WITNESS LIST
HB 4
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT
State Affairs
April 7, 2003 - 8:00AM
FOR: Christian, George Scott (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX
Trabulsi Jr., Richard J. (Texans For Lawsuit Reform), Houston, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans For Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Bragg, David (AARP), Austin, TX
Caldwell, Wade (Texas Trial Lawyers), San Antonio, TX
Cobarruvias, John R. (Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings), Houston, TX
Colovas, William C. (Self), Austin, TX
Dunayer, Margaret (Self), Round Rock, TX
Franklin, Ron (Texans for Civil Justice, Inc.), Houston, TX
Harpold, Grant (Self), Houston, TX
Jacks, Tommy (TTLA), Austin, TX
James, Reggie (Consumers Union), Austin, TX
Lambe, Dan (Texas Watch), Austin, TX
Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Keller, TX
Misko, Fred (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Taylor, Donald (Texans for Civil Justice), Austin, TX
Vasquez, Mario A. (Self), Corpus Christi, TX
Weatherford, William H. (Bill) (Self), Palmer, TX
ON: Keel, John (Legislative Budget Board), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
AGAINST: Flores, Maria Luisa (Mexican American Bar Assn. of Texas), Austin, TX
Oakes, Richard (Self), Dallas, TX
Powers, Denise M. (Self), Leander, TX
April 10, 2003 - 8:00AM
FOR: Bonner, Chip (SSP Partners, Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce), Corpus Christi, TX
Carlton, Jr., George R. (TLR), Dallas, TX
Coleman, Lester L. (Self), Dallas, TX
Lackey, Allen (Self), Kingwood, TX
Linbeck, Jr., Leo (Texans For Lawsuit Reform), Houston, TX
Mayfield, Robert (Dairy Queens of Austin), Austin, TX
Parker, Robert (Self), Corpus Christi, TX
Rowe Jr., Frederick E. (Self), Dallas, TX
Trabulsi, Jr., Richard J. (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Houston, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Bishop, Dan (TX-ABOTA Legislative & Education Fund, Inc.), Austin, TX
Franklin, Ron (Texans for Civil Justice, Inc.), Houston, TX
Gallagher, Mike (TX Trial Lawyers), Houston, TX
Harkness, Tom (Self), Austin, TX
Harpold, Grant (Self), Houston, TX
Kelly, Peter M. (Self), Houston, TX
Korioth, Tony (TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool), Austin, TX
Kuper, Jeff C. (Self), Houston, TX
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
McConnico, Steve (Texans for Civil Justice), Austin, TX
Siegel, Charles S. (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Slack, Mike (TX Trial Lawyers Assoc.), Austin, TX
ON: Opelt, Jon (Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR: Allen, George B. (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Flores, Maria Luisa (Mexican American Bar Assn. of TX), Austin, TX
Freeman, Rick (TTLA), Austin, TX
Jacks, Tommy (TTLA), Austin, TX
Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Keller, TX
April 14, 2003 - 8:00AM
FOR: Hull, Mike (Texas Alliance for Patient Access), Austin, TX
Smith, Allen (Self), Austin, TX
Trabulsi, Jr., Richard J. (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Houston, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Ahmad, Janet (Home Owners for Better Building), San Antonio, TX
Armstrong, Melanie (Self), Victoria, TX
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
Claybrook, Joan (Public Citizen), Washington, DC
Edwards, Billy (Self), Portland, TX
Fibich, Tommy (TTLA), Houston, TX
Franklin, Ron (Texans for Civil Justice, Inc.), Houston, TX
Gallagher, Mike (TX Trial Lawyers), Houston, TX
