WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            April 2, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 649

                 For:

                                 Laird, Steve (Self)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dittmar, Brian (Self; Texas Medical Liability Trust)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Garcia, Michael (Texas Medical Liability Trust)

                                 Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Johnson, Connie (Progressive)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Marlow, John (Chubb)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 897

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Judge, Lauren (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1410

                 For:

                                 Meyer, Hollen (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 Pettiet, Devin (Self; Texas chiropractic association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Jahadi, Mo (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

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                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1584

                 For:

                                 Birch, Rebecca (Susan G. Komen)

                                 Patt, Debra (Texas Medical Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Rose, Denise (AstraZeneca)

                                 Shipton, Patricia (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI))

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1739

                 For:

                                 Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Andrade, Michael (Self)

                                 Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas trial lawyers)

                                 Lidji, Scott (Self)

                                 McCloskey, Seth (Self)

                                 Mentzer, Paula (Self)

                                 Rogers, Rebekah (Self)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Stroup, Emily (Self)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Johnson, Connie (Progressive)

                                 King, Kari (USAA)

                                 Luparello, Marti (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)

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                 Against:

                                 Marlow, John (Chubb)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1914

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTERS)

                                 Ray, Jason (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)

                                 Sandel, Rhonda (Self; Gryphon Healthcare)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Addicks, Jeffery (Self; Hospitality Health ER)

                                 Dunn, Sandy (Self)

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Mathis, James (Texas Ambulance Association)

                                 Obayan, Olubusayo (Self)

                                 Sanchez, Ninza (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

            HB 1968

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Avila Edwards, Kimberly (Self; Dell Children's Medical Center, Ascension, Ascension Seton,

                                 Ascension Providence)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Holland, Bradford (Self)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Morehead, Tracy (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)

                                 Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)

                                 Simmons, Carrie (Texas Association of Orthodontists)

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

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                 For:

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2231

                 For:

                                 Bueche, Jay (Self; H-E-B)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)

                                 Gray, Tammy (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)

                                 Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Patt, Debra (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Temple, Laura (Self; Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)

                                 Shrader, Melodie (PCMA)

                 On:

                                 Vincent, Robin (Harris County Human Resources and Risk Management)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Gary (Self)

                                 Bishop, Ashley (Self; Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)

                                 Cattles, Kenneth (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)

                                 Chantilis, MD, Samuel (Self)

                                 Chase, Jeff (Self)

                                 Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)

                                 Deshields, Holly (Walgreens)

                                 Fain, JD (Self; TIPA)

                                 Garza, Debbie (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Grahmann, Paula (Self; TIPA)

                                 Gross, Robert (Self)

                                 Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmicies)

                                 High, Carter (Self)

                                 Hill, Phyllis (Self)

                                 Holland, Bradford (Self)

                                 Humphreys, James (Self)

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                 For:

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Khwaja, Tahir (Self)

                                 Martinez, Pete (PhRMA)

                                 Mbu, Marie-Ange (Self)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Nguyen, Sarah (Self)

                                 OBrien, Patrick (Self)

                                 Revuluri, Gangadhar (Self; TIPA)

                                 Sanchez, Ninza (Self)

                                 Selby, Kelly (Self)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Tezas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Weaver, Charles (Self)

                                 Weidmann, Trena (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)

                 Against:

                                 Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2486

                 For:

                                 Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dunn, Sandy (Self)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)

                                 Morehead, Tracy (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)

                                 Scott, Bruce (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2631

                 For:

                                 Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Johnston, Ashley (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)

                                 Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)

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

                                 Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Smith, Jacob (Doctors for Texans)

                                 Spanko, Audrey (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Melissa (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2632

                 For:

                                 Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Johnston, Ashley (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)

                                 Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

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

                                 Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)

                                 Haddad, Roberto (Doctors Hospital at Renaisance (DHR Health))

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Spanko, Audrey (Self)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2659

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beneke, Jim (The Beneke Company - Adjusters International)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Posey, Jake (Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Depertment of Insurance)

            HB 2694

                 For:

                                 Schenone, Karen (Self; BlackRock Inc.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2893

                 For:

                                 Newell, Tom (Opportunity Solutions Project)

                 Against:

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas REALTORS)

                                 Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers

                                 Alliance)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Theesfeld, Angela (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                 Against:

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2967

                 For:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fite, Diana (Self; Texas College of Emergency Physicians)

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                 For:

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Johnson, Don (Self)

                                 McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)

                                 Pivalizza, Evan (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, Texas Medical Association)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Scoggin, Bay (TexPIRG)

                                 Theesfeld, Angela (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                 Against:

                                 Feanny, Mark (America's ER)

                 On:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Isett, Carl (Texas Association of Benfit Administrators)

                                 Kivela, Paul (Self; Code 3 emergency partners)

                                 Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)

                                 Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)

                                 Gu, Anna (Children's Defense Fund Texas)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Hill, Phyllis (Self)

                                 Holland, Bradford (Self)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Kelberlau, Bill (Self)

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers

                                 Alliance)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 Mbu, Marie-Ange (Self)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Sheppard, Gary (Self)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Weaver, Charles (Self)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

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            HB 3334

                 For:

                                 Blume, Anne (Claims and Litigation Management Alliance)

                                 Moore, Joel (National association of independent insurance adjusters)

                 On:

                                 Clark, Nancy (Texas Department of Insurance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Wade (Texas Surety Federation)

                                 Marlow, John (Chubb)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Nelson, Steve (Self; Markel Insurance Company and SureTec Insurance Company)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

            HB 3420

                 For:

                                 Wolf, Steven (Self; Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Courtney, Jenna (DFW New Car Dealers Association)

                                 Crail, Pamela (SA Auto Dealers)

                                 Doran, Laird (The Friedkin Group, on behalf of Gulf States Toyota)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 McMahon, Lori (Toyota Motor North America)

                                 Smith, Jacob (Doctors for Texans)

                                 Sullivan, Mike (Group 1 Automotive)

                                 Wainwright, Wyatt (Houston Automobile Dealers Assoc)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Marlow, John (Chubb)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 On:

                                 Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3911

                 For:

                                 Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                                                                               9


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                 On:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)

                                 Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)

                                 Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Holland, Bradford (Self)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers

                                 Alliance)

                                 Lee Sang, John (Self)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Rogers, Robert (Self)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3933

                 For:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Johnson, Don (Self)

                                 McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)

                                 Pivalizza, Evan (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, Texas Medical Association)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Scoggin, Bay (TexPIRG)

                 On:

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)

                                 Fite, Diana (Self; Texas College of Emergency Physicians)

                                 Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)

                                 Gu, Anna (Children's Defense Fund Texas)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Holland, Bradford (Self)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers

                                 Alliance)

                                 Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Theesfeld, Angela (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                 Against:

                                 Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)

                                 Feanny, Mark (America's ER)

                                 Mays, Dan (Consumer Data Industry Association)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

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