WITNESS LIST State Affairs Committee May 5, 2003 - 8:00A HB 4 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