WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
April 11, 2005 - 9:00A
SB 15
FOR: Aitlen, Darlene (Holes Incorporated), Tomball, TX
Andrews, Kay (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin,
TX
Hough Jr., William T (Chip) (Basic Industries of
South Texas Ltd.), Corpus Christi, TX
Mulholland, Daniel J. (Owens Illinois), Jackson, MS
Ratliff, Bill (Texas Civil Justice League), Mt.
Pleasant, TX
Ratliff, Shannon (Texas Civil Justice League),
Austin, TX
Trabulsi, Jr., Richard J. (Texans For Lawsuit
Reform), Austin, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin,
TX
Weekley, Richard (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),
Houston, TX
AGAINST: Arabie, Joseph R. (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Blevins, Bryan (TTLA Opposition Panel), Beaumont, TX
Cunningham, Michael (Insulators and Asbestos Workers
Local Union 22 and Families), Pasadena, TX
Kronenberg, Richard Dr. (TTLA Opposition Panel),
Tyler, TX
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Martin, Mike (Rafeal Martinez), Houston, TX
Martinez, Rafeal (Self), Houston, TX
Tilley, Danny (Texas Building Trades Council),
Austin, TX
Welch, Laura MD (AFL-CIO), Takoma, MD
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch), Austin, TX
ON: Dickey, Burton F. MD (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),
Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Allen, George B. (Texas Apartment Association),
Austin, TX
Brown, Jay (Valero), Austin, TX
Cawood, Jack (Self), McAllen, TX
Chatron, Michael (Texas Building Branch AGC),
Austin, TX
Christian, George Scott (Texas Civil Justice
League), Austin, TX
Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil), Austin, TX
Dipprey, Ron (Association of Chemical Industry of
Texas), Austin, TX
Dipprey, Ron (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX
Ellis, Cissy (Alamo Cement Company), Austin, TX
Ferrara, Jerry (Celanese), Southlake, TX
Gonzales, Victor (Kimberly Clark), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors),
Austin, TX
Guidry Jr., George H. (Georgia Pacific Corporation),
Baton Rouge, LA
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Company), Houston, TX
Hamilton, Jonna Kay (Nationwide Insurance), Austin,
TX
Hazlewood, Steve (The Dow Chemical Company), Austin,
TX
Hinkle, Ron (TCJL - Asbestos Coalition), Austin, TX
Hollingsworth, Susan (Holes Incorporated), Willis,
TX
Howden, Robert (Texas Asbestos Consumers Coalition
and TCJL), Austin, TX
Jack, Benjamin (CenterPoint Energy), Austin, TX
Kearns, Dennis (BNSF Railway), Austin, TX
Kessler, Ron (Ron Kessler Group), Austin, TX
Koenia, Linda (Chevron Phillips Chemical), The
Woodlands, TX
Marlow, John (American Insurance Association),
Austin, TX
McBride, Richard (Civil Justice League of Texas),
Austin, TX
McCauley, Cindy (Lyondell Chemical), Houston, TX
Meroney, Mike (Huntsmen), Austin, TX
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum Corporation),
Austin, TX
Morgan, Todd (Temple - Inland), Austin, TX
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders),
Austin, TX
Olson, Kym (El Paso Corporation), Houston, TX
Parker, Richard (National Safety Equipment
Association), Austin, TX
Perry, Steve (Chevron Texaco), Austin, TX
Phelps, Bill (Total Petrochemical), Dallas, TX
Pickle, G. Edward (Shell Oil Company), Kingwood, TX
Rice, Jr., Chuck (International Safety Equipment
Association), Austin, TX
Saxon, Lucinda Dean (Texas Association of Business),
Austin, TX
Schulle, Jr., Gerhardt (Texas Society of
Professional Engineers), San Marcos, TX
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil and Gas Association), Austin,
TX
Sellers, Tom (Conoco Phillips), Austin, TX
Shilling, Mark (Automotive Parts and Services
Association), Austin, TX
Sickels, Linda (Trinity Independant Incorporation),
Austin, TX
Stewart, Michael (Texas Aggregates and Concrete
Association), Austin, TX
Strauser, Robert (Owens Illinois), Austin, TX
Summers, Bill (Rio Grande Valley Partnership and
Chamber of Commerce), Weslaco, TX
Tays, Sara K. (Exxon Mobil Corporation), Austin, TX
Voinis, Kirsten (Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of
Central Texas), Austin, TX
Williams, Joe (Texas Retailers Association), Austin,
