WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            April 16, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 670

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                                 Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; Kk125 ovarian cancer research foundation)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Bewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1511

                 For:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Philip (Self; Texas Counselors Association)

                                 Alvarado, Melissa (Self)

                                 Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Escalada Education Co.)

                                 Bell, Jeane (Self)

                                 Bullard, Becky (Self)

                                 Bunker, Phil (Self)

                                 Caceres, Susan (Self)

                                 Cheng, Ashley (Self)

                                 Cogan, Alex (Self)

                                 DeVoll, Michael (Self)

                                 Dower, Carolyn (Self)

                                 Doyle, Cynthia (Self)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

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

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Associatio)

                                 Gardiner, Carley (Self)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities)

                                 Gilpin, Brittany (Self)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)

                                 Irwin, Shellie (Self; TCA)

                                 Keller, Merily (Self; Texas Suicide Prevention Council)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Ramberg, Frances (Self)

                                 Reardon, Sarah (Self)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Smith, Bernadette (Self; Texas counseling association)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)

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

                                 Triebel, Joanna (Self)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

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

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Bewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1635

                 For:

                                 Johnson-Patagoc, Kate (Self; Texas Associatin for Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Broughal, Christine (Texans for Special Education Reform)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

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

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

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Texas Association of Health Underwriters (TAHU))

                                 Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals central texas)

                                 Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1648

                 For:

                                 Eiland, Craig (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Garcia, Joe (AmRisc, LLC)

                                 Marlow, John (Chubb)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Essary, Norma (Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas)

            HB 1903

                 For:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Texas Association of Health Underwriters (TAHU))

                 On:

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2104

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2114

                 On:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Escalada Education Co.)

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

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

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

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

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Ozuna, Jesse (Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

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

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)

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

                 Against:

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Texas Association of Health Underwriters (TAHU))

                 On:

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2374

                 For:

                                 McCraw, John (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2378

                 For:

                                 Overstreet, Morris (Self)

                 On:

                                 Thompson, Jay (Talhi)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Elwynn (Self; Texas funeral director assoc)

                                 Carnley, Zachary (Self)

                                 Hilderbran, Harvey (Texas Funeral Directors Association (TFDA))

                                 Lucas, Jimmy (Self; Texas Funeral Directors Association)

                 On:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2507

                 For:

                                 Hill, Karen (Community Health Choice)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Against:

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Texas Association of Health Underwriters (TAHU))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bacon, Dana (The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

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

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

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hench, Marina (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

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

                                 Alliance)

                                 Massey, Shelby (American Heart Association)

                                 Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)

                                 Ozuna, Jesse (Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Romo, Joel (American Diabetes Association)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

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

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

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2658

                 For:

                                 Shields, Bradford (Texas Academy of Audiology)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Bewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

            HB 2816

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Nicb)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Johnson, Kyson (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3228

                 For:

                                 Bordelon, Rod (Texans for Free Enterprise)

                                 Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fuentes, Frank (Self; U.S. Hispanic Contractors Association)

                                 Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Keener, Justin (Self; Texans for Free Enterprise, Americans for Prosperity, Doug Deason, Libre

                                 Initiative, Concerned Veterans for America)

                                 Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company and First American Title Insurance Company)

                 Against:

                                 Del bosque, Nora (Titledata Inc)

                 On:

                                 Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3232

                 For:

                                 Flores, John (Self; Texas Medical Association)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Lucas, Tommy (Self; Texas Optometric Association)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

            HB 3308

                 For:

                                 Buck, James (Texas Legal)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Texas legal protection plan)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3338

                 For:

                                 Lopez, Frederick (Self; The Center fo Neurology and Neurophysiology, PA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Lucas, Tommy (Self; Texas Optometric Association)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Bewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3737

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Mellott, Shelly (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)

                                 Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3984

                 For:

                                 Brougham, Nancy (Self)

                                 Cronin, Bill (Dignitana, Inc.)

                                 DeJean, LaShaune (PAXMAN US)

                                 Koller, Sarah (Self)

                                 Nangia, Julie (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Bewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 4534

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)

                                 Brannan, Ryan (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 Against:

                                 Marlow, John (Chubb)

                 On:

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

                                 Ryder, Brian (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HCR 90

                 For:

                                 Balat, David (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Lindley, Katarina (Self; DPCAction)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

                 Against:

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Sheldon, Tyler (Texas State Employees Union)

                 On:

                                 Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

            SB 615

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 Against:

                                 Arizpe, Marco (Self)

                                 Berryman, Frank (Self)

                                 Brooks, Joseph (Self; Complete Curb Products)

                                 Castillo, Carlos (Self; Casa engineering)

                                 Daily, Terrill (Self)

                                 Day, David (Self)

                                 Escamilla, Arnulfo (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Garcia, Juan (Self)

                                 Hernandez, Daniel (Self; CASA Engineering, LLC)

                                 Medrano jr, Francisco (Self; CASA engineering llc)

                                 Richa, Eduardo (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Brannan, Ryan (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (USAA)

                                 Finley, Trace (United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                 Against:

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Voss, Ronald (Self)

                 On:

                                 Nash, Carissa (Sunset Advisory Commission)

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

                                 Ret, Elisabeth (Texas Department of Insurance)

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