WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
March  21, 2007 - 8:00 AM
HB  14 - Committee Substitute  (Delisi)
 
    For:
Birch, Rebecca (Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
 
 
Bonner, Cathy (KillCancer.org)
 
 
Clanton, Dr. Mark (American Cancer Society - High Plains Division)
 
 
Dannenbaum, Jim  (Self and Chairman Texas Cancer Council)
 
 
Frankel, MD, Arthur E. (Scott & White Cancer Research Institute)
 
 
Homer, MD, Ladon (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Miller, Andy  (Self and Lance Armstrong Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Edwards, Kimberly (Executive Director Texas Public Finance Auth.)
 
 
Hamilton, Billy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
McDonald, Carol L. (Independent Colleges & Universities of Texas, Inc.)
 
 
McWilliams, Andrea  (Self)
 
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  (Self and Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare Christus Health)
 
 
Sharp, John (KillCancer.org)
 
 
 
 
HB  14
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Kleinworth, Tom (Baylor College of Medicine)
 
 
Pearce, Amber (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
 
 
Rose, Denise (Texas Children's Hospital)
 
 
Shields, Susie (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
 
 
HB  56
 
    For:
Combest, Kevin Andrew  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mike Miguel  (Self)
 
 
Miller, Benny N.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Robbins, Chet (Texas Funeral Service Commission (Executive Director))
 
 
 
 
HB  1297
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Fazen, PhD, Marianne  (Self and Texas Coalition for Worksite Wellness Texas Business Group on Health)
 
 
Fisher, Walter (Sanofi - Aventis)
 
 
Green, Shelton (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Primary Care Coalition (Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Academy of Family Physicians & Texas Academy of Internal Medicine Servics))
 
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  (Self and Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare)
 
 
Romo, Joel (American Heart Association - Tx Affiliate)
 
 
Romo, Joel (Partnership for a Healthy Texas)
 
 
Stuart, Charles (Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Texas)
 
 
Waldrop, Rebecca (Sanofi - Aventis)
 
 
Willmann, James H. (Texas Nurses Association)
 
 
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hujar, Deborah (LBB)
 
 
Smith, Jennifer (Department of State Health Services Adult Health & Chronic Disease Group)
 
 
 
 
HB  1297 - Committee Substitute  (no author indiciate)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Homer, Andrew (Texas Public Employees Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  1455
 
    For:
Hansen, Stevie (MHMR of Tarrant County)
 
 
Lane, Melanie  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Francis, Carolyn (Department of Family and Protective Services)
 
 
Kromrei, Elizabeth (Department of Family and Protective Services)
 
 
McDermott, Chan (DSHS)
 
 
Smith, Carolyn A. (Texas Office For Prevention of Developmental Disabilities)
 
 
Tijerina, Mary S. (Texas State School of Social Work)

 
     On:
Velasquez, PhD, Mary M. (University of Tx School of Social Work)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
 
 
HB  1614
 
    For:
Schrum, Jake B. (Southwestern University)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Calvert, Raif (Independent Colleges & Universities of Texas (ICUT))
 
 
Forbes, Tom (Southwestern University)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Robbins, Chet (Texas Funeral Service Commission (Executive Director))
 
 
 
 
HB  2158
 
    For:
Dorman-O'Donnell, Margie (Texas Nurses Assoc)
 
 
Simmons, Debora (Texas Nurses Association)
 
 
Sjoberg, Elizabeth  (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  (Self and Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare)
 
 
Willmann, James H. (Texas Nurses Association)
 
 
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
 
 
HB  2426
 
    For:
Sjoberg, Elizabeth  (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Willmann, James H. (Texas Nurses Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Thomas, Katherine A. (Board of Nurse Examiners)
 
 
Walraven, Joe (Sunset Advisory Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Christian, Liza (Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
 
 
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Johnston, James (Dusty) (Board of Nurse Examiners of Texas)
 
 
Majek, Mark (Board of Nurse Examiners)
 
 
Thomas, Mary Beth (Board of Nurse Examiners)
 
 
 
 
HB  2426 - Committee Substitute  (Gonzales)
 
    For:
Willmann, James H. (Texas Nurses Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
O'Brien, Sister Michele  (Self and Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare)
 
 
 
 
HB  2500
 
     On:
Majek, Mark (Board of Nurse Examiners)
 
 
Thomas, Katherine A. (Board of Nurse Examiners)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Pierce, Michael (South Texas Regional Medical Center)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Thomas, Mary Beth (Board of Nurse Examiners)
 
 
 
 
HJR 90 - Committee Substitute  (Delisi)
 
    For:
Birch, Rebecca (Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
 
 
Bonner, Cathy (KillCancer.org)
 
 
Clanton, Dr. Mark (American Cancer Society)
 
 
Dannenbaum, Jim  (Self and Chairman Texas Cancer Council)
 
 
Frankel, MD, Arthur E. (Scott & White Cancer Research Institute)
 
 
Miller, Andy  (Self and Lance Armstrong Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Edwards, Kimberly (Executive Director Texas Public Finance Authority)
 
 
Hamilton, Billy  (Self)
 
 
Homer MD, Ladon (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
McWilliams, Andrea  (Self)
 
 
Sharp, John (KillCancer.org)
 
 
 
 
HJR 90
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Kleinworth, Tom (Baylor College of Medicine)

 
    For:
O'Brien, Sister Michele  (Self and Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare Christus Health)
 
 
Pearce, Amber (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
 
 
Rose, Denise (Texas Children's Hospital)