James, Reggie (Consumers Union S.W. Region), Austin, TX
Kim, John (Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education and Autism Society of TX),
Houston, TX
Lockwood-Steinburg, Julia "Julie" (Self), Houston, TX
McKinney IV, Andrew T. (Self), Houston, TX
Middleton, Patricia (Self), Converse, TX
Moran, Yvonne (Self), Sinton, TX
Moye, Lemuel A. (Self), Houston, TX
Pingel, Brad (Self), Pampa, TX
Richardson, Dawn (Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education), Austin, TX
Schechterle, Jason (Self), Phoenix, AZ
Slack, Mike (TX Trial Lawyers Assoc.), Austin, TX
ON: Cohen, Joseph S. (Pfizer Inc.), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR: Bonner, Chip (SSP Partners & Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce), Corpus
Christi, TX
AGAINST: Ainsworth, Price (Self), Austin, TX
Arcidiacono, Mary Beth (Self), Houston, TX
Elrod, B.J. (Self), Garland, TX
Flores, Maria Luisa (Mexican American Bar Assn. of TX), Austin, TX
Lanier, Mark (Lanier Law Firm), Houston, TX
Nichols, Charlie (Self), Palestine, TX
Phillips, Leonard (Self), Wharton, TX
Pressley, Martha (Self), Livingston, TX
Sylvester, Chaz (Self), Houston, TX
Tracy, E. Todd (Self), Dallas, TX
April 15, 2003 - 8:00AM
FOR: Anderson, Richard (TAPA), Napa, GA
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Bonnen, Greg (Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons), Houston, TX
Cooper, Brent (TAPA), Dallas, TX
Durand, John (Tarrant Co. Medical Society), Fort Worth, TX
Gadberry, Gavin (Texas Health Care Association), Amarillo, TX
Hollon, Kim (Methodist Medical Center), Dallas, TX
Hull, Mike (Texas Alliance for Patient Access), Austin, TX
McGehee, Robert N. (Tarrant Co. Med Society/ TMA), Fort Worth, TX
Myers Mitchell, Frances A. (Border Health Caucus), Mission, TX
Parsley, Lee (Self), Austin, TX
Rowald, Kent A. (Self), Houston, TX
Stebbins, Dick (Texas HealthCare Coalition), Longview, TX
Trabulsi, Jr., Richard J. (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Houston, TX
Traylor, Betty (TX Healthcare Assoc./IHS Theron Granger), Hughes Springs, TX
Vinson, James R. (TAPA), Austin, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
Wilson, Bruce (The Physician Insurers Association of America), Rockville, MD
Wylie, William E. (Self), Tyler, TX
AGAINST: Bachus, Briana (Self), Castroville, TX
Bachus, Kathleen (Self), Castroville, TX
Bragg, David (AARP), Austin, TX
Byrne, Dan (Texans for Civil Justice), Austin, TX
Cherry, David E. (TEX-ABOTA Legislative & Education Fund, Inc.), Waco, TX
Choate, Guy (Texas Trial Lawyers), San Angelo, TX
Edwards, Libby (TANHR), Corpus Christi, TX
Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents), Austin, TX
Fuqua, Cecil (Self), Roanoke, TX
Harrison, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Waco, TX
Jacks, Tommy (TTLA), Austin, TX
Kelly, Peter M. (Self), Houston, TX
Korioth, Tony (TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool), Austin, TX
Lane, Christopher E. (Medical Malpractice Defense (Bar)), Dallas, TX
Lyon, Ted (Self), Mesquite, TX
Miller, Doris (Self), Longview, TX
Moore, Edward (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Silver, Charles (Self), Austin, TX
Sweeney, Paula (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Tew, Brian (Self), Houston, TX
Tutt, Kim (Self), Tyler, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR: Berger, Ed (Seton Healthcare Network), Austin, TX
Garza, Jesus (Seton Healthcare Network/Brackenridge Hospital), Austin, TX
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Tolman, Russell K. (Cook Children's Health Care System), Ft. Worth, TX
