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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            April 23, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 682

                 On:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

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

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Strickland, Stan (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 1111

                 Against:

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

                 On:

                                 Melecki, Meredith (Legislative Budget Board (Available to testify as a resource witness if

                                 needed))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Association for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Gilbert, Bo (USAA)

                                 Mahoney, Annie (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Martin, Paul (NAMIC)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 On:

                                 Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Saenz, Iris (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 1119

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Michelle (Self; The Afiya Center HIV Prevention and Sexual Reproductive Justice)

                                 Ellis, Randall (Self; Legacy Community Health Services, Inc.)

                                 Freeman, Linda (The Afiya Center HIV Prevention and Sexual Reproductive Justice)

                                 Jones, Marsha (Self; The Afiya Center)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Babb, David (Self)

                                 Conradt, Trish (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Price, Ann-Marie (CommUnityCare)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                                 Matocha, Dustin (Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Harper, Michelle (Texas health and human services commission)

                                 Harper, Michelle (Texas health and human services commission)

                                 McFarlane, Jenny (Texas department state services)

            HB 1136

                 For:

                                 Burner, Burnie (Mortgage Insurance Companies of America)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 1400

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Martin, Paul (NAMIC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Association for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

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

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

            HB 1604

                 For:

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                 Against:

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Texas Association of Community Based Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Conradt, Trish (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)

                                 Grimes, Michael (Texas Emergency Medicine Practice Alliance)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Herzog, Greg (Texas Society of Gastroenterology)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Hutto, Kathy (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Lucas, Shannon (March of Dimes)

                                 Lucas, Tommy (Self; Texas Optometric Association)

                                 Marwitz, David A. (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Vasquez, Andy (Texas health and human services commission)

            HB 1742

                 Against:

                                 Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 Against:

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Rodgers, Kelly (Wells Fargo BAnk)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1909

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hooser, Greg (Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Ballinger, Philip (Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas)

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2030

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Association of Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Gilbert, Bo (USAA)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2165

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hooser, Greg (Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2628

                 For:

                                 Kanz, Kevin (Self; Texas Chiropractic Assn.)

                                 Whitehead, Todd (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                 Against:

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Ray (Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 Jahadi, Dr Mo (Self)

                                 Liechty, Paul (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2671

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2784

                 For:

                                 Leiper, Martha (USAA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Scott, Bruce (State Farm)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

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

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2791

                 On:

                                 Browning, Steven (Texas Health Insurance Pool)

                                 DeLargy, Betty (Texas Health Insurance Pool)

                                 Stankowski, Gary (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Association of Life and Health Insurers)

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

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 Against:

                                 Warner, Freddy (Memorial Hermann Health System)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Gilman, Tony (Texas Health Services Authority)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2925

                 For:

                                 Liechty, Paul (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kanz, Kevin (Self; Texas Chiropractic Assn.)

                                 Whitehead, Todd (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                 On:

                                 Strickland, Stan (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2926

                 For:

                                 Loftus, Shawn (USAA)

                 On:

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Doughty, Ron (Prudential)

                                 Manross, Lee (Texas association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Scott, Bruce (State Farm)

                                 Taylor, Des (National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors-Texas)

                 On:

                                 Boerner, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2927

                 For:

                                 Loftus, Shawn (USAA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Doughty, Ron (Prudential)

                                 Manross, Lee (Texas association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Scott, Bruce (State Farm)

                                 Taylor, Des (National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors-Texas)

                 On:

                                 Boerner, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2929

                 For:

                                 Greer, William W. (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Schauer, Tim (Nexus Health System)

                                 Sharp, Teah (Pate rehabilitation)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hutto, Kathy (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Loftus, Shawn (USAA)

                                 Makowski, Eric (Self; Brain injury alliance of texas)

                 Against:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

            HB 3107

                 For:

                                 Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

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