WITNESS LIST Business & Commerce Committee March 27, 2001 - 9:00A SB 192 Registering, but not testifying: On: Luedecke, Alvin (TxDot), Austin, TX SB 195 Registering, but not testifying: For: Gutierrez, Hector (City of El Paso), Austin, TX On: Luedecke, Alvin (TxDot), Austin, TX SB 317 ON: Pettijohn, Leslie (Consumer Credit Commissioner), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Balch, Mandy (Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association), Austin, TX Kelley, Sam (Texas Consumer Finance Association), Austin, TX Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin, TX On: Davis, Lorri (Texans for Financial Freedom and Imperial Leasing), Coppell, TX Grey, Rex (APLE Corp.), Houston, TX Mody, Neil (M.G. Capital Investment Corp), Houston, TX Nunez, Johnny (Xpress Cash), Stafford, TX Sheehan, J. Scott (Personal Rental Corporation and Clients of the Firm), Houston, TX Varnell, Andrea (Sunset Advisory Commission), Austin, TX SB 393 Registering, but not testifying: For: Glenn, Eric (Humana), Austin, TX On: Heskett, Michael (Texas State Library and Archives Commission), Austin, TX SB 465 Registering, but not testifying: On: Luedecke, Alvin (TxDot), Austin, TX SB 544 Registering, but not testifying: On: Brudersen, Blake O. (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX SB 623 FOR: Birdwell, Randy (Texas Association of Builders and Emeral Builders), The Woodlands, TX Bush, Robert L. (TAB and Dallas HBA), Arlington, TX Paxson, Stephen (Self), Houston, TX AGAINST: Ahmad, Janet (Home Owners for Better Building), San Antonio, TX Cobarruvias, John R. (Home Owners for Better Building), Houston, TX McQuality, Mark S. (Self), Dallas, TX Stark, Anne P. (Homeowners), Dallas, TX Turner, Cheryl C. (Self), Dallas, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Stout, Bob (The Woodlands Operating Co. L.P.), The Woodlands, TX Wood, Toy (Greater Houston Builders Association), Houston, TX Against: Eberwine, Mark (Texas Association of Real Estate Inspectors), San Antonio, TX Longley, Joe (Self), Austin, TX SB 770 Registering, but not testifying: For: McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union), Austin, TX SB 842 FOR: Abitua, Angel (Texas Citizens for a Sound Economy), Round Rock, TX Pickle, G. Edward (Texas Civil Justice League; Shell Oil Co.; Civil Justice Reform Group), Houston, TX Ratliff, Shannon (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX Summers, Bill (Self), Alamo, TX AGAINST: Caldwell, Wade (Self), San Antonio, TX Dunayer, Margaret (Self), Round Rock, TX Hanon, Beverly A. (Self), Longview, TX Hile, Richard (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX James, Reggie (Consumers Union), Austin, TX Oliver, Lillian A. (Self), Marshall, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Allday, Marty (El Paso Corp.), Houston, TX Bruno, Tina (San Antonians Against Lawsuit Abuse), San Antonio, TX Castle, Allison (Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse), Austin, TX Clements, Jerry K. (Texas Civil Justice League), Dallas, TX Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Company and Marathon Ashland Petro), Houston, TX McFarland, Bob (American Insurance Association), Austin, TX Miller, Neal (The Chevron Companies), Austin, TX Wall, Matthew T. (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX Wayne, Ralph (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX White, Michael (The Greater Houston Partnership), Austin, TX Woods, Joe (Alliance of American Insurers), Austin, TX Yarnell, William (Halliburton), Dallas, TX Against: Lambe, Dan (Texas Watch), Austin, TX SB 1127 Registering, but not testifying: For: Howard, Jay (Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS)), Austin, TX Newton, Chris (Guinness/United Distillers and Vintners), Austin, TX Warner, Freddy (Guinness/United Distillers and Vintners), Wimberley, TX On: Gray, Alan (Licensed Beverage Distributors), Austin, TX SB 1143 Registering, but not testifying: For: Gagen, Joe (Texas 5.01 (a) Alliance), Austin, TX Glenn, Eric (Humana), Austin, TX Keel, Lara Laneri (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce), Austin, TX Kloster, Jeff (Humana), Austin, TX Oates, John (Aetna), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah (Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX On: Brodersen, Blake O. (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX SB 1284 FOR: Bogard, Ramona (Digestive Health Association of Texas, P.A.), Dallas, TX Bonnen, M.D., Greg (Self), Houston, TX Brownwall, Jeff (Memorial Hermann Hospital System and THA), Houston, TX Cason, Frances R. (The Medical Clinic of North Texas, P.A.), Ft. Worth, TX Delgado, Bernice (Dr. Jesse Moss, Jr./BCMS), San Antonio, TX Freeman, M.D., John W. (Self), Ft. Worth, TX Garcia, M.D., Joe Ray (Small Districts Caucus of the T.M.A.), Elgin, TX Gonzales, David A. (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX Gude M.D., David (Texas Med Clinic), San Antonio, TX Gunby, M.D., Robert (Dallas Co. Medical Society and Texas Medical Association), Dallas, TX Johnston, Thomas (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A.), Austin, TX Kanter, Anne Magers (Methodist Health Care System of San Antonio, LTD, HCA, and THA), San Antonio, TX Kottman, M.D., Robert (Bexas County Medical Society), San Antonio, TX Meadows, Connie (Texas Medical Association Insurance Trust), Round Rock, TX Neff, Charles (Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants, P.A.), Dallas, TX Perryman, Kevin (Primary Pediatric Medical Association), Seguin, TX Phillips, M.D., Serena L. (Bexar County Medical Society), San Antonio, TX Shepherd, Karol (Austin Cardiovascular Association), Austin, TX Silverstein, M.D., Russell (Dallas Nephrology Association), Dallas, TX Thompson, Matthew (Capital Pediatric Group), Round Rock, TX Walker, J. Patrick (Self), Crockett, TX Woodard, Debbie (T.H.A., Texas Health Resources), Arlington, TX AGAINST: Collins, M.D., Shala Owens (Community Health Choice, Inc), Houston, TX Glenn, Eric (Humana), Austin, TX Keeling, Dan (Pacificare of Texas), San Antonio, TX Kloster, Jeff (Humana, Health Insurance Association of America), Austin, TX Smith, Terral (Unicare), Austin, TX Taylor, William J. (Aetna), Austin, TX Thomas, M.D., Milton M. (CIGNA Health Care of Texas Inc.), Missouri City, TX Underwood, Rene (CIGNA), Houston, TX ON: Brudersen, Blake O. (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Barron, Connie (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Bartos, M.D., Justin (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin, TX Bresnen, Steve (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians), Austin, TX Denison, Barbara (George W. Childress, M.D.), McKinney, TX Garza, Genevieve (Austin Cardiovascular Association), Austin, TX Green, John R. (North Texas Heart Center), Dallas, TX Hendricks, Margarethe (Austin Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic), Austin, TX Hendrix, Harry (Capitol Anesthesiology Association), Austin, TX Herndon, Paul (Texas Childer's Pediatric Association), Houston, TX Lang, Layton (Dallas Surgical Group), Dallas, TX Lopez, Joseph (TMA), San Antonio, TX Lutz, Ronald (Genesis Physician Group), Dallas, TX Miller, Fred (Self), Austin, TX Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care), San Antonio, TX Phipps, Candie (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX Pruden, Shellie (Dallas County Medical Society), Dallas, TX Reagan, Karen (Texas Retailers Association/Texas Federation of Drug Stores), Austin, TX Rogers, M.D., David E. (Collin-Fannin Co. Medical Society), McKinney, TX Shaw, Paulette (Nueces Co. Medical Society), Corpus Christi, TX Speight, Susan (Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), Dickinson, TX Thomas, Marjorie (Dr. David Rogers), Allen, TX Tolleson, Alan (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Van Winkle, M.D., Lloyd (TAFP Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Castroville, TX Against: Keel, Lara Laneri (Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce), Austin, TX McCarty, Tom (Texas Association of Preferred Provider Organizations), Austin, TX McKirdy, Lynne D. (Aetna), Dripping Springs, TX Nelson, Jim (Golden Rule Ins. Co.), Austin, TX Oates, John (Aetna), Austin, TX Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah (Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX Simonton, Kay (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas), Austin, TX SB 1306 FOR: Ginger, David (Title Insurance Company of America), Austin, TX Shaw, Bickford (Title Insurance Co. of America), Austin, TX AGAINST: Becker, Doug (Self), San Antonio, TX Fair, Walt (Home Abstract and Title Co.), Waco, TX Rothermel, John (Stewart Title), San Antonio, TX Stablein, George (First American Title Co.), Houston, TX Registering, but not testifying: Against: Carr, Mindy (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX Lee, Randy (Stewart Title), Austin, TX Newton, Will (Texas Restaurant Association), Austin, TX Reagan, Karen (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX Schneider, Rob (Consumers Union), Austin, TX SB 1318 Registering, but not testifying: On: Joyner, Guy (Secretary of State), Austin, TX SB 1391 ON: Nesenholtz, Lynda (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX SB 1637 ON: Martin, Jim (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Reagan, Karen (Texas Retailers Association/Texas Federation of Drug Stores), Austin, TX SB 1659 FOR: Jones, Tom A. (Sprint), Austin, TX Wyatt, Mark (Texas Telephone Association), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Aldredge, Vaughn (AT&T), Austin, TX Atkins, Winn (Texas Coalition of Competitive Local Exchange Companies), Austin, TX Comacho, Jose (Valor Telecom), Austin, TX Grover, Jim (Sprint Communications), Austin, TX Hughes, Cammie (Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative), Austin, TX Kellar, Danny (ETEX Tel. Coop.), Ceilmer, TX Lawson, Richard (Verizon Telecommunications), Austin, TX Leahy, Tim (Southwestern Bell), Austin, TX Luby, Jamie (MCI WorldCom), Austin, TX SB 1661 FOR: Biggerstaff, Michael (Verizon Telecommunications), San Angelo, TX Radel, William (Sprint), Gardner, KS Wyatt, Mark (Texas Telephone Association), Austin, TX AGAINST: Cupero, Kelly M. (Entergy Gulf States, Inc), Beaumont, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Brown, David (Southwestern Bell), Austin, TX Comacho, Jose (Valor Telecom), Austin, TX Hughes, Cammie (Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative), Austin, TX Kellar, Danny (ETEX Tel. Coop.), Ceilmer, TX Against: Fainter, John (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX SCR 7 Registering, but not testifying: For: Gutierrez, Hector (City of El Paso), Austin, TX SCR 8 Registering, but not testifying: For: Gutierrez, Hector (City of El Paso), Austin, TX