WITNESS LIST

            Public Health Committee

            March 14, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            HB 994

                 For:

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Probate Trust Law (REPTL) Section)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                 On:

                                 Aker, Chris (Department of state health)

            HB 1092

                 For:

                                 Seago, John (Self; Texas Right To Life)

                                 Winslade, William (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Kevin (King & Spalding)

                                 Myer, Kevin (Life Gift)

                                 Nespral, Joseph (Texas Organ Sharing Alliance)

                                 Niles, Patricia (Southwest Transplant Alliance)

                                 Strama, Brenda (Beatty Bangle Strama)

                                 Strong, Christina (Donate Life Texas)

                                 Wood, Patrick (Life Gift)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ambrose, Ryan (Memorial Hermann Health System)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Newman, Joshua (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association)

                 Against:

                                 Caven, Thomas (University Medical Center Brackenridge)

                                 Reece, Laurie (Texas transplant society)

                 On:

                                 Aker, Chris (Department of state health)

            HB 1156

                 For:

                                 Bellows, Nancy (Self; Society for Animal Rescue and Adoption (SARA))

                                 Bobosky, Shelby (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network, President)

                                 Cantrell, Jamey (Texas Animal Control Association)

                                 Halpern, Linda (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Honea, Jeff (Wolfe City Police Department)

                                 Johnston, Alexandra (Denton County Sheriffs Office)

                                 Munoz, Art (SPCA of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bartley, Darrell (Self)

                                 Baxter, Amy (Self)

                                 Bentsen, Christine (Self)

                                 Broussard, Chris (Self)

                                 Broussard, Kelle (Self)

                                 Buchanan, Lawrence (Self)

                                 Cameron, Abigail (Self)

                                 Cantu, Samuel (Self)

                                 Cardenas, Adalis (Self)

                                 Carrasco, Liz (Self)

                                 Castillon, Oscar (Self)

                                 Castro, Lee (Self)

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA))

                                 Chrisman, Kim (Self)

                                 Clark, Erick (Self)

                                 Cooper, Susannah (Self)

                                 Crandall, Melissa (Self)

                                 Donahue, Laura (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)

                                 Dragotta, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Dwyer, Kelley (Self)

                                 Ellison, Shana (Self)

                                 Fette, Bernie (Self)

                                 Fuentes, Regina (Self)

                                 Gilbertson, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Gillespie, Sharon (Self)

                                 Hallett, Ian (Self)

                                 Harding, Mitchell (Self)

                                 Hendrix McMahon, Susan (Self)

                                 Hensley, Michelle (Self)

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Jackson, Johnna (Self)

                                 Jarl, Katie (The Humane Society of the United States)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Kaufman, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Kotrla, Chelsea (Self)

                                 Kotrla, Jonathan (Self)

                                 Lynch, Natalie (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Marquette, Christine (Self)

                                 Marshall, Kimber (Self)

                                 Martin-Buhrdorf, Paula (Self)

                                 Mckinney, Will (Self)

                                 Miller, Marguerite (Self)

                                 Miriani, Briana (Self)

                                 Morgan, Ashley (Self)

                                 Morris, Liz (Self)

                                 Murray, Kayla (Self)

                                 Nogin, Jane (Self)

                                 O'Neil, Jeanne (Self)

                                 O'Neil, Patrick (Self)

                                 Patrick, Kelli (Self)

                                 Randall, Daniel (Self)

                                 RANDALL, JOAN (Self)

                                 Ridenour, Jenny (Self)

                                 Roberts, Karen (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)

                                 Robles, Rachelle (Self)

                                 Ruth, Joy (Self)

                                 Salazar, Linda (Self)

                                 Samudio, Ernest (Self)

                                 Smith, Sharon (Self)

                                 Starr, Lisa (Self)

                                 Sutton Kerby, Stacy (Self)

                                 Tamez, Audrey (Self)

                                 Trimble, Sklp (Self; THLN)

                                 Valls, Pat (Self)

                                 Van Landingham, Erin (Self)

                                 VonHolten, Katrina (Self)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                                 Whaley, Kevin (Self)

                                 Wyatt, Melissa (Self)

                                 Yin, Rathanavuth (Self)

                                 Zaboroski, Jessica (Self)

            HB 1292

                 For:

                                 Haley, Bill (Self; Texas Funeral Directors Association)

                 On:

                                 McCoy, Janice (Texas Funeral Service Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castro, Lee (Self)

                                 Pedraza, Bernardino (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Rogers jr, Johnnie B (Servic corporation intl)

            HB 1600

                 For:

                                 Gandhi, Pritesh (Self; Texas Pediatric Society/ Texas Medical Association/ Texas Avademy of

                                 Family Physicians)

                                 Guzman, Michele (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)

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

                 Against:

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Newman, Joshua (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Hinkle, Dan (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Lestz, Leslie (Self)

                                 Moore, Matt (Children's Health System of Texas)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Allen, Robert (Self)

                                 Ayres, Monica (Self)

                                 Convery, Debra (Self)

                                 Convery, Marcela (Self)

                                 Croman, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Croman, Zoe (Self)

                                 Cronk, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Ellzey, John (Self)

                                 LeFebvre, Jean (Self)

                                 Moore, Norman (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Rucker, Richard (Self)

                                 Scot, Johana (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Wadhwani, Savita (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Whittier, Eric (Self)

                 On:

                                 Griffin, Tamela (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1697

                 For:

                                 Hall-Barrow, Julie (Self; Childrens Health)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Assn of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Bilse, Brittani (TORCH)

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

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

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 On:

                                 Swift, Sheryl (Self)

                                 Zalkovsky, Emily (Health and Human Services Commission)

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