WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April  7, 2009 - 8:00 AM
HB  40
 
    For:
Burt, Marshall  (Self)
 
 
Gleis, Radhia  (Self and Texas Health Freedom Coalition.)
 
 
Jackson, Patrick  (Self)
 
 
Jaffe, Richard (Texas Health Freedom Coalition)
 
 
Johnson, Gwen (Texas Health Freedom Coalition)
 
 
Lee, Janus  (Self)
 
 
McCarthy, Peter  (Self and Texas Health Freedom Coalition)
 
 
Swail, William  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Naile, Carolyn (American Massage Therapy Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Baker, Becky  (Self)
 
 
Canfield, Irma  (Self)
 
 
Castro, Sarah  (Self)
 
 
Clark, James  (Self)
 
 
Croman, Stephanie  (Self)
 
 
Crosley, Robert  (Self)
 
 
DeWitt, Lauren  (Self)
 
 
Ellzey, Jon  (Self)
 
 
Foster, David  (Self)
 
 
Foster, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Gow, Brett  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Sharon  (Self)
 
 
Kent, Chip (Texas Chiropractic Association)
 
 
Leigh, Susan Parker  (Self)
 
 
McCarthy, Nancy  (Self)
 
 
Miles, James (Texas Health Freedom Coalition)
 
 
Moyer, Martha  (Self)
 
 
Noel, Catherine  (Self and Health Potentials Clinical Nutrition Houston, TX)
 
 
Salinas-Valdez, Debby L.  (Self)
 
 
Smith, Claudia  (Self)
 
 
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
 
 
Still, Sasha  (Self)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Welch, Jennifer  (Self)
 
 
Whittier, Eric  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bay, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Chumley, Delbert  (Self)
 
 
Chumley, Louise  (Self)
 
 
Deschner, Kern  (Self)
 
 
Fisher, Stacy  (Self)
 
 
Humphreys, James (Bexar County Medical Society)
 
Against:
Huston, James  (Self)
 
 
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Lubritz, Paige (State Policy Representative - Texas Dietetic Association)
 
 
Murphey, Donald  (Self)
 
 
Ray, Janine  (Self and Texas Association of Massage Therapists)
 
 
Robertson, Valorie (BCMS)
 
 
Secor, John  (Self)
 
 
Vincent, Ariana  (Self)
 
 
Waller, Rebecca  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  449
 
    For:
Campbell, Ben (Texas Chiropactic Asso.)
 
 
McCoy, Dan (Texas Dermatological Society)
 
 
 
 
HB  449 - Committee Substitute  (Truitt)
 
    For:
Finder, Steven (Texas Association of Cosmetic Laser Education and Regulation (TACLER))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Fischer, Heidi  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  574
 
     On:
Cardwell, Cindy (TX Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  1362
 
    For:
Alsip, Bryan (City of San Antonio)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Taylor, Jeff (Texas Department of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)
 
 
Garcia-Matthews, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
 
 
HB  1386
 
    For:
Higgins, Carlos  (Self and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
West, Starr (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Taylor, Jeff (Texas Department of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Berger, Ed (Seton Family of Hospitals)
 
 
 
 
HB  1884
 
    For:
Olivarez, Eduardo (Hidalgo Co. Health & Human Services)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wiegman, Linda (Texas Department of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2028
 
    For:
McCoy, Dan (Texas Dermatological Society)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Floyd, Gary  (Self)
 
 
Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
 
 
 
 
HB  2028 - Committee Substitute  (Truitt)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Finder, Steven  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2279
 
    For:
Strax, Richard  (Self and Texas Radiological Society)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ruud, Christopher (Texas Society of Medical Oncology)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bay, Michael  (Self)
 
Against:
Chumley, Delbert (Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy)
 
 
Deschner, Kern (Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy)
 
 
Reinhart, Patrick (The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP)
 
 
Secor, John  (Self)
 
 
Utts, Stephen  (Self and Texas Society for Gastroenterology & Endoscoy)
 
 
 
 
HB  2938
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Caballero, Leticia (Texas Health Care Association)
 
 
Calvert, Jess (TX Dental Association)
 
 
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Kennedy, Mark (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)
 
 
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Garbarino, Michael (Health and Human Services Commission Office of Inspector General)
 
 
 
 
HB  2965
 
    For:
Harvey, Jay (Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.)
 
 
Liebbe, Kelly (Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Tooley, Patricia (Memorial Hermann Healthcare System)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Champ, Wilmer (Memorial Hermann Healthcare System)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wall, Matthew (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3231
 
     On:
Aragon, Steve (Texas Health & Human Services Com'n)
 
 
 
 
HB  3259
 
    For:
Garcia-Matthews, Eileen (Texans Care For Children)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Beattie, Terry (HHSC)
 
 
Townsend, Cheryln (Texas Youth Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Berger, Ed (Seton Family of Hospitals)
 
 
Eckstein, Kathy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
 
 
Keller, Merily  (Self and TX Suicide Prevention Council (Texas Suicide Prevention Council))
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)
 
 
Martinez, Diana (Tex Protects, The Texas Asso. For the Protection of Children)
 
 
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
 
 
Peyson, Robin (National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas (NAMI Texas))
 
 
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)
 
 
Smith, Donald (Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition)
 
 
Sparks, Andrea (Texas CASA)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Thyssen, Monica (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)
 
 
Zarzuelo, Diana (Children at Risk)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Engelking, Beth (Dept of Family & Protective Services)
 
 
Rowe, Keisha (Dept. of Assistive & Rehab Svcs.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3259 - Committee Substitute  (King)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Robinson, Ross (Department of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  3597
 
    For:
Bell, Corby  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Garcia Matthews, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3694
 
     On:
Ratliff, Richard (Texas Dept. State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Weaver, Kristine (American Cancer Society)
 
 
 
 
HB  3755
 
    For:
Wiesner, Dennis (H-E-B)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barber, Kathy (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
 
 
Beck, Richard (TX Pharmacy Business Council)
 
 
Berger, Ed (Seton Family of Hospitals)
 
 
Fix, Jennifer (Texas Pharmacy Association)
 
 
Reagan, Karen (Walgreens)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
West, Wayne (Best Value Pharmacies, Inc 10 Locations)
 
 
Wilson, Lydia (Best Value Pharmacies, Inc)
 
 
 
 
HB  3926
 
    For:
Fix, Jennifer (Texas Pharmacy Association.)
 
 
West, Wayne (Best Value Pharmacies, Inc 10 Locations)
 
 
Wiesner, Dennis (H-E-B)
 
 
Wilson, Lydia (Best Value Pharmacies, Inc)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Vasquez, Andres (HHSC)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barber, Kathy (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
 
 
Beck, Richard (TX Pharmacy Business Council)
 
 
Garcia-Matthews, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Reagan, Karen (Walgreens)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sims, Jack (TX. Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  4341
 
    For:
Erenbaum, Allen (Consumer Health Alliance)
 
 
Hedrick, Jeremy (Consumer Health Alliance)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kuntz, William (Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Francis, Brian (Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation)
 
 
 
 
SB  527
 
    For:
Magid, Ramona (Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ratliff, Richard (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Assn)
 
    For:
Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Weaver, Kristine (American Cancer Society)