WITNESS LIST
Economic Development Committee
April 6, 1999-9:00A
SB 88
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Gontalet, Jean Philippe (Fast Cash Ads), San Antonio
SB 121
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Huxel, Bob (Farmers Insurance Group), Austin
SB 125
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Rose, Harold (AARP), Austin
Against: Stithem, Winnie (Shalom Village Mobile Home Park), Victoria
SB 323
FOR: Stewart, Samuel (Texas Association of Real Estate Brokers),
Houston
ON: Durden, David (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Geiger, Richard (Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in
Texas), Dallas
Langford, James (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company), Hewitt
SB 324
ON: Durden, David (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Geiger, Richard (Association of Fire and Casualty Companies
in Texas), Dallas
Langford, James (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company), Hewitt
SB 512
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
SB 569
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin
Leiferman, Cynthia (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
SB 603
FOR: Smith, Bobby (Self), Arlington
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Clayton, Bill (Grape and Wine Growers Association), Austin
On: Yarbrough, Randy (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), Austin
SB 689
FOR: Gillean, Dan (Checkfree Corp.), Austin
ON: Ghiglieri, Catherine (Texas Department of Banking), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
On: James, Randall (Texas Department of Banking), Austin
Johnson, D'Ann (Texas Department of Banking), Austin
SB 702
FOR: Batchelor, Rodney (Self), Cypress
Yochim, James (Self), Houston
AGAINST: Sparks, Robert (Licensed Beverage Distributors Inc.), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McGrigg, Charles (Wine Institute), Weston
Taylor, Richard (Self), Houston
Towne, Loretta (Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers), Austin
Against: Donley, Rick (Harris County Beer Wholesalers Association),
Houston
Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin
Marosko, Fred (Texas Package Stores Association), Austin
McKinney, Mike (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas), Austin
On: Yarbrough, Randy (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), Austin
SB 861
FOR: Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas),
Austin
Roberts, Michelle (Texas Bankers Association-Trust Financial
Services Division), Austin
ON: Ghiglieri, Catherine (Texas Department of Banking), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Heasley, John (Texas Bankers Association), Austin
On: James, Randall (Texas Department of Banking), Austin
Jobe, Everette (Texas Department of Banking), Austin
Johnson, D'Ann (Texas Department of Banking), Austin
SB 890
FOR: Barron, Connie (Texas Medical Association), Austin
Butts, Edna Ramon (Phy Cor), Austin
AGAINST: Leiferman, Cynthia (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
ON: McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union), Austin
McPherson, Kim (Texas Mental Health Association), Austin
Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Patterson, Jerry (TAHP), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin
Gagen, Joe (Texas 5.01(a) Alliance), Austin
SB 984
FOR: Leiferman, Cynthia (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin
On: Bordelon, Rod (Office of Public Insurance Counsel), Austin
Durden, David (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 1055
FOR: Parker, Gary (Texas Credit Union League-Baylor Credit Union),
Waco
ON: Feeney, Harold (Credit Union Department), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union League), Dallas
Lederer, John (Credit Union Legislative Coalition), Dallas
On: Base, Gary (Credit Union Comm./ Community Credit Union), Plano
SB 1058
FOR: East, David (Texas Business Law Foundation), Woodlands
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bartlett, Roger (Self), Austin
SB 1074
FOR: Akright, Gary (Texas Mortgage Brokers Association), Dallas
Stewart, Samuel (Texas Association of Real Estate Brokers),
Houston
Stinson, Bill (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin
AGAINST: Pollard, Mike (Texas Assocaition of Life and Health Insurers),
Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Walker, Ron (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin
Against: Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),
Austin
Urbani, Peter (Alchemy Financial Group, Inc.), Hockley
On: Pettijohn, Leslie (Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin
Pledger, Jim (Texas Savings and Loan Department), Austin
Schwartz, Dennis (Texas Association of Mortgage Brokers),
McKinney
SB 1076
FOR: Libertore, Doug (FIMC), Englewood
Webster, James (The Associates, Irving, Texas), Coppell
ON: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Agnello, Rick (American Health and Life Insurance Company),
Arlington
Bantham, Jim (Texas Fanancial Services Association), Coppell
Against: Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin
SB 1196
FOR: Davis, Will (Texas Assocaition of Life and Health Insurers),
Austin
Staudt, Keith (Clark/ Bardes, Inc.), Dallas
ON: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 1468
FOR: Gamel, William (American Medical Association), Austin
Gross, Sheldon (Texas Medical Association), San Antonio
Hamilton, Carlos (Harris County Medical Society), Houston
Hilgeis, David (South Texas Physicians, Austin Regional
Clinic, Texas Surgeons), Austin
Leiferman, Cynthia (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
AGAINST: Evans, Richard (Texas Association of Business & Chambers of
Commerce), Austin
Patterson, Jerry (TAHP), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin
Barron, Connie (Texas Medical Association), Austin
Cerny, Rebecca (American Medical Association), Chicago, Il.
Hanners, Sally (Texas Dental Association), Austin
Jameson, Helen (American Medical Association), Chicago, Il.
Against: Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),
Austin
On: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 1531
FOR: Barron, Connie (Texas Medical Association), Austin
AGAINST: Patterson, Jerry (TAHP), Austin
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),
Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin
Gilchrist, Alfred (Texas Medical Association), Austin
Leiferman, Cynthia (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Against: Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),
Austin
Presnal, James (State Farm Insurance Companies), Bryan
Simonton, Kay (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas), Austin
On: Myron, Rhonda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin
SB 1619
FOR: Grigsby, Anthony (Texas Business Law Foundation), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bickham, Jonathan (Texas Business Law Foundation), Houston
East, David (Texas Business Law Foundation), The Woodlands