TX
Woodard, Shayne (Duke Energy), Austin, TX
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association
of America), Austin, TX
Against: Bailey, Homer (Self), Texas City, TX
Clay, Arthur D. (Sheet Metal Local #67 Retirees),
San Antonio, TX
Clay, Travis (Sheet Metal Workerse Local 67), San
Antonio, TX
Crafts, Sarah (Texas Building Trades Council),
Austin, TX
Denson, Ear; E. (Sheet Metal Workers Local 67),
Liberty Hill, TX
Dobernecki, Jeff T. (International Union of Painters
and Allied Trades), Georgetown, TX
Espinoza, Daniel R. (District San Antonio), San
Antonio, TX
Flores, Alisandro L. (Local 67 s/m Workers),
Bulverde, TX
Fontenot, Gilton (Self), Texas City, TX
Galvan, Antonio (Central Building Trades),
Pflugerville, TX
Gillis, Tracy (Asbestos Workers Local 87), Dripping
Springs, TX
Greenlaw, Willard D. (Self), Dickinson, TX
Keller, Wilfred F. (Sheet Metal Worker C.O. #67),
San Antonio, TX
Martinez, Daniel (Self), Dilly, TX
Martinez, George A. (District 8 Local 67), San
Antonio, TX
McGrath, Tim (District 19), San Antonio, TX
Meyer, Clinton O. (District 26), San Antonio, TX
Meyer, Freddy (District 19), Castroville, TX
Quintero, Richard (Sheet Metal Workers #67), Austin,
TX
Richardson, John R. (Self), Bacliff, TX
Salvatore, Robert (San Antonio Building Trades
Council), San Antonio, TX
Shelton, Russell C. (Texas Pipe Trades Association),
Austin, TX
SB 442
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Williams, Joe (Texas Retailers Association), Austin,
TX
SB 449
FOR: Thompson, Jay (Texas Association of Life Insurers,
GPM Life), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance),
Austin, TX
SB 728
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Harvey, Jay (Texas Trial Lawyers Association),
Austin, TX
Harvey, Jay (Texas Trial Lawyers Association),
Austin, TX
SB 805
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Fowler, Jenny (Humana, Inc.), Austin, TX
Green, Shelton (Texas Association of Business),
Austin, TX
Oates, John (Aetna, Inc.), Austin, TX
Springer, Stacy (Texas Small Business Alliance in
Austin), Austin, TX
On: Tredway, Ryan (TDI), Austin, TX
SB 809
FOR: McCandless, Pati (Unicare), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Fix, Jennifer (Self), Burleson, TX
Francis, Sam (Texas Professional Benefit
Administrators Association), Austin, TX
Hall, Jennifer (Texas Association of Counties Health
and Employee Benefits Pool), Austin, TX
Hambrick, Dan (City of Grapevine, TX), Grapevine, TX
Ritchie, Jay (HCC Life Insurance Company), Houston,
TX
ON: Bingham, Bill (Texas Department of Insurance),
Austin, TX
Browning, Steve (Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Angel, Brain (AFLAC), Columbus, GA
Dennis, Hilary (Texas Medical Association), Austin,
TX
Fowler, Jenny (Humana, Inc), Austin, TX
Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health
Underwriters), Austin, TX
Oates, John (Aetna), Austin, TX
Rummel, Leah (Texas Association of Health Plans),
Austin, TX
Springer, Stacy (Texas Small Business Alliance in
Austin), Austin, TX
Against: Kamm, Bob (TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool), Austin,
TX
Wollgemuth, Cristen (Texas Pharmacy Association,
Academy of Independent Pharmacists), Austin,
TX
Zamrazil, Kristie (Texas Pharmacy Association),
Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
Against: Bosserman, Barbara (Great West Life and Annuity
Insurance Comany), Austin, TX
SB 1052
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Powell, Leilah (Bexar County Commissioners Court),
San Antonio, TX
SB 1323
FOR: Scott, Caroline (Gardere Wynne Sewell), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Davis, Will (American National Insurance Company),
Austin, TX
Doughty, Ron Vice President (Prudential Financial),
Autin, TX
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers),
Austin, TX
Thompson, Jay (TALHI, Prudential), Austin, TX
ON: Bingham, Bill (Texas Department of Insurance),
Austin, TX
Crawford, Denise Voigt Securities Commissioner
(State Securities Board), Austin, TX
Peden, R. Scott (Life Partners, Inc.), Waco, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Vane, Mark (Gardere Wynne Sewell), Austin, TX