WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
April 9, 2009 - 09:30 AM
SB  96
 
FOR:
 
Barker, James   (Self),  Laguna Vista, TX
 
Duren, Gary   (Pool Safety Council),  Keystone Hts., TX
 
Esson, Anne   (KATCHAKID),  Houston, TX
 
Tucker, Kevin   (Aquatic Professionals Education Council),  Austin, TX
 
Waldo, Scott   (Platinum Pools of Houston),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Moore, Kathleen   (Dept of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cutler, Jennifer   (Parkland Health and Hospital System),  Dallas, TX
 
Kenderdine, Marshall   (Texas Pediatric Society),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Jim   (Independent Pool and Spa Service Association),  Austin, TX
 
Sperry, Bryan   (Children's Hospital Association of Texas),  Austin, TX
SB  331
 
FOR:
 
Briston, Steven   (Parkland Health and Hospital System),  Dallas, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Elkins, Keith   (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Wilson, Nanci   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Dzuiban, Colleen   (DFW International Airport),  DFW Airport, TX
 
Rose, Denise   (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Schneider, Michael   (Texas Assoc. of Broadcasters),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Crawford, Amanda   (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
SB  392
 
FOR:
 
Dawson, Allstair   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Henson, Toni   (Tex Assn of Defense Counsel),  Tyler, TX
 
Wise, Ken   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Gutierrez, Anthony   (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Heimlich, Ed   (Informed Citizens of Texas),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Edwards, Rosemary   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Parsley, Lee   (Texas for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Lara, Rene   (Texas AFL-CIO),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth   (Tx Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  563
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth   (Tx Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
Meyers, Lawrence   (Self),  Self, TX
SB  908
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Rocha, Susan   (City of San Antonio),  San Antonio, TX
 
Winn, Monty   (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Henry, Eric   (Tx Municipal Retirement System),  Austin, TX
 
Mccaulay, Martin   (Texas Pension Review Board),  Austin, TX
SB  1063
 
FOR:
 
Young Brown, Patricia   (Travis County Healthcare District),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Kitchen, Ann   (Integrated Care Collaboration),  Austin, TX
 
Yanas, Chris   (Teaching Hospitals of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
McCaulay, Martin   (Texas Pension Review Board),  Austin, TX
 
Wilson, Stacy   (Travis County Healthcare District),  Austin, TX
SB  1106
 
FOR:
 
Beck, Richard  (also providing written testimony)  (Tx Pharmacy Business Council),  Austin, TX
 
Fields, Amanda   (Texas Pharmacy Business Council),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Wendland, Alfred   (Schweuker Pharmacy),  Taylor, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Culley, Robert   (True Care Pharmacy),  Austin, TX
 
Heal, John   (True Care Pharmacy),  Austin, TX
 
Rose, Denise   (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Dedrichs, Dave   (Express Scripts),  Blommington, MN
 
Root, David   (Medco Health Solutions, Inc.),  Waverly, VA
 
Wolfe, Jared   (Texas Association of Health Plans),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Daniel, Katrina   (Tx Dept of Insurance),  Austin, TX
SB  1153
 
FOR:
 
Durham, Lavoyger   (South Texan's Property Rights Association),  Fal Furrias, TX
 
Durham, Susan   (South Texan's Property Rights Assoc.),  Premont, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Beck, Regan   (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
Howard, Robert   (S. Texas Property Rights Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Skaggs, Jason   (Tx and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
SB  1182
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Elkins, Keith   (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Schneider, Michael   (Tx Association of Broadcasters),  Austin, TX
 
VanHettinga, Brynned   (ACLU of Texas),  Leander, TX
 
Whalen, Ken   (Tx Daily Newspaper Association/ Tx Press Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Crawford, Amanda   (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
SB  1201
 
FOR:
 
Drebelbis, James   (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
McWilliams, Dean   (Texas Landscape Architect Assn),  Austin, TX
SB  1402
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
McGeehan, Ann   (Office of Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  1548
 
ON:
 
Melina Raab, Ted   (Texas AFT),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Ballard, Paul   (Comptroller/ TX Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co.),  Austin, TX
 
Hanson, Christopher   (Pansion Review Board),  Austin, TX
 
Iberg, Cathy   (UTIMCO),  Austin, TX
 
Nye, Erle   (UTIMCO),  Austin, TX
 
Patterson, Max   (TexPers),  Houston, TX
 
Stalnaker, Randy   (Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems),  Austin, TX
 
Turner, Jerry   (UTIMCO),  Austin, TX
SB  1628
 
FOR:
 
Moczygemba, Bart   (San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Burney, Frank   (Fire and Police Pension Fund, S.A.),  San Antonio, TX
 
Franz, Curtis   (San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners Assn),  San Antonio, TX
 
Higgins, Mike   (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters),  Austin, TX
 
Reed, Larry   (Fire and Police Pension Fund San Antonio),  San Antonio, TX
 
Rocha, Susan   (City of San Antonio),  San Antonio, TX
 
Saldana, Joe   (San Antonio Police Officers Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Scott, Warren   (San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund),  San Antonio, TX
 
Steele, Christopher   (San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association),  San Antonio, TX
 
Trainer, Michael   (San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners Assoc.),  La Vernia, TX
SB  1867
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Lara, Rene   (Texas AFL-CIO),  Austin, TX
 
Santana, Sonia   (ACLU-TX),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
McGeehan, Ann   (Office of Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  1930
 
FOR:
 
Heinlich, Ed   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Weisbatct, Geoff   (John and Jane Doe and Jane Doe II),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Procter, Dan   (Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
SB  2038
 
FOR:
 
Bresnen, Steve   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Heimlich, Ed   (Informed Citizens of Texas),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Archer, Jeff   (Texas Legislative Council),  Austin, TX
 
Barwinkel, Paulette   (Texas Legislative Council),  Austin, TX
SB  2105
 
FOR:
 
Millman, Robert   (Blue Origin, LLC),  Mercer Island, WA
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Roach, Nelson   (TTLA),  Austin, TX
SB  2226
 
FOR:
 
Cedillo, Ricardo   (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Dawson, Alistair   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Wise, Ken   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Heimlich, Ed   (Informed Citizens of Texas),  Houston, TX
 
McDonald, Craig   (Texans for Public Justice),  Austin, TX
 
Roach, Nelson   (TTLA),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Jefferson, Wallace   (Supreme Court),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Parsley, Lee   (Texas for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Gutierrez, Anthony   (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Henson, Tom   (Tex. Assn of Legal Counsel),  Tyler, TX
SJR 44
 
FOR:
 
Cedillo, Ricardo   (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Dawson, Alistair   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Wise, Ken   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Heimlich, Ed   (Informed Citizens of Texas),  Houston, TX
 
McDonald, Craig   (Texans for Public Justice),  Austin, TX
 
Roach, Nelson   (TTLA),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Jefferson, Wallace   (Supreme Court),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Gutierrez, Anthony   (Texas Democratic Party),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth   (Tx Secretary of State),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Henson, Tom   (Tex. Assn of Legal Counsel),  Tyler, TX