WITNESS LIST HB 2600 SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT Business & Commerce Committee May 8, 2001 - 8:00A ON: McAnally, Scott (Research and Oversight Council on Workers Comp), Austin, TX May 10, 2001 - 8:00A FOR: Jackson, Richie (Texas Restaurant Association), Austin, TX Levy, Rick (Tx AFL-CIO), Austin, TX AGAINST: de la Cruz, Ivan (Self), Grand Prairie, TX Acker, Valisia (Self), Houston, TX Aguebor, Chereyl (Self), Dallas, TX Allen, San (Self), Brownsville, TX Anderson, La' Keshia (Self), Dallas, TX Anderson, Mary (Self), Carrollton, TX Andrade, Belem (Self), El Paso, TX Antonio, Cornejo (Self), Houston, TX Arambola, John (Self), San Antonio, TX Arambula, Carolyn (Self), San Antonio, TX Barger, Rha (Self), Fort Worth, TX Benavides Jr., Santos (Self), Galveston, TX Blas, Jessica Ann (Self), Dallas, TX Booker, Crystal (Garland Orthopedic Clinic), Garland, TX Bow, Jonathan (SORM), Austin, TX Boyle III, Daniel (Self), San Antonio, TX Brooks Jr., Arthur (Self), Hillsboro, TX Brown, Jeanne (Self), Hempstead, TX Burnes, Flora Mae (Self), Dallas, TX Burt, Lowell Keith (Self), Humble, TX Campbell, Mark (Self), Channelview, TX Candel, Jay (Self), Dallas, TX Carroll, Pam (Self), Manuel, TX Casas, San Juana (Self), Duncanville, TX Castillo, Rodolfo (Self), Dallas, TX Castorena, Norma (Self), Fort Worth, TX Cerullo, Emil (Self), Plano, TX Chambers, Levesta (Self), Dallas, TX Cisnero, Domingo (Self), La Porte, TX Clark, Loriette (Tx Health and Rehab), Dallas, TX Cokefield, Ann (Self), Dallas, TX Cook, Samuel (Association of American Physicians and Surgeons), Fort Worth, TX Cornwell, James (Self), Willis Point, TX Cortez, Oswaldo (Vista Pain Management Centers), Houston, TX Cruz, Eve G. (Self), Houston, TX Daniel III, Albert M. (Self), Fort Worth, TX Davis, J. Aubry (Matthews & Davis, L.L.P), San Antonio, TX Deleon, Gloria (Self), Houston, TX DeRossett, Michael (Teamster Local 745 Members), Euless, TX Diaz, Juan (Self), Houston, TX Drake, Bette (Self), San Antonio, TX Eggert, Paul (Self), Dallas, TX Emmitte, Mary (PRS, Inc), Weatherford, TX Estrada, Fred (Self), Waco, TX Felix, Robert G. (Self), Houston, TX Fenley, Kenneth (Self), Houston, TX Fields, Shirley (Self), Houston, TX Fraire, Gloria Gauna (Self), Austin, TX Freeman, Floyd (Self), Dallas, TX Fruire, Jose Sotero (Self), Austin, TX Garcia, Margorito (Self), Dallas, TX Garland, Greg (North Texas Pain Society), Carrollton, TX Garza, Dax (Self), Houston, TX Garza, Patrick (Self), Texas City, TX Garza-Scott, Generosa (Self), Watauga, TX Giddens, Denise (Self), Dallas, TX Gray, Demetris (Self), Fort Worth, TX Greene, Freddie (Self), Dallas, TX Hawthorne, Robert (Self), Dallas, TX Hernandez, Maria (Self), Houston, TX Heron, Sonya (Self), Tomball, TX Hill, Christian (Self), Houston, TX Hodges, John (Self), League City, TX Howell, Kenneth (Miller & Henderson), San Antonio, TX Isabel, Diaz (Self), Houston, TX Kuenstler, Konrad (Self), Dallas, TX Leal, Ramiro (Self), Pasadena, TX Lee, Chad (Self), Austin, TX Lee, Loewell (Self), Mesquite, TX Luecke, Mark Elliot (Self), Fort Worth, TX Marioni, Efrain (Self), El Paso, TX Marioni, Luis (Self), El Paso, TX Medella, Norma (Self), Brownsville, TX Menard, N. Dinah (Self), Houston, TX Meril, Allen Dr. (Texas Spine Society), Garland, TX Molinar, Carmen (Self), Canutillo, TX Morales, Nancy (Self), Houston, TX Moulton, Scott (Doctors Council 1199), Grand Prairie, TX Nelson, John M.D. (Texas Pain Society), Longview, TX Nettles, Ronald (Self), Houston, TX Palomo, Jesus (Self), Elmendorf, TX Randolph, Eric (Self), Houston, TX Rashbaum, Ralph M.D. (Texas Back Institute), Plano, TX Rivers, Saul (Self), Dallas, TX Robinson, Choski (Self), Dallas, TX Robinson, Rosa Olga (Self), Garland, TX Saenz, Gilberto (Self), Baytown, TX Sanderson, Kay (Self), Fort Worth, TX Sanken, Chris (Self), Fort Worth, TX Sardoor, Nakeeb (Self), Richardson, TX Satchornnito, Derrick (Self), Conroe, TX Saucedo, Norma (Self), Houston, TX Shinn, Kelley (Self), Dallas, TX Smith, Cheire (Self), Spring, TX Smith, Teresa (Miller & Henderson), San Antonio, TX Thomas, Teresa (Self), Houston, TX Valdez, Joshua (Self), Olmito, TX Wells, Mary Jo (Self), Spring, TX Wilson, Donna (Self), Dallas, TX Ziegler, Ron (Positive Pain Management), Garland, TX Zimmerman, Sylvia (Self), Pearland, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Fulbright, Richard (Fulbright and Associates, PC), Dallas, TX Hammond, Bill (Tx Association of Business), Austin, TX Sewell, Jim (Associated General Contractors), Austin, TX Against: Acuna, Maria (Self), Mission, TX Alanis, Rocio I. (Self), Houston, TX Alfaro, Rene (Self), Pharr, TX Alvarado, Maria (Self), Dallas, TX Alvarez, Christopher (Self), Dallas, TX Alvarez, Rene (Self), Houston, TX Andrade, Gilberto (Self), El Paso, TX Arevalo, Albert (Self), Houston, TX Arispe, Martin (Self), Mission, TX Ballmer-Pittman, Scotti (First Rio Valley Medical PA), Harlingen, TX Banks, Zacqueline (Self), Houston, TX Banks, Zacqueline C. (Self), Houston, TX Barboza, Rene (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Barragan, Annette (Self), Houston, TX Barrow, Julia A. (Self), San Antonio, TX Barton, Raymond (Self), Waco, TX Barton, Stormy (Self), Waco, TX Bashton, George M. (Self), Castroville, TX Beachley, Pam (Tx Association of Compensation Consumers), Austin, TX Bell, Terance T. (Self), Houston, TX Biache, Sandra (Self), Fort Worth, TX Bilklein, Royce V. (Self), Odessa, TX Blankenship, Ronald (Self), De Soto, TX Blehunbo, Unda (Self), Rosenberg, TX Blevins, Joe L. (Self), Farmersville, TX Boldon, Annie (Self), Waco, TX Booker, Cynthia (Self), Houston, TX Borrego, Ernest (Coastal Spine and Rehab), Corpus Christi, TX Boubel, Linda (Self), San Antonio, TX Boykins, Larry (Self), Dallas, TX Buggage, Terell James (Self), Houston, TX Cains, Calvi J. (Self), La Porte, TX Campbell, Ramona (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Cantu, Anna (Self), unknown, TX Casey, Elda (Self), Houston, TX Castille, Rosa M. (Self), Pasadena, TX Castille, Tammy M. (Tx Health and Rehab), Lewisville, TX Castillo, Jaime (Self), Houston, TX Castro, Felix (Self), George West, TX Clarke, George (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Class, Ramon (Self), Flower Mound, TX Cole, Rufus (Self), Dallas, TX Coleman, Lee B. (Self), Austin, TX Cramos, Maria (Self), Houston, TX Cravens, Wyatt Craig (Self), Austin, TX Crump, Carl (Self), Houston, TX Cruz, Celso (Self), Dallas, TX Cruz, Jose (Self), Irving, TX Davis, Eila V. (Self), Ft. Worth, TX Davis, Sonja (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Dixon, Wanda (Self), Waco, TX Dixson, Alan (Self), San Antonio, TX Drake, Dailen (Self), San Antonio, TX Duran, Elizabeth (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Dvenez, Ruby (Self), Houston, TX Elandary, George (Self), Richardson, TX Fishback, Stacy (Self), Arlington, TX Fletcher, Mildred R. (Self), Houston, TX Flores, Silver R. (Self), Dallas, TX Forbes, Susan (Self), Lancaster, TX Franco, Guadalupe (Self), Alamo, TX Franklin, Anna (Self), Arlington, TX Funtno, Rosanna (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Gamez, Felicitas (Self), Houston, TX Garcia, Alfredo (Self), Dallas, TX Garcia, Imelda (Self), Dallas, TX Garcia, Rosa (Self), Houston Geno, Martinez (Self), Houston, TX