina (Self)

Irwin, George (Self)

Jackson, Hunter (Self)

Jones, Joni (Self)

Kalifa, Tamir (Self)

Keffler, Tony (Self)

Kinsel, Kristina (Self)

Lang, Stephanie (Self)

Lee, Scott (Self)

Liao, Melody (Self)

Looney, April (Self)

Macaluso, Kristen (Self)

Marbach, Paul (Self)

Marsh, Lindsay (Self)

Marshall, Shirley Thompson (Self)

Martin, Amy (Self)

Miller, Eric (Self)

Mulliken, Jasmine (Self)

Nguyen, Cynthia (Self)

Oconnor, Kaitlin (Self)

Osobuse, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)

Perez, Natalia (Self)

Rajagopalan, Keshav (Self)

Rasmussen, Elise (Self)

Rease, Matthew (Self)

Rosen, Stephanie (Self)

Sallier, Gerald (Self)

Schell, Lindsey (Self)

Scott, Paul (Equality Texas)

Semtner, Jonathan (Self)

Shelley, Elle (Self)

For:

Skidmore, Jennifer (Self)

Smith, Chuck (Self)

Smith, Lindsey (Self)

Tang, Kevin (Self)

Turner, Timothy (Self)

Villarreal, Jessica (Self)

Wallace, Kimberly (Self)

Welch, Ashley (Self)

Whitson, Jennifer (Self)

Williams Barron, Courtney (Self)

Winegarten, Debra (Self)

Wise, Rachel (Self)

Woody, Thaddeus (Student government of the University of Texas)

Young, Tatiana (Self)

Zimmer, Cara (Self)

HB 1021

For:

Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)

Against:

Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America (PCI))

Registering, but not testifying:

Against:

Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Group)

Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

Thompson, Jay (Assoc. of Fire & Casualty Cos. of Texas (AFACT))

HB 1570

For:

Hanna, Mark (Texas Podiatric Medical Association)

Against:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

HB 1696

For:

Beck, Richard (TX Business Council)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Culley, Robert (Truecare Pharmacy)

Against:

Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)

Root, David (Medco Health Solutions, Inc.)

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

HB 1696 - Committee Substitute (Taylor)

Against:

Dederichs, David (Express Scripts, Inc.)

Horne, Allen (CVS Caremark Corp.)

HB 1889

For:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

HB 2000

For:

Green Dias, Kendra (Self)

Against:

Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

On:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Flores, Noelia (LaFe Policy Research & Education Center)

For:

Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)

Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)

Sanders, Morgan (March of Dimes)

Against:

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

HB 2203

For:

Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

Williams, Josia R (Texas Medical Association)

Against:

Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)

On:

Geeslin, Mike (Tx Dept. of Insurance)

Lieberknecht, Chloe (Sunset Advisory Commission)

Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Group)

Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

Henkes, David (Texas Medical Association)

Loftis, Lee (Ind. Insurance Agents of Texas)

Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

Marks, Elena (City of Houston)

Schulle Jr., Gerhardt (TX. Society of Professional Engineers)

Thompson, Jay (Assoc. of Fire & Casualty Cos of Texas (AFACT))

Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America (PCI))

On:

Sanchez, Joe (AARP - Texas)

HB 2233

For:

Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)

Williams, Josie R (Texas Medical Association)

On:

Geeslin, Mike (Tx Dept of Insurance)

Lieberknecht, Chloe (Sunset Advisory Commission)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Blue, Catherine (ACORN)

Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

Cubria, Melissa (Texas Public Interest Research Group)

Henkes, David (Texas Medical Association)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Morstad, Tim (AARP)

Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

Schwartz, A. R. (Coastal Windstorm Assc. (Galveston))

Suiter, Kim (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

HB 2453

For:

Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Apodaca, Michelle (Tx Hospital Association)

Blue, Catherine (ACORN)

Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

Casso, Amy (La Fe Policy Research & Education Center)

Cubria, Melissa (Texas Public Interest Research Group)

Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

Green, Shelton (Christian Life Commission of the Texas Baptist Convention)

Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Against:

Barber, Kathy (Texas Retailers Assoc.)

HB 2487

For:

Carl, Eric (Raymond James & Associates)

Smith, David Adam (Protecting America.org)

Against:

Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Group)

Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (United Services Automobile Association (USAA))

Stanton, Tamara (Reinsurance Assoc. of America)

Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America (PCI))

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Cavazos, Eddie (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)

Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)

Fernandez, Paula (State Farm Insurance)

Garza, Rudy (City of Corpus Christi)

Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

McClendon, Sidney (West Galveston Island Property Owner's Assn)

Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

Schwartz, A. R. (Coastal Windstorm Assc. (Galveston))

Zeman, Robert (Allstate)

Against:

Chandler, Gary (Texas Dept. Public Safety Officers Association)

Drawert, Jim (Republic Insurance Company)

Galitski, Frank (Farmers Insurance)

Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

Sullivan, Michael (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

Thompson, Jay (AFACT (Assoc. of Fire & Casualty Cos. of Texas))

Venable, Peggy (Americans for Prosperity)

HB 2552

For:

Nardone, May (Farmers Insurance
Business Owner/Agent)

On:

Dick, Alexis (Tx Department of Insurance)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

HB 2576

For:

Carroll, Rod (Board Member Texas Ambulance Assoc.)

On:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Sprinkle, GK (Texas Ambulance Association)

On:

Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)

HB 2714

For:

Bebb, Gretchen (Texas Speech & Hearing Assn.)

Campbell, Lauralee (Self)

Chipman, Patricia (TSHA Texas Speech & Hearing Assn.)

Davis, Dan (TSHA)

Higdon, Larry (Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association)

Joyce-Wylie, Tamara (Self)

Tronzano, Cindy (Self)

Against:

Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

On:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

Dower, Carolyn (Self)

Jones, Erin (Oz Systems)

Lasso, Amy (La Fe Policy Research & Education Center)

Marlin, Justin (Texans Care For Children)

Shields, Brad (Tx Academy of Audiology)

Against:

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

HB 2967

For:

Dower, Carolyn (Self and STAR Committee (States For Treatment Access & Research))

Morris, Diane (Self)

Morris, Stephanie (Self)

Morris, Stephen (Self)

Schmidt, Vanessa (Self)

Tyson, Ed (Self and Academy for Eating Disorders)

Against:

Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

On:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Barker, Conni (De Pelchin Children's Center)

Bell, Michael (Self)

Bennett, Susan (Self)

Kaiser, Kristi (Self)

Kolmer, Jessica (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Lasso, Amy (La Fe Policy Research & Education Center)

Lewis, Kathryn (Advocacy, Incorporated)

Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)

Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)

Park, Jodi (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

Siegal, Jennifer (Self)

For:

Thorson, Beth (Self)

Thorson, Jeane (Self)

Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)

Against:

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

On:

DeWitt, Lauren (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

HB 2975

Against:

Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Apodaca, Michelle (Tx Hospital Association)

Berger, Ed (Seton Family of Hospitals)

Casso, Amy (La Fe Policy Research & Education Center)

Keller, Merily (Self and A) Texas Suicide Prevention Council AND
B) Central Texas Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

Kolmer, Jessica (National Alliance for Mental Illness)

Lewis, Kathryn (Advocacy, Incorporated)

Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)

Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)

Park, Jodi (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)

Against:

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

On:

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

HB 3074

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Apodaca, Michelle (Tx Hospital Association)

Casso, Amy (La Fe Policy Research & Education Center)

HB 3120

For:

Marks, Elena (City of Houston)

Williams, Josie R (Texas Medical Association)

Against:

Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Apodaca, Michelle (Tx Hospital Association)

Blue, Catherine (ACORN)

Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

Casso, Amy (LaFe Policy Research & Education Center)

Cubria, Melissa (Texas Public Interest Research Group)

Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

Henkes, David (Texas Medical Association)

Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

Kolmer, Jessica (National Alliance for Mental Illness)

Lively, Lanle (NFIBTX)

Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)

Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Suiter, Kim (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)

HB 3221

For:

Benko, Joanna (Farmers Ins)

On:

Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Kerwin, Thomas (Farmers Insurance
Manager-Billing Operations)

Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

HB 3855

For:

Lopez, Gabriel (Texas Association of Realtors)

Against:

Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Casso, Amy (LaFe Policy Research & Education Center)

Against:

Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

HB 3994

For:

Vandelinder, David (Independent Insurance Agents of Tx)

HB 4338

For:

Rothermel, John (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Burner, Burnie (Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Assn.)

Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association)

Lee, Randy (Stewart title Guaranty Co.)

HB 4342

For:

Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)

Wildman, Peggy V (AARP)

Against:

Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

Thompson, Jay (AFACT/Assoc. of Fire and Casualty Cos of Texas))

Registering, but not testifying:

Against:

Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (United Services Automobile Association (USAA))

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

HB 4402

For:

Suiter, Kim (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)

Against:

Barber, Kathy (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

Dederichs, David (Express Scripts, Inc.)

Lott, Bruce (Mylan, Inc)

Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Brown, Jay (Hoffman LaRoche, Inc.)

Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology)

Erskine, Jack (Glaxo Smith Kline)

Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

Kolmer, Jessica (National Alliance for Mental Illness)

Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)

Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

Vazquez, Tanya C. (Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Three Parkway North
Deerfield, IL 60015)

Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)

Wallace, Grant (American Cancer Society)

Against:

Chiles, Colin (Apotex Corp.)

Culley, Robert (Generic Pharmaceutical Association)

Against:

Horne, Allen (CVS Caremark Corp.)

Root, David (Medco Health Solutions, Inc.)

HB 4410

For:

Bond, Tom (AFLAC)

Registering, but not testifying:

For:

Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))

Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)