AGAINST: Flores, Maria Luisa (Mexican American Bar Assn. of TX), Austin, TX
McLin, Amy M. (Self), Boerne, TX
Seale, Mark (National Citizens' Coaltion for Nursing Home Reform, Texas Advocates
for Nursing Home Residents), Austin, TX
Sylvester, Chaz (Self), Houston, TX
Tracy, E. Todd (Self), Dallas, TX
April 16, 2003 - 8:00AM
FOR: Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Bunn, Nichol (Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker), Dallas, TX
Crowe, Michael (Texas Assisted Living Association), Austin, TX
Dalrymple, Steve (Baptist Community Services), Amarillo, TX
Gahm, Brad (Baylor Health Care System; TAPA), Dallas, TX
Gill, John T. (Texas Medical Association), Dallas, TX
Hamermesh, Frances W. (Self), Austin, TX
Hurley, James D. (TAPA), Atlanta, GA
Kiser, Roger W. (Texas Medical Directors Association), Longview, TX
Lear, Homer (TSHL), San Antonio, TX
McFarland, Bob (American Insurance Association & AIG), Austin, TX
McWhorter, Jr., Archer (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Menendez, Isabel C. (Medical Imaging Diagnostic Assoc. & Others), Portland, TX
Olson, Helen Frances (Self), Austin, TX
Regier, Michael (SETON Healthcare Network), Austin, TX
Spencer, C. William (Texas Healthcare Coalition), Arlington, TX
Sprinkle, G.K. (Texas Ambulance Association), Austin, TX
Summers, Edward L. (Self), Austin, TX
Thompson, Jay A. (Medical Protective Company), Austin, TX
Trabulsi, Jr., Richard J. (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Houston, TX
Wall, Matt (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Desai, Nimish (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
Fletcher, Howard (Self), Dripping Springs, TX
Gwyn, Cecil (Self), Groom, TX
Hampton, Hartley (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
James, Reggie (Consumers Union S.W. Regional Office), Austin, TX
Keith, Darrell (Self), Fort Worth, TX
Kimber, John (Self), Amarillo, TX
Lambe, Dan (Texas Watch), Austin, TX
Lanier, Mark (Lanier Law Firm), Houston, TX
Lombardo, Sherra (Self), Mckinney, TX
Marth, Kim (Self), Colleyville, TX
Matwijiw, Evan (Self), League City, TX
Mays, Kim (Self), Wylie, TX
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union), Austin, TX
Mithoff, Richard (Texas Trial Lawyers), Houston, TX
Montoya, Julia (Self), Amarillo, TX
Nygard, Shannon (Self), Richmond, TX
Perdue, Jr., Jim M. (Self), Houston, TX
Pinson, Barbara (Self), Grand Saline, TX
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
Sweeney, Paula (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Valdez, Stephanie (Self), McKinney, TX
Williams, Stacy (Self), Houston, TX
ON: Presley, Philip (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR: Anderson, Clifford Chris (Retama Manor Nursing Center), Corpus Christi, TX
Beck, Brian (Metro Ambulance Svc), Schertz, TX
Beck, Susan B. (Metro Ambulance), Schertz, TX
Berger, Ed (Seton Healthcare Network), Austin, TX
Clark, Lisa (Metro Ambulance, Inc.), Schertz, TX
Colbert, Cynthia (Catholic Health Assn. of TX), Austin, TX
Coronado, Rogelio (Mariner Health Care), Corpus Christi, TX
Diamond, Stephen B. (MetroCare EMS), Beaumont, TX
Finch, Daniel (Harris County Medical Society), Houston, TX
Furr, La Mon (Mariner Healthcare), Weslaco, TX
Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association), Austin, TX
Hankins, Jack C. "Corby" (Institutional Securities Corporation), Dallas, TX
Hardee, Mary (Mariner Healthcare, Inc.), Corpus Christi, TX
Harracksingh, Rachel B. (Life Ambulance Service), El Paso, TX
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Lyons, Jim (Texas Ambulance Assoc.), Marlin, TX
McKenna, Linda (Valley Baptist Health System), Harlingen, TX
McLendon, W. Edward (Self), Richardson, TX
Meador, Charlotte D. (Cornerstone Retirement Community & Methodist Retirement
Community), The Woodlands, TX
Namboodiri, Hari K. (Mariner Health Care, Inc.), McAllen, TX
Nichols, Bobbie (Golden Age Manor), Dublin, TX
O'Brien, Sister Michele (Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare), San Antonio, TX
Read, Candace (Texas Healthcare Assn. & Stebbins Five), Kilgore, TX
Rios, Jaime (Americana Ambulance), San Antonio, TX
Schauer, Tim (Memorial Hermann Health Care System), Houston, TX
Schmidt, Karn (Texas Long Term Care Pharmacy), White House, TX
Shuttleworth, J. Sterling (Rankin-Shuttleworth, Inc.), Norcross, GA
Spencer II, Clark W. (Texas Health Care Coalition), Canton, TX
Thomason, David (Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging), Austin,
TX
Tolman, Russell K. (Cook Children's Health Care System), Ft. Worth, TX
Vestal, Guy (Community Portable X-Ray Service Inc.), Plano, TX
Williams, David (Las Palmes Nursing Home- McAllen), McAllen, TX
AGAINST: Flores, Maria Luisa (Mexican American Bar Association of TX), Austin, TX
Gallagher, Mike (Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.), Houston, TX
Lombardo, Kristi (Self), Garland, TX
Lott, Lenore (TX Advocates for Nursing Home Residents), Austin, TX
Matthews, Matt (National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform & TX Advo.
for Nur. Home Residents), Austin, TX
O'Reilly, Lou (TX Advocates for Nur. Home Residents), Dallas, TX
Townsend, Kimberly (Self), Plano, TX
Williams, Georgia (TX Advocates for Nursing Home Residents), Mesquite, TX
ON: Smith, Shelley (Self), Rockport, TX
April 22, 2003 - 8:00AM
FOR: Cole, Keith H. (M & I Electric Industries, Inc.), Houston, TX
Cooper, Brent (TAPA), Dallas, TX
Crump, David (Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.), Houston, TX
Gadberry, Gavin (Texas Health Care Association), Amarillo, TX
Hull, Mike (TAPA), Austin, TX
Lea, Joe (Texas Oil & Gas Association), Austin, TX
Nelson, Steve (Associated General Contractors-TX Bldg. Branch), Austin, TX
Stagner, Steve (Texas Council of Engineering Companies), Austin, TX
Thomason, David (TX Association of Homes and Services for the Aging), Austin, TX
Venable, Peggy M. (Citizens For A Sound Economy), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Bragg, David (AARP), Austin, TX
Choate, Guy (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.), San Angelo, TX
Harvey, Jay (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.), Austin, TX
Hile, Richard (Self), Austin, TX
Jacks, Tommy (TTLA), Austin, TX
Kelly, Christopher J. (Baron & Budd), Dallas, TX
Perdue, Jr., Jim M. (Self), Houston, TX
Rich, Alan (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Slack, Michael L. (TTLA), Austin, TX
Sweeney, Paula (TTLA), Dallas, TX
ON: Presley, Philip (TX Dept. of Insurance), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR: Allday, Marty (Enbridge Energy), Houston, TX
Anderson, Clifford Chris (Retama Manor Nursing Center), Corpus Christi, TX
Arnold, Jim (BMC Software, Inc.- Houston, TX), Austin, TX
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Bailey, Chuck (TX Rental Assoc.), Austin, TX
Berger, Ed (Seton Healthcare Network), Austin, TX
Biggs, William (Biggs Plumbing Co., Inc.), Austin, TX
Blanchard, William R. (DeTar Healthcare System), Victoria, TX
Boucher, Terry (TX Osteopathic Medical Assn.), Austin, TX
Bounds, Mackie (Texas Construction of Assn.), Axtell, TX
Bousaid, Doug (NEF), Leander, TX
