WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
April  15, 2009  upon final adjourn./recess
HB  42
 
Against:
Kincaid, Mark (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Benko, JoAnna (Farmers Insurance)
 
 
Findeisen, Les (Texas Motor Transportation Assn.)
 
 
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
 
 
Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (United Services Automobile Association (USAA))
 
 
Marlow, John (American Insurance Association)
 
 
Richardson, Jody (Plains Marketing LLP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)
 
 
Sulak, Timothy (Tx. Trial Lawyers Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  119
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Norman, Lee (Garza County)
 
 
 
 
HB  588
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Fair Defense Project)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wood, Ted (Office of Court Administration)
 
 
 
 
HB  910
 
Against:
Hays, Karl (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  912
 
    For:
Hays, Karl (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
Robertson, Eric (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  914
 
     On:
Martinez, Farrah (Harris County District Clerk)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Cervantes, George (Texas Association of Licensed Investigators)
 
 
 
 
HB  1319
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Thompson, David (Texas Association of School Administrators
Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
 
 
HB  1898
 
    For:
Hanna, Robert (City of Weatherford)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gissell, Dennis (Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Good, Kevin (Texas Parks & Wildlife, State Parks)
 
 
 
 
HB  1925
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alonso, Al (Bexar Count Courts)
 
 
Guerrerro, Monica (Bexar County Courts)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Cowherd, Mary (Office of Court Administration)
 
 
 
 
HB  1962
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bragg, David  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Davis, Susan (Department of Aging & Disability Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2090
 
    For:
Woodfin, Sheri (County & District Clerk Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Martinez, Farrah (Harris County District Clerk)
 
 
 
 
HB  2260
 
    For:
Fields, Steven  (Self and Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition; National Guardianship Association; Judge Pat Ferchill)
 
 
Fish, Eric (Uniform Law Commission and Texas Uniform Law Commissioners)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Pargaman, William (Texas Academy of Probate & Trust Lawyers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Vanhoose, Laurie (AARP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Judges of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  2494
 
    For:
Harmon, Merrilee  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sampson, John J  (Self and professor)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Hays, Karl (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  2517
 
    For:
Soifer, Jan  (Self and Texas Access to Justice Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Camp, Victoria (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
 
 
Chapman, Randall (Texas Legal Services Center)
 
 
Enoch, Craig  (Self)
 
 
Phillips, Thomas  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2646
 
    For:
Betz, Michael (Garland, TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Patterson, T.J. (City od Fort Worth)
 
 
 
 
HB  2696
 
    For:
Ahmad, Janet (Homeowners for Better Building)
 
 
Archer, Thomas (Homeowners of Texas)
 
 
Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)
 
 
Worthington, Dan (Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC))
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Boulette, Jason (Texas Employment Law Council)
 
 
Chalk, John Allen  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Jake (National Arbitration Forum)
 
 
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
 
 
Schless, Mike  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Fleming, John (State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section)
 
 
Martinez, Abel (H.E.B.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Caswell, Wayne (Homeowners of Texas and Homeowners Against Deficiant Dwellings)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Blocker, Trey (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
 
 
Clark, James (American Chemistry Council)
 
 
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Drogim, John (Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Central Texas)
 
 
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
Against:
Marlow, John (American Insurance Assoc)
 
 
McCauley, Cindy (Lyondell Basell Industries)
 
 
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corporation)
 
 
Moore, Julie W (Occidental Petroleum)
 
 
Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)
 
 
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
 
 
Sandberg, Eric (Texas Bankers Association)
 
 
Volkening, Ronnie (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  2702
 
    For:
Harmon, Merrilee  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Enoch, Craig  (Self)
 
 
Griesel, Christopher  (Self)
 
 
Hobbs, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Parsley, Lee  (Self)
 
 
Phillips, Thomas  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Johnson, Eric (Texas Process Servers Association (President))
 
 
Keeney, Rick (Professional Civil Process of Texas, Inc.)
 
 
Wilson, Wendy (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  2787
 
    For:
Hide, Cindy  (Self)
 
 
Vasquez, Deborah  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J. (Texas Watch)
 
 
Hansen, Vicki (National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter)
 
 
Prats, Michael  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3708
 
    For:
Sanchez, David  (Self and Cameron County Board of Judges)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
 
 
 
 
HB  3767
 
     On:
Pargaman, William (Texas Academy of Probate & Trust Lawyers)
 
 
 
 
HB  3985
 
    For:
Hansen, Vicki (National Association of Social Workers Tx Chapter)
 
 
 
 
HB  3996
 
    For:
Camacho, Alex (Alex Camacho, Affiliate & Computer Services (ACS) as a resource witness)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Key, Alicia (Office of the Attorney General)
 
 
 
 
HB  4288
 
     On:
Key, Alicia (Office of the Attorney General)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hansen, Vicki (National Association of Social Workers, Tx Chapter)
 
 
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Association of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Longley, Dianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  4424
 
    For:
Burke, Cecelia (Texas Association of Domestic Relations Offices)
 
 
Simpson, David (Texas Assn of Domestic Relations Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  4445
 
    For:
Delgado, Joann (Harris County J.P.'s
Member of J.P./Constables Ass.)
 
    For:
Marton, Janet (Harris County Justices of the Peace)
 
 
Roppolo, Sheryl (Harris County Justices of the Peace)
 
 
Stark, Rebecca (City of Austin & Texas Court Clerks Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bowen, Maria  (Self)
 
 
Coffey, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Dodier, Elihu (TAJIT)
 
 
Garcia, Luis (Texas Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators)
 
 
Kenig, Silvia  (Self)
 
 
Meyerson, Ron  (Self)
 
 
Villarreal, Daniel  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Keller, Gloria (Texas Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translator)
 
 
McLean, Maurine  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
 
 
Pizarro, Raymond (Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation)