WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 11, 2001-8:45A
HB 143 Committee Substitute (Deshotel/#1)
Against: Gary, Glen (Texas Restaurant Association)
On: Marlow, Deborah (TDH)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association)
HB 640 Committee Substitute (Turner/#1)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Briseno, Elias (TDH)
HB 803 Committee Substitute (Junell#1)
For: Jackson, Denise (Self and TX RNFA Network)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Linsalata, CRNFA, Tina (Self)
Willmann, James (Texas Nurses Association; Texas
Legislative Adenda Coalition)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced
Practice)
On: Zolondek, Marianna (TDH)
HB 1316
For: Lovleace, Renee (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas)
On: Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
HB 1702 Committee Substitute (Green/#1)
For: Clark, Jane M. (Self)
Knodel, Stacy (Self)
Patterson, A. Courtney (Self)
Perot, Christina (Self)
Richardson, Dawn (Self and Parents Requesting Open
Vaccine Education)
Ruede, Laura J. (Self)
Sanders, Tom (Home School Legal Defense Association)
Wilson, Jim (Self)
Against: Arena, Robin (Self and Immunization Collaboration of
Tarrant County)
Callas, RN, BSN, MS, Gail J. (Cook Children's Physician
Network)
Campbell, Gayla (Self)
Ciriot, Ginny (Cook Children's Physician Network)
Cunningham, James C. (Cook Children's Medical Center)
Floyd, M.D., Gary W. (Self and Cook Children's Medical
Center)
Forrester, RN, MSN, Clara Sue (Cook Children's
Pediatrics at Northside)
Govea, Linda (Ft. Worth Independent School Health
Services)
Greer, Barbara (Texas Perinatal Association)
Haverkorn, Vicki (Self and Cook Children's Physician
Network)
Huey, Maggie (Self and Cook Children's Medical Center)
La Mere, M.D., Richard Guy (Cook Children's Physician
Network)
Laney, M.D., Mark (Cook Children's Child Neurology; Cook
Children's Physician Network)
Maxwell, Carol (Cook Children's Physician Network)
McCall, Catherine S. (Self and Cook Children's Physician
Network)
Myers, Jackelyn S. (Texas Eagle Forum)
Nelson, M.D., Britt (Cook Children's Medical Center)
O'Donnell, Margie Dorman (TX Nurses Association)
Richardson, M.D., John M. (Self and Cook Children's
Physician Network)
Rogers, M.D., Jeff (Forest Park Pediatrics Clinic)
Shelton, M.D., Mark M. (Self and Cook Children's Medical
Center)
Strong, M.D., Gary R. (Self and Cook Children's Medical
Center)
On: Baker, Carol J. (Texas Children's Hospital)
Linville, Linda (TDH)
Stanley, M.D., Sharilyn (TDH)
Waller, Nancy D. (Self and San Antonio Metropolitan
Health District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Ables, Mary (Self)
Bashore, Martha Ainsworth (Self)
Daviscourt, Pamela (Self)
Decker, L J Mike (Self)
Elley, Willie Mae (Self)
Gilchrist, Alfred (Texas Medical Association)
Gonzalez, Peter (Self)
Harris, Gayle (Texas Medical Association)
Hoffman, Dr. Robert B. (Self)
Kayz, Dr. Kevin D. (Self)
King, James (Self)
Knodel, Betty (Self)
Kunkler, Elizabeth (Self)
Landrum, Linda (Self)
Maudlin, Karleen (Self)
Moore, Douglas (Self)
Nash, Angela (Self)
Orbin, Arthur Jack (Self)
Phipps, Candie (TX Pediatric Society)
Quay, Debra (Self)
Rex, Rebecca (Self and Parents Requesting Open Vaccine
Education)
Rider, MD, Jane (TX Pediatric Society; TX Medical
Association)
Tashjian, Tim (Self)
Taylor, Sandra (Self)
Wills, Elizabeth (Self)
Zea, Jennifer F. (Self)
Against: Aycock, Letha L. (City of Fort Worth, Public Health
Dept.)
Carpenter, Bill (Houston I.S.D.)
Douglass, Cathy (Texas Association of School Boards)
Feather, Robert K. (Cook Children's Health Care System
Board of Trustees)
Frederick, RN, Judy (Children's/Austin ISD Student
Health Servicdes)
Friedholm, DeAnn (March of Dimes Texas Chapter)
Glass, Mary Kay (Self)
Hickman, Ginny (Self)
Jamison, Magie (Children's Medical Center of Dallas)
On: Boom, M.D., Julie A. (Texas Children's Hospital)
Harms, Diann (Texas Department of Insurance)
Hueffner, John (Christian Scientists in State of Texas)
Nelson, Jim (Golden Rule Insurance Co.)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association Of Life and Health
Insurance)
HB 1719
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Berryhill, Rebecca (TDH)
Evans, John (TDH)
HB 1887
On: Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Redmond, Leigh (TX Mental Health Consumers)
HB 2004 Committee Substitute (Maxey/#1)
For: Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.)
Mizcles, Amy (National Alliance for the Metally Ill of
Texas)
On: Wall, Matthew T. (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McPherson, Tim (The Mental Health Association in Texas)
Redmond, Leigh (Texas Mental Health Consumers)
On: Berger, Ed (Seton Healthcare Network)
HB 2178 Committee Substitute (Salinas/#1)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
HB 2287 Committee Substitute (Edwards/#1)
On: Bailey, Charles (TX Hospital Assoc.)