Bowden, Dennis M. (State Electric Company), Arlington, TX
Boyle, Mike (M.J. Boyle General Contractor, Inc.), San Antonio, TX
Bruns, Richard M. (Southwest Terrazzo Assn.), Fredericksburg, TX
Buhrow, Candace (Houston Associated General Contractors), Houston, TX
Bunning, Bob (Tellepsen Corporation), Houston, TX
Cates, Phil (TAHSA, Union Tank Car Co., Texas Paint Council, Railway Progress
Inst.), Austin, TX
Chalambaga, Gloria (Self), Odessa, TX
Colbert, Cynthia (Catholic Health Association of TX), Austin, TX
Coronado, Rogelio (Mariner Health Care), Corpus Christi, TX
Cothern, Kathryn M. (Small Business Untied, Cothern Transporation, Inc.), Dripping
Springs, TX
Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX
Cox, Elise (Small Business & National Association of Women Business Owners),
San Antonio, TX
Dalrymple, Steve (Baptist Community Services), Amarillo, TX
Dew, Bradley S. (Mariner Health Care), Robstown, TX
Docis, Matthew J. (Craftsman Fabricated Glass), Houston, TX
Evans, Richard (Tx. Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX
Field, J. Eddie (Small Business United & Computer Consulting), Lakehills, TX
Findeisen, Les (Texas Motor Transportation Association), Austin, TX
Fox, Graciela (Grace) (T.A.S. Commercial Concrete Constr.), Spring, TX
Freeman, Harold (Texas Construction Assoc.), Austin, TX
Furr, LaMon (Mariner Healthcare), Weslaco, TX
Garrett, Troy W. (Linbeck Construction Corporation), Houston, TX
Gomez, Leo (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), San Antonio, TX
Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association), Austin, TX
Gutierrez, Hugo (Marathon Oil Company), Houston, TX
Hamermesh, Frances W. (Self), Austin, TX
Hansen, Brett (Harlingen Good Samaritan), Harlingen, TX
Hardee, Mary (Mariner Healthcare, Inc.), Corpus Christi, TX
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical Co.), Austin, TX
Hyatt, Andrew J. (ASA, AGC, Dean Johnston, Inc.), Spicewood, TX
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Kennedy, Linda (NAWBO/SA), San Antonio, TX
Kessler, Ron (Civil Justice Reform Group, American Electronics Assoc.), Austin, TX
Kiley, Pat (Houston Chapter AGC), Houston, TX
Korsakov, Allan (Baker Concrete Construction), Houston, TX
Krueger, Bill (FRACO Products), Shady Shores, TX
Linial, George (Texas Association of Homes & Services for the Aging), Austin, TX
Love, Tommy (First Air Express Inc.), Austin, TX
Marshall, John (Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.), Houston, TX
Martinez, Henry R. (Vento Creative), Austin, TX
McCauley, Cindy (Lyondell Chemical Company), Houston, TX
McKenna, Linda (Valley Baptist Health System), Harlingen, TX
Milburn, Karen (SBU), Austin, TX
Moore, Julie W. (Occidental Petroleum Corporation), Austin, TX
Namboodiri, Hari K. (Mariner Health Care, Inc.), McAllen, TX
Nichols, Bobbie (Golden Age Manor), Dublin, TX
Noble, Shannon (Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Assoc.), Austin, TX
O'Brien, Sister Michele (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Healthcare), San Antonio, TX
O'Neal, John P. (JPON Glass Co., Inc.), Garland, TX
O'Neal, Melinda S. (JPON Glass Co., Inc.), Garland, TX
Odom, Paul (P and S Masonry, Inc.), Hamilton, TX
Olson, Kym (El Paso Corporation), Houston, TX
Page, Nick (Austin Subcontractors Assoc., Central Texas Masonry Contractors
Assoc.), Round Rock, TX
Perry, Steve (ChevronTexaco), Austin, TX
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas), Austin, TX
Porter, David (Small Business United), Austin, TX
Rex, Glenn (Mechanical Contractors Assoc. of Houston), Houston, TX
Rich, Sid (TX Assn. of Residential Care Communities), Austin, TX
Richardson, Jody (Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.), Austin, TX
Rohm, Wanda (NFIB & NAWBO), San Antonio, TX
Sabine, Myra (Small Business Day), Boerne, TX
Sabine, R. Travis (Centurian Capitol), Boerne, TX
Sanders, Leo (TAHSA & Good Samaritan Society), Brownsville, TX
Sebree, Ben (Texas Oil & Gas Assoc.), Austin, TX
Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips), Austin, TX
Shilling, Mark (National Federation of Independent Business), Austin, TX
Spencer, C. William (Texas Healthcare Coalition), Arlington, TX
Sprinkle, G.K. (TX Ambulance Association), Austin, TX
Taylor, Cindy (South San Antonio Chamber), Brooks City-Base, TX
Tays, Sara (Katy Chamber of Commerce), Katy, TX
Tays, Sara K. (Exxon Mobil Corporation), Austin, TX
Thompson, Sallie Mullins (NFIB, NAWBO), Houston, TX
Tolman, Russell K. (Cook Children's Health Care System), Fort Worth, TX
Vaga, Daniel R. (National Nozzle), Austin, TX
Volkening, Ronnie (7-Eleven, Inc.), Dallas, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
Weaver, A.G. (ChevronTexaco Corporation), Houston, TX
White, Dale (Texas Chiropractic Assn.), Austin, TX
Wickes, Ron (TX Construction Assoc./TX Masonry Council), Humble, TX
Williams, David (Las Palmes Nursing Home-McAllen), McAllen, TX
Williams, Ellen (Texas Hotel & Motel Association), Austin, TX
Woodard, Shayne (Duke Energy, Sunoco, Inc.), Austin, TX
Zafereo, Mark E. (DeTar Healthcare Systems), Victoria, TX
Zepeda, Robert C. (Self), San Antonio, TX
AGAINST: Flores, Maria Luisa (Mexican American Bar Assn. of TX), Austin, TX
Gallagher, Mike (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Houston, TX
Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn (Texas Eagle Forum), Weatherford, TX
Lewis, Bill (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Keller, TX
McLin, Amy M. (Self), Boerne, TX
Metzger, Luke (Texas Public Interest Research Group), Austin, TX
Riddering, Hannah (Texas National Organization for Women), Austin, TX
Watford, Judy (Austin Council of the Blind), Austin, TX
ON: Butterworth, Shannon (Office of Public Insurance Counsel), Austin, TX
Christian, George (Texas Association of Defense Counsel), Austin, TX
May 5, 2003 - 8:00AM
Committee Substitute:
FOR: Adams, Norman E. (Asso. General Contractors of Texas), Houston, TX
Agthe, Scott (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Allen, George B. (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
Briggs, Michael G. (Self), Hilton Head, SC
Christian, George Scott (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX
Cohen, Joseph (Pfizer Inc), Houston, TX
Cole, Keith (M & I Electric Industries, Inc.), Houston, TX
Graham, Michael Paul (Texas Civil Justice League), Houston, TX
Hamm, William G. (Texas Alliance for Patient Access), Emeryville, CA
Heyer, Connie (Texas Community Associations Institute), Austin, TX
Ireland, Rose (Tx Assoc. of Homes & Services for the Aging & Advocates for Long
Term Care Nurses)
Kester, Edward E. (Methodist Retirement Communities), The Woodlands, TX
Lenhard, Mark (Juliette Fowler Homes & TAHSA), Dallas, TX
Linial, George (Texas Assoc. of Homes & Services for the Aging), Austin, TX
Lyons, Jim (Texas Ambulance Association), Marlin, TX
Malone, Bruce (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Niemann, Larry (Texas Building Owners & Managers Association., Texas Mini
Storage Association), Austin, TX
Roberts, Jr., George T. (Texas Hospital Association; Henderson Mem. Hospital),
Henderson, TX
Schwartz, Richard (BP), Houston, TX
