WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            March 29, 2011 - 1:30 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 1166

                 For:

                                 Homer, Andrew (Texas Public Employees Association)

                 On:

                                 Jones, Jennifer (Legislative Budget Board)

                                 Kukla, Robert (ERS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Higgins, Carlos (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Littlefield, Rita (Texas Renal Coalition)

                                 Matz, Laura (March of Dimes)

                                 Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)

            HB 1267

                 For:

                                 Davis, Robert (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Thompson, John (Polk County)

                                 Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

            HB 1744

                 For:

                                 Bleecker, E Timothy (Texas for Parental Choice)

                                 Lantry, James (Texans for Parental Choice)

                                 Smith, Andrea (Texans for Parental Choice)

                                 Smith, Curtis (Self)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gamez, Erin (Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA))

                                 Gill, Norine (The Arc of the Gulf Coast)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Mincher, Debbie (Texas Occupational Therapy Assoc.)

                                 Mizcles, Amy (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Noble, Shannon (Texas Psychological Association)

                                 Padilla, Juliana (Self)

                                 Pokluda, Rebecca (Kidworks Therapy Services)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1772

                 For:

                                 McCandless, Pati (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Aetna)

                                 Oates, John (CIGNA)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Simonton, Kay (Blue Cross & Blue Cross of Texas)

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1864

                 For:

                                 Katz, Kevin (Texas Optometric Association)

                 Against:

                                 McCandless, Pati (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Avery, Brenda (Bj) (Texas Optometric Assc.)

                                 Contaldi, Mario (Self)

                                 Deloach, Joe (Self)

                                 Lucas, Thomas (Self)

                                 Newhouse, Beverly (Self)

                                 Nguyen, Steven (Self)

                                 Sorrenson, Laurie (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