Gomez, Benjamin (Self), El Paso, TX Gonzales, Benjamin (Self), Dickinson, TX Gonzales, Jane (K- Clinic Arlington), Arlington, TX Gonzales, Melda (Self), Dallas, TX Gonzalez, Adriana (Self), La Porte, TX Green Jr., Ben Ed (Self), Humble, TX Greer, Gevin (Self), Dallas, TX Guandique, Jose (Self), Dallas, TX Guzman, Elda (Self), El Paso, TX Halbert, R.J. (Houston Area Doctors), Houston, TX Handy, Terance (Adam Henderson Law Firm), Houston, TX Hargrave, Thomesa (Self), Baytown, TX Harrell, Sampson (Self), Dallas, TX Harvey, Bruce (Self), Fort Worth, TX Haynes, Reginald (Self), Waco, TX Herak Jr., Nick (Texas Physicians Network), Carrollton, TX Hernandez, Dora (Self), San Juan, TX Hernandez, Maria (Self), Edinburg, TX Hernandez, Yolanda (GAIN), Ennis, TX Herrera, Lora Lu (Self), Grand Prairie, TX Herrera, Sandra (Fordren Orthopedic Group), Houston, TX Howell, Robert (First Rio Valley Medical), Rancho Viejo, TX Hyett, Edward (Self), Spring, TX Irizarry, Suzanne (Self), Grand Prairie, TX Isbell, Melissa (Self), Fort Worth, TX Jackson, Erin (Self), Dallas, TX Jacobs, Grace Ann (Self), Houston, TX Johnson, Percy Nolan (Self), Houston, TX Johnson III, Oran (Self), Conroe, TX Jones, Brian (Recovery Analysis, Inc.), Carrollton, TX Jones III, Hernry (Self), Dallas, TX Jurado, Jose (Vista Pain), Houston, TX Kaberle, William (UIW), San Antonio, TX Key, Bart (Self), Kingwood, TX Key, Christopher Lynn (Self), Houston, TX Klejia, Javier (Self), Houston, TX Landeros, Jose (Self), Ennis, TX Lara, Jose Luis (Self), Houston, TX Laza, Jose (Self), Houston, TX Lee, Elizabeth (PRS, Inc.), Arlington, TX Lee, Katherine (Self), Haltom, TX Lehr, Barbara (Self), Richardson, TX Lerner, Barbara (Self), San Antonio, TX LeBlanc, LeLores (Self), Houston, TX Liford, Melissa (Vista Pain Management Center), Houston, TX Lopez, Alfred (Self) Lopez, Roberto (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Lopez, Rosara (Self), Grand Prairie, TX Lopez, Thomas Mares (Self), Dallas, TX Lorenzo, Alwyn (Self), Dallas, TX Love, Joe M. (Self), Houston, TX Lucila, Vazquez (Self), Houston, TX Madkins, Betty (Self), Fort Worth, TX Madrigal, Marco (Self), Houston, TX Maldonado, Jose (Self), Houston, TX Malone, Donna (Self), Baytown, TX Marioni, Arturo (Self), El Paso, TX Marioni, Esperanza (Self), El Paso, TX Marioni, Guadalupe (Self), El Paso, TX Marioni, Joel (Alvo Medical Center), El Paso, TX Marioni, Jorge (Self), El Paso, TX Martinez, Alexx (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Marzoaf, James (Self), Rowlett, TX McCarty, Patricia (Self), Fort Worth, TX McCraney, Sharon (Self), Garland, TX McGee, Marvin (Self), Houston, TX Medellin, Marla (Self), Brownsville, TX Mendez, Guadalupe (Self), Garland, TX Mevendez, Misael (Self), Plano, TX Miranda, Ray (Vista Pain), Houston, TX Mitchell, Katy (Self), Houston, TX Molinar, Florencio (Self), Canutillo, TX Montez, Jesus (UIW), San Antonio, TX Montieth, Clifton (Self), Pasadena, TX Moreno, Irma (Self), Corpus Christi, TX Moreno, Joshua (Self), El Paso, TX Moreno, Mario (Self), Houston, TX Myers, Kenny (TPN), Carrollton, TX Nagorny, Mikhail (Self), Houston, TX Nieto, Rachel (Self), Pharr, TX Nino, Eleoso (Self), Kyle, TX Odom, Timothy (Self), Fort Worth, TX Olivas, Florencia (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Ortiz, Andrea (Self), Dallas, TX Pasas, Juana Suyapa (Self), Houston, TX Patel, Hemant (Self), Houston, TX Patel, Sonal (Self), Houston, TX Peavy, Curtis (Self), Houston, TX Peck, Barbara (Fondren Orthopedic Group), Houston, TX Pedigo, Frank (Self), Waco, TX Pena, Jesus (Self), Edinburg, TX Pennington, Scot (UIW), San Antonio, TX Perez, Abal (Self), Houston, TX Perez, Abel (Self), Houston, TX Perez, Tom (Doctors from Houston), Houston, TX Petitt, Melissa D. (Self), China Spring, TX Picott, Leonor (Self), Houston, TX Pierre, Akyron Nassain (Spine and Rehab), Beaumont, TX Pitaniello, Kristie (Self), Carrollton, TX Pittman, Don (First Rio Valley Medical PA), Harlingen, TX Pratt, Bill (Self), San Antonio, TX Preston, Lee (Self), Houston, TX Raab, Ted Melina (Texas State Employees Union), Austin, TX Rafael, Frotere (Self), Dallas, TX Ramirez, Augustina (Self), Leander, TX Ramirez, Cruz (Self), Mission, TX Ramirez, Roberto (Self), Dallas, TX Ramirez, Rudy (Self), Galveston, TX Ramirez, Yesenia (Self), El Paso, TX Ramos, Jesus (Self), Osten, TX Ramoz, Sofia (Self), San Juan, TX Reina, Rene Sonny (Self), Houston, TX Reyna, Cutberto (Self), Irving, TX Rhodes, Gerald (Self), Houston, TX Rocha, Cynthia (Self), Spring, TX Rodriguez, Angelo (Self), El Paso, TX Rodriguez, Annette (Self), Houston, TX Rodriguez, Jesse (Self), Houston, TX Ross, Loretta Marie (Self), Euless, TX Sabedra, Juana (Self) Salas, Aarmando (Self), Fort Worth, TX Salas, Irma (Self), Dallas, TX Salas, Roberto Garcia (Self), Dallas, TX Salazar, Gabriel (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Sanchez, Richard (Self), San Antonio, TX Saucedo, Norma (Self), Houston, TX Scalf, Leticia (Self), Houston, TX Scott, Charles (Self), Dallas, TX Segovia, Blanca (Self), Houston, TX Segura, Angel (Self), Pasadena, TX Serato, Rosario (Self), Dallas, TX Sermene, Dina (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Servin, Ramona (Self), San Antonio, TX Sileriowright, Tolana (Self), Fort Worth, TX Silva, Dolores (Self), Dallas, TX Sloan, Laverne (Self), Dallas, TX Smith, Carolyn (Self), Houston, TX Smith, Deborah (Self), Houston, TX Smith, Ronald (Self), Killeen, TX Stafford, Willie (Self), Dallas, TX Stawhun, Dawn (Self), Alvin, TX Sutcliffe, James (Self), San Antonio, TX Suteliffe, James (United Injured Workers of Tx), San Antonio, TX Svetz, K. (Self), Euless, TX Taeger, Joerg (Self), Stafford, TX Taeger, Regina (Self), Stafford, TX Taylor, Bernice (Self), Baytown, TX Templin, Ron (Self), Houston, TX Teran, Guadalupe (Self), El Paso, TX Thompson, Edward (Self), Lancaster, TX Tittle, Bertha (Self), Wylie, TX Tobias, Maria (Self), San Antonio, TX Torres, Luis (Self), Mission, TX Torres, Maria (Self), Dallas, TX Turner, Ivory (Self), Dallas, TX Tyson, Joyce (Self), Houston, TX Valdez, Tiburcio (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX Van Hurt, Anthony (Self), Arlington, TX Vargas, Larry (Self), Temple, TX Vasquez, Rudy (Self), Houston, TX Vazquez, Geraro Garcia (Self), Dallas, TX Ventura, Juanita (Self), Pearland, TX Vidal, Luis (Self), Dallas, TX Vilca, Gabriel (Self), Galena Park, TX Villa, Juanita (Self), Galena Park, TX Villanveva, Aimee (Self), Brownsville, TX Villarreal, Naomi (Self), Houston, TX Vuong, Tam (Self), Houston, TX Watson, Richard (Self), Houston, TX Weseman, Karrie (Self), Dallas, TX Wheatfall, Darla (Self), Houston, TX Wheeler, Karen (Voque Medical Center), Grand Prairie, TX White, Terry (Self), Moody, TX Whited, David (Self), Plano, TX Williams, Jessie (Self), Manor, TX Williams, LaToshia (Self), Dallas, TX Williams, Richard (Self), Austin, TX Wilson, Kennith (Self), San Antonio, TX Winsky, Michael (Self), Houston, TX Woodard, Robert (Self), Angleton, TX Ybarra, Guadalupe (Self), Brownsville, TX Zarate, Christopher (Self), Brownsville, TX Zavala, Jose (Vista Pain Management), Houston, TX On: McAnally, Scott (Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Comp), Austin, TX Nemeth, William (Tx Workers Comp. Commission), Austin, TX