WITNESS LIST
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee
April  1, 2009 - 8:00 AM
HB  648
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (TRTA)
 
 
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hise, Zora Mae  (Self)
 
 
Sargent, Sheila  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  688
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (TRTA)
 
 
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hise, Zora Mae  (Self)
 
 
Sargent, Sheila  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  786
 
    For:
Alexander, Charles (Lubbock Retired Firefightes Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barboza, Andy (Andy Barboza Texas Local Firefighters Retirement Act Legislative Committee)
 
 
Sosa, Buck (Trustee-Corpus Christi Fire Retirement System (Mayor's Appointee))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ivie Miller, Lisa (Office of the Fire Fighters Pension Commissioner)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Abrego, Ernesto (Harlingen Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund)
 
 
Beckham, James Kolby (Longview Firemans Relief & Retirement Fund 411 N Fredenia Suite 110, Longview TX 75601)
 
 
Browning, Jake (Lubbock Fire Pension Fund)
 
 
Butcher, James (Lubbock Fire Pension Fund)
 
 
Goodman, Rodney  (Self and Abilene Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund)
 
 
Johnson, Tim (Tyler Fire Fighters Pension Fund)
 
 
Martinez, Jose S. (Laredo Fire Fighters Retirement System)
 
 
Phillips, Ron (Big Spring Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund)
 
 
Stacy, David  (Self and Midland Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund)
 
 
Vargas, Manuel  (Self and McAllen Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund)
 
 
Willingham, Robert (Irving Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund)
 
 
Zuniga Jr., Raul R. (San Benito Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund)
 
 
 
 
HB  1191
 
    For:
Lee, Tim (TRTA)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
    For:
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc)
 
 
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Assoc. of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  1259
 
    For:
Lee, Tim (TRTA)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hise, Zora Mae  (Self)
 
 
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Sargent, Sheila  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  1344
 
    For:
Meadows, Randle (Arlington Police Association)
 
 
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Crow, David (Arlington Professional Firefighters Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Henry, Eric (TMRS (As a resource witness))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
 
 
HB  1346
 
    For:
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
HB  1670
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (TX Retired Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  1979
 
    For:
Edmonds, Steve (City of Austin retirement System)
 
 
Harvey, Bonnie  (Self)
 
 
Ried, Steve  (Self and Austin Police Department)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McCaulay, Martin (Texas Pension Review Board)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mannix, Sean (Austin Police Department and Austin Police Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  2026
 
    For:
Amick, Kelli (Allersan)
 
 
Perryman, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Smith, Adam (Allersan, c)
 
 
Stegemann, Lloyd  (Self and Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kukla, Robert (Employees Retirement System of TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mendoza, Jesus  (Self)
 
    For:
Monroe, Deirdre (Allersan. Inc)
 
 
Pearce, Amber (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
 
 
 
 
HB  2144
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (TX Retired Teachers Assoc)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hise, Zora Mae  (Self)
 
 
Rogers, Tom (ARTA Legislative Committee)
 
 
Sargent, Sheila  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  2293
 
    For:
Beck, Richard (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
 
 
McGahey, Bob (Self-Quick Pharmacy)
 
 
Newberry, Mark (Self, Tarrytown Pharmacy, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Homer, Andy (Texas Public Employees Association)
 
 
Latanich, Terry (Medco Health Solutions, Inc)
 
 
Shafer, Kay (Caremark)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kukla, Robert (Employees Retirement System of TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Culley, Robert (True Care Pharmacy)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (TX Retired Teachers Assn)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Dederichs, David (Express Scripts, Inc.)
 
 
Frazier, Kyle (CompPharma)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  2438
 
    For:
Vandergriff, Victor (Vandergriff Auto Group Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Ofc of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
 
 
 
 
HB  2556
 
    For:
Vandergriff, Victor (Vandergriff Auto Group Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Ofc of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
 
 
 
 
HB  2656
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (Texas Retired Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hise, Zora Mae  (Self)
 
 
Rogers, Tom (Austin Ret. Teach Assoc. Legislative Comm.)
 
 
Sargent, Sheila  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  2796
 
    For:
Campbell, Charles (Austin Police Retimnt System- Consultg w.tnz)
 
 
Mannix, Sean (Austin Police Department, Austin Police Association and Austin Police Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gavia, David (TMRS/ General Counsel)
 
 
McCaulay, Martin (Texas Pension Review Board)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Harvey, Bonnie  (Self)
 
 
Ried, Steve  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Jordan, Sampson (Austin Police Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  3480
 
    For:
Cochran, Mike (TCG Consulting)
 
 
Lynch, Phil (1st American Pension Services Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Mathews, Miles (ING Americas Insurance Holdings)
 
 
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Goolsby, Tony  (Self and 1st American Penison)
 
 
McWilliams, Dean (TCG Consulting)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)
 
 
Crawford, Denny (State Securities Board)
 
 
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
McCaulay, Martin (Texas Pension Review Board)
 
 
 
 
HB  3608
 
    For:
Durbin, William  (Self)
 
 
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Assn's of Texas (CLEAT))
 
 
Lee, Tim (Texas Retired Teachers Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Wilkison, Charley (CLEAT, Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
McCaulay, Martin (Texas Pension Review Board)
 
 
 
 
HB  3659
 
    For:
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Ofc of Consumer Credit Commissione)
 
 
 
 
HB  3972
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (TX Retired Teachers Assn)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hise, Zora Mae  (Self)
 
    For:
Rogers, Tom (Austin Ret. Teach. Assoc. Legislative Comm)
 
 
Sargent, Sheila  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  3998
 
    For:
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Assn.)
 
 
Fickel, Ann (TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Tim (TX Retired Teachers Assn)
 
 
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
 
 
Sanderson, Josh (Association of TX Professional Educators)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hise, Zora Mae  (Self)
 
 
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
 
 
Sargent, Sheila  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
Jung, Ronnie (Teacher Retirement System)
 
 
 
 
HB  4361
 
    For:
Bowen, Charles (The Around the Clock Freightliner Group, LLC)
 
 
Robinson, Geoff (Daimlor Financial Services)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Ofc of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
 
 
McWilliams, Dean (Rush Enterprises)