WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
May 8, 2003 - 8:30A
SB 137
ON: Montemayor, Jose (Texas Dept. of Insurance), Austin,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bond, Tom (Clark Bardes), Austin, TX
Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Assn. of Texas),
Austin, TX
Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin, TX
Taylor, Des M. (TX Assoc. of Insurance and Financial
Advisors), Austin, TX
SB 137 Committee Substitute
FOR: Davis, Will (Texas Assoc. of Life & Health
Insurers), Austin, TX
Morgan, Charles (Prudential Financial), Livingston,
NJ
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers
(ACLI)), Washington, DC
SB 137 Committee Substutute
FOR: Yeomans, Gayle (New York Life Ins. Co.), New York,
NY
SB 478
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Adams, Thomas L. (City of San Angelo), San Angelo,
TX
Korioth, Tony (TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool),
Austin, TX
SB 588
ON: Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association), Austin,
TX
Linial, George (Texas Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging), Austin, TX
Thomason, David (Texas Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Rich, Sid (Texas Association of Residential Care
Communities), Austin, TX
SB 637
AGAINST: Davis, Will (Texas Assoc. of Life & Health
Insurers), Austin, TX
ON: Montemayor, Jose (Texas Dept. of Insurance), Austin,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers), Austin, TX
SB 728
FOR: Brune, Jr., Henry (Texas Department of Public Safety
Officers Association), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cottle, Chatt (Self), Leander, TX
SB 879
FOR: Mitchell, Michael (Houston Police Officers Union),
Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Wall, Matt (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
SB 904
ON: Longley, Joey (Sunset Commission), Austin, TX
SB 1061
ON: Montemayor, Jose (Texas Dept. of Insurance), Austin,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin, TX
On: de la Pena, Patricia (Texas Dept. of Insurance),
Austin, TX
Cox, Gregg (Travis County District Attorney's
Office), Austin, TX
Waitt, Sara (TX Dept. of Insurance), Austin, TX
SB 1117
FOR: Crook, Don (Self), Austin, TX
ON: Jung, Ronnie (TRS), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health
Underwriters), Austin, TX
SB 1192
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Group), Austin,
TX
Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (Independent Insurance Agents
of Texas), Austin, TX
Huestis, Nick (The American Insurance Association),
Austin, TX
Ruggiero, Denise (State Farm Insurance), Austin, TX
Woods, Joe (Alliance of American Insurers), Austin,
TX
On: Brady, Kevin C. (Tx Dept. of Insurance), Austin, TX
Meltzer, Linda (Texas Property and Casualty
Insurance Guaranty Association), Austin, TX
SB 1205
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hillier, King (Harris County Commissioners Court),
Houston, TX
Lenz, Carole (Harris County Commissioner Steve
Radack), Houston, TX
Nachtigall, George (Harris County Attorney, Mike
Stafford), Houston, TX
Stretcher, Keith (City of Midland), Midland, TX
SB 1243
FOR: Caldwell, Wade (Self), San Antonio, TX
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Association of School
Administrators), Austin, TX
Kennedy, Ted (AIG - American General), Houston, TX
Lehr, Mike (Texas Retired Teachers Association),
Austin, TX
AGAINST: Bright, David (El Campo ISD), El Campo, TX
Clemons, Robert (JR3 Education Associates), Waco, TX
Freeman, Ray (JR3), Itasca, TX
Fuller, Nancy (Dayton I.S.D.), Dayton, TX
Good, Don (Self), Giddings, TX
Healy, Barbara (Great West Life), Greenwood Village,
CO
Peters, Steve (Irion County ISD), Mertzon, TX
Powers, Benny (Self), Valley Mills, TX
ON: Dunlap, Charles (TRS), Austin, TX
Featherston, Pattie (TRS), Austin, TX
Hartman, Eric (Texas Federation of Teachers),
Austin, TX
Jung, Ronnie (TRS), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Nelson, Scott (Texas Community College Teachers
Association), Austin, TX
Against: Browning, Jane (Self), Edna, TX
Burney, Linda (Self), Dayton, TX
Day, Kathy (Dayton ISD/JR3), Dayton, TX
Day, Mike (Dayton ISD/JR3), Dayton, TX
Deloney, Leslie C. (JR3/Self), Liberty, TX
Hall, John (Teachers and School Employees), Cuero,
TX
Hanks, Jeffrey (Burnet Consolidated ISD), Burnet, TX
Land, Carolyn L. (Self), Dayton, TX
Middlebrooks, Ed (Burnet CISD), Burnet, TX
Moore, Sue E. (JR3/Self), Dayton, TX
Parker, Bob (Dayton ISD), Dayton, TX
Payne, Jim (JR3), Eddy, TX
Robbins, Sharon (Manor ISD), Manor, TX
Salisbury, Larry (Salado ISD), Salado, TX
Salisbury, Marilyn R. (Salado ISD), Salado, TX