HB 2355 Committee Substitute (Tillery/#1)
For: Metzinger, Janie (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Chatelle, Melody (United Way of Texas)
Dunkelberg, Ann (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Hospital Association)
Matthews, Matt (Dallas County Hospital District /
Parkland Hospital)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Conference of Catholic Health
Facilities)
HB 2650 Committee Substitute (Capelo/#1)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Willmann, James (Texas Nurses Association)
HB 2669
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Young, Jenny (TX Medical Assoc.)
On: Linville, Linda (TDH)
Stanley, M.D., Sharilyn (TDH)
HB 2670
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Linville, Linda (TDH)
Stanley, M.D., Sharilyn (TDH)
HB 2671
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Phipps, Candie (TX Pediatric Society)
Young, Jenny (TX Medical Association)
On: Linville, Linda (TDH)
Stanley, M.D., Sharilyn (TDH)
HB 2767
On: Reck, Mike (State Comptroller's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association)
DuBois, Doug (Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience
Store Association)
HB 2837
For: Collins, Bridget (Texas Kinesiotherapy Association
(TKTA); American Kinesiotherapy Association (AKTA))
Lawhorn, Laura (Texas Kinesiotherapy Associates)
Against: Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
On: Berryhill, Rebecca (TDH)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Kane, Dr. Kevin D. (Self and Texas Chiropractic
Association)
Against: Weitz, Tim (Texas Physical Therapy Association)
HB 2844 Committee Substitute (Lewis, G./#1)
For: Boerner, Brian (Fort Worth City Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Kotrla, Claren J. (TDH)
HB 2950 Committee Substitute (Chavez/#1)
For: Hills, Robert (National Council to Prevent Delinquency)
Weiss, Harvey (National Inhalant Prevention Coalition)
On: Branton, Charles S. (TDH)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Courtney, Chuck (TX Retailers Association)
HB 3085 Committee Substitute (Burnam/#1)
For: Anderson, Sparkey (Clean Water Action)
Hadden, Karen (Self)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen, Inc.)
On: Carman, Neil (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)
McCoy, Torin (TNRCC)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Beauchamp, M.D., Richard A. (TDH)
Dillard, Annabelle (TDH)
HB 3378
On: Lopez, Chris (TX Dept. of Mental Health Mental
Retardation)
HB 3385 Committee Substitute (Kitchen/#1)
For: Hayden, David R. (Medco Medical Supply, Inc.)
Levy, Leleith (D & L Home Health Services)
Parkinson, Glena V. (Self and Nurses Night & Day, Inc.)
Rossberg, Cathy (Americaid Community Care)
Ugbala, Tony N. (Brighiway Personal Care Home)
Whitten-Lege, Gene (Self)
Against: De Cell, Denise A. (Christus Health)
Lake, Kate (Chartwell Community Services, Inc., dba
Concepts of Care)
Paschal, Melissa L. (HCA - The Healthcare Company, Gulf
Coast Division)
Vasek, Heather (Texas Association for Home Care)
On: Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Healthcare Matters)
Elrod, Susanne (Disability Policy Consortium)
Markland, Barrett (TDHS - STAR + Plus)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Adams, Cindy (Self)
Against: Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association)
HB 3583
On: Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hudsen, Greg (Private Providers Association of Texas)
On: Devin, Pat (Health and Human Services Commission)
Hale, Karen (TDMHMR)
Marshall, Susan (The Arc of Texas)
McKenney, Ernest (TDMHMR)
Tucker, Beverly (Department of Human Services)
HB 3602
Against: Brightwell, Mr. Kim (Toy Manufacturers of America)
Watkins, Joe Bill (Toy Manufacturers of America)
On: Branton, Charles (TDH - Product Safety Division)
Wright, Carolyn (TDH - Product Safety Branch)
HCR 125 Committee Substitute (Salinas/#1)
For: Waleu, Nancy D. (San Antonio Metropolitan Health
District)
Against: Myers, Jackelyn S. (Texas Eagle Forum)
Richardson, Dawn (Parents Requesting Open Vaccine
Education)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: King, James (Self)
Against: Abels, Mary (Self)
Clark, Jane M. (Self)
Daviscourt, Pamela (Self)
Decker, L. T. "Mike" (Self)
Hill, Allison (Self)
Hoffman, Dr. Robert B. (Self)
Kennon, Robin (Self)
Kunkler, Elizabeth (Self)
Mauldin, Karleen (Self)
Moore, Douglas (Self)
Nash, Angela (Self)
Orbin, Arthur Jack (Self)
Patterson, A. Courtney (Self)
Perot, Christina (Self)
Quay, Debra (Self)
Rex, Rebecca (Self)
Ruede, Laura J. (Self)
Sanders, Tom (Home School Legal Defense Association)
Tashjian, Tim (Self)
Taylor, Sandra (Self)
Wilson, Jim (Self)
Zea, Jennifer F. (Self)
On: Linville, Linda (TDH)
Stanley, Sharilyn (TDH)
SB 768 Committee Substitute (Madla/#1)
On: Dodson, Gay (TX State Board of Pharmacy)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Courtney, Chuck (TX Retailers Assoc. on behalf of The TX
Federation of Drug Stores)
Gonzales, David A. (TX Pharmacy Assoc.)
Shields, Brad (TX Society of Hosp. Pharmacies)
SB 945
On: Keir, Barbara (TDH)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Courtney, Chuck (TX Retailers Association)