Spence, Chris G. (Wesleyan Homes & TAHSA), Georgetown, TX
Sprinkle, G.K. (TX Ambulance Association), Austin, TX
Stebbins, Dick (Self), Longview, TX
Stephens, Norman (Pampa Regional Medical Center), Pampa, TX
Swen, John (Pfizer), New London, CT
AGAINST: Aleshire, Mary (Self), Austin, TX
Beachley, Pam (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX
Bragg, David (AARP), Austin, TX
Bunn, Nichol (Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelmon & Dicker), Dallas, TX
Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
McConnico, Steve (Texans for Civil Justice), Austin, TX
Morrison, Michael (Self), Waco, TX
Siegel, Charles S. (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Simon, Jeffrey (Waters & Kraus, LLP), Dallas, TX
Sweeney, Paula (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Toben, Brad (Self), Waco, TX
ON: Bourdon, Theresa (Texas Health Care Association), Columbia, MD
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR: Barber, Hank (Mariner Healthcare), Austin, TX
Klein, Sandy (Mariner Healthcare), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents), Austin, TX
Harvey, Jay (Self), Austin, TX
May 6, 2003 - 8:00AM
Committee Substitute:
FOR: Finley, Randall N. (Texas Hospital Association & Christus Health), Houston, TX
Gadberry, Gavin (Texas Healthcare Association), Amarillo, TX
Kiser, Roger (THCA & TMDA), Longview, TX
Miller, Kendall (ICSC Tanglewood Corporation), Houston, TX
Tucker, Jeffrey A. (Weingarten Realty Investors), Houston, TX
Weekley, Richard W. (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Houston, TX
AGAINST: Girards, Jim (TTLA), Dallas, TX
Hampton, Hartley (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
Kim, John H. (Autism Society of Texas), Houston, TX
Moore, Edward (TTLA), Dallas, TX
ON: Hine, Jim (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin, TX
Montemayor, Jose (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON: Presley, Philip (Tx. Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
May 7, 2003 - 8:00AM
Committee Substitute:
FOR: Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Hull, Mike (Texas Alliance for Patient Access), Austin, TX
Hutcheson, Mark (Popp & Ikard, LLP), Southlake, TX
Lea, Joe (Texas Oil & Gas Assn., Association of Electric Companies of Texas),
Austin, TX
Vinson, James R. (TAPA), Austin, TX
Waldrop, Alan (Texans For Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
AGAINST: Byrne, Dan (Texans for Civil Justice), Austin, TX
Fibich, Tommy (TTLA), Houston, TX
Gallagher, Mike (TX Trial Lawyers), Houston, TX
Hile, Richard (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
Slack, Michael L. (TTLA), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR: Bailey, Chuck (Crown Cork and Seal), Austin, TX
Bruns, Richard M. (Southwest Terrazzo Association), Fredricksburg, TX
Bullard, Stanley G. (Self), Austin, TX
Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX
Elmore, Phil (Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc.), Abilene, TX
Freeman, Harold (Texas Construction Association), Austin, TX
Hodges, Ken (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Keleher, Tim (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce), Fort Worth, TX
Newton, Chris (Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association),
Austin, TX
Spencer, C. William (Texas Healthcare Coalition), Arlington, TX
Volkening, Ronnie (7-Eleven, Inc.), Dallas, TX
Zafereo, Mark (Self), Victoria, TX
AGAINST: Chandler, George Edmond (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
Desai, Nimish (Public Citizen), Austin, TX