Smith, Joe (Self), Lufkin, TX
Solis, Alfredo G. (Clint Independent School
District), Clint, TX
Taylor, Des M. (Texas Assoc. of Insurance and
Financial Advisors), Austin, TX
SB 1313
FOR: Fox, Patricia Brewer (Self)
Kight, Charles L. (Community First Health Plans,
Inc.), San Antonio, TX
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Coffman, Stewart (Questcare Emergency Physicians),
Flower Mound, TX
Hinchey, William W. (Texas Medical Association &
Texas Society of Pathologists), San Antonio,
TX
Kottman, Robert (Texas College of Emergency
Physicians, TMA), San Antonio, TX
Loomis, David (The Health Group), Dallas, TX
Shepherd, Karol (Tx Medical Group Mgmt. Assoc.),
Austin, TX
White, W. Rick (Emanon, P.A.), San Antonio, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bellsnyder, Luke (TX Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX
Dowden, William (Golden Rule Insurance Co.),
Indianapolis, IN
Hammond, Deborah (Pacificare Health Systems),
Austin, TX
McCandless, Pati (UNICARE), Austin, TX
Oates, John (AETNA), Austin, TX
Rummel, Leah (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans), Austin,
TX
Spear, Mary (Council for Affordable Health
Insurance), Alexandria, VA
Stevens, Jennifer (Texas Association of Preferred
Provider Organizations), Austin, TX
Against: Forbes, Tom (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists),
Austin, TX
Johnson, Richard (Texas Medical Association),
Austin, TX
McMichael, James P. (Texas Society of
Anesthesiologists), Austin, TX
Moskow, John Bruce (Self), Austin, TX
Rabe, Doyle (Austin Radiological Association),
Austin, TX
Roberts, Sam (TX College of Emergency
Physicians/Emergency Service Partners),
Austin, TX
Schlotter, William (Texas Medical Group Management
Association), Austin, TX
Thompson, Matthew (CPMS), Austin, TX
Wall, Matt (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Wilson, Robert (Self), San Antonio, TX
SB 1387
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Flowerday, Paula C. (Texas Racing Commission),
Austin, TX
SB 1474
FOR: Schwartz, Jonas (Advocacy, Incorporated), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: French, Mike (Texas Manufactured Housing
Association), Austin, TX
Garvin, John (Texas Affiliation of Affordable
Housing Providers), Austin, TX
Henneberger, John (TX Low Income Housing Information
Service), Austin, TX
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association), Austin,
TX
Talerico, Jeanne (TX Assn. of Local Housing Finance
Agencies), Austin, TX
On: Peinado, Elena (Texas Dept. of Housing & Community
Affairs), Austin, TX
SB 1575
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Huestis, Nick (The American Insurance Assoc.),
Austin, TX
On: Nemeth, William (Texas Workers Compensation
Commission), Austin, TX
Schnautz, Jon (Research and Oversight Council on
Workers' Comp.), Austin, TX
SB 1576
FOR: Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Gonzales, David (Texas Pharmacy Association),
Austin, TX
ON: Lee, Amy (Research and Oversight Council on Worker's
Compensation), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (Independent Insurance Agents
of Texas), Austin, TX
On: Josselet, Ron (State Office of Risk Management),
Austin, TX
SB 1579
FOR: Kersey, Bo (VirCIO), Austin, TX
Rosenthal, Chip (Electronic Frontier
Foundation-Austin), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Correa, Mario (Business Software Alliance (BSA)),
Washington, DC
Mydland, Grant (Initiatives for Software Choice),
Arlington, VA
Zuck, Jonathan (Association for Competitive
Technology), Washington, DC
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Barr, Joe (Self), Kyle, TX
Elliott, Paul (Self), Austin, TX
Against: Keller, Kathryn (TechNet Texas), Austin, TX
Kester, Steve (American Electronics Association
(AeA)), Austin, TX
Shannon, Fred (Intel Corporation), Austin, TX
On: Boyer, Robert S. (Computer Sciences Dept., UT
Austin), Austin, TX
Fussell, Donald (Self), Austin, TX
Serna, Edward (Department of Information Resources),
Austin, TX
Turnbull, Don (Self), Austin, TX
SB 1675
ON: Gilman, Tony (Texas Office of State-Federal
Relations), Austin, TX
SB 1720
FOR: Nelson, Steve (Associated General Contractors-TX
Building Branch), Austin, TX
Risk, Raymond (Texas Construction Association),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bruns, Richard M. (Southwest Terrazzo Association),
Fredricksburg, TX
Chatron, Michael J. (AGC Texas Building Branch),
Austin, TX
Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors
Association), Austin, TX
Sickels, Linda (Trinity Ind. Inc), Austin, TX
SCR 24
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Neill, Susan U. (Texas Department of Health),
Austin, TX