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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Appropriations - S/C on Budget Transparency and Reform Committee

            April 16, 2013 - 8:00 AM

            HB 896

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Mayfield, Kara (Game warden peace officer association)

                                 Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)

                                 Walker, Scheleen (Self; Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)

                 On:

                                 McCarty, Gene (Parks & Wildlife Department)

            HB 3339

                 For:

                                 Archer (Self; Our Values Our Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas naacp)

                                 Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn)

                                 Cardenas III, Joe (Hispanics Organized for Political Education (HOPE))

                                 Eaton, Holly (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texas Forward)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lilly, Janna (TCASE Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Lopez, Patricia (Self)

                                 Martinez, Sandra (Methodist Healthcare Ministriesnof South Texas)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Self; Texas Association for Bilingual Education)

                                 Sanderson, Josh (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                                 Valadez-Mata Jr, Cynthia (LULAC District IV)

                                 Villanueva, Chandra (Center for public policy priorities)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

            HB 3376

                 For:

                                 Bates, Sarah (Self)

                                 Bentsen, Lan (Self)

                                 Brubaker, Laura (Texas Well and Healthy)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Cox, Bettina (Self)

                                 Davis, Melissa (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Dwyer, Sister JT (Self; Seton healthcare family)

                                 Fritz, Randy (Self)

                                 Garcia, Mimi (Texas Well and Healthy)

                                 Garza, Alexandria (Self)

                                 Goertz, Roland (Self; Texas Assoc of Community Health Centers)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hutson, Blake (Consumers union)

                                 Kight, Charles (Self)

                                 Knight, Melissa (Self)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Easter seals central texas)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Martinez, Joel (Self; United methodist church)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Moriarty, Kevin (Methodist healthcare ministries)

                                 Moriarty, Kevin (Methodist healthcare ministries)

                                 Nichols-Segers, Simone (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)

                                 Quill, Beth (Self; Children's Defense Fund)

                                 Scott, Shanie (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Davidson, John (Texas public policy foundation)

                 On:

                                 Bearden, Chase (My Medicaid Matters)

                                 Cline, Michael (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 McGraw, Peter (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Banda, Jesus (Self; Texas organizing project)

                                 Banda, Martha (Self; Texas organizing project)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas naacp)

                                 Berger, Edward (Catholic Health Association of Texas)

                                 Collins, Sylvia (Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Cranston, Catherine (Self)

                                 Cranston, Catherine (Self; ADAPT and Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas)

                                 Cranston, Ron (Self)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas Association for Infant Mental Health)

                                 Crowther, Nancy (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Deckard (Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Douglas, Durrel (Self; Texas Organizing Project)

                                 East Dotson, Shelia (Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Edmonds, Dennis (Self; Texas Association of Community Based Health Plans)

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas counseling association)

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texas Forward)

                                 Garcia, Humberto (Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Garcia, Humberto (Self; Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Gonzalez, Fernando (Self; Adapt of texas)

                                 Greene, Emmitt (Texas organizing project)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Hogue, Tiffany (Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 Kitchen, Ann (Self)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Lewis, Rosa (Self; Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Lloyd, Gwen (Dallas area interfaith)

                                 Lummus, Gwen (Dallas area interfaith)

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Perez, Shannon (Self; SEIU Texas)

                                 Rodriguez, Jose (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Josefina (Self; Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Romo, Joel (American Heart Association)

                                 Russell, Claudia (El Paso County)

                                 Saxon, Lucinda (Legacy Community Health Systems)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                                 Toran (Texas Organizing Project)

                                 Waldon, Barbara (City of Waco)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                 On:

                                 Allgeyer, Rick (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Carruth, Lisa (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Muth, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Dept of state health services)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3574

                 Against:

                                 Patterson, Jerry (General Land Office)

                 On:

                                 Biles, Susan (General Land Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas ASsociation of REALTORS)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 On:

                                 Laine, Larry (General Land Office)

            HB 3580

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Craymer, Dale (Texas Taxpayers and Research Association)

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texas Forward)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Martinez, Sandra (Methodist Healthcare Ministriesnof South Texas)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Self; Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

            HB 3715

                 For:

                                 Rocha, Israel (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Hospital Coalition of South Texas)

                 On:

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas naacp)

                                 Hernandez, Sofia (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance)

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                 Against:

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Allgeyer, Rick (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Rymal, Greta (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Dept of state health services)

            HB 3791

                 For:

                                 Curran, md, Doug (Self; Texas medical assn)

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas counseling association)

                                 Greenfield, Stuart (Self)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Milam, Susan (National Association of Social Work/Texas Chapter)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                 Against:

                                 Wohlgemuth, Arlene (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Camacho, Jose E. (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Dunn, Karin (Self; Gateway to care)

                                 Easley, Julia (March of Dimes)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Guerra-Cardus, Laura (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)

                                 Lloyd, Gwen (Dallas area interfaith)

                                 Longley, Meagan (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

                                 Longley, Meagan (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)

                                 Lummus, Gwen (Dallas area interfaith)

                                 Nichols-Segers, Simone (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)

                                 Rodas, Claudia (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Veloz, Luis (Self; Texas Organizing Project)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Berger, Edward (Catholic Health Association of Texas)

                                 Chaver, Zoila (Self; Texas organizing project)

                                 Edmonds, Dennis (Self; Texas Association of Community Based Health Plans)

                                 Fritz, Randy (Self)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 Kitchen, Ann (Self)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)

                                 Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Perez, Shannon (Self; SEIU Texas)

                                 Proctor, Carrie (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Rodriguez, Lauren (Self; Texas organizing Project)

                                 Russell, Claudia (El Paso County)

                                 Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)

                                 Saxon, Lucinda (Legacy Community Health Systems)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)

                                 Simpson, Terry (San patricio county)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                                 Waldon, Barbara (City of Waco)

                                 Warner, Freddy (Memorial Hermann Health System)

                                 Weist, Jon (Arlington Chamber of Commerce)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Scott, Shanie (Self)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Allgeyer, Rick (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Bates, Sarah (Self)

                                 Bearden, Chase (My Medicaid Matters)

                                 Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist healthcare ministries)

                                 Carruth, Lisa (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Hutson, Blake (Consumers union)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Muth, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Dept of state health services)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

            HJR 29

                 For:

                                 Bushell, Gary (US 190/Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Self; Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Bass, James (TXDOT)

                                 Flores, Linda (TxDMV)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Beinke, Allen (Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association)

                                 Boyer, Victor (Self; San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc.)

                                 Bushell, Gary (Alliance for 1-69 Texas)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas ASsociation of REALTORS)

                                 Hicks, Howard (HOLT CAT)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Olsen, Lawrence (Texas good roads assn)

                                 Reed, James (Self; Transportation Advocates of Texas)

                                 Simpson, Terry (San patricio county)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Weist, Jon (Arlington Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HJR 85

                 For:

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texas Forward)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Lavine, Dick (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Martinez, Sandra (Methodist Healthcare Ministriesnof South Texas)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)

                                 Minick, Stephen (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                                 Suhm, Vic (Self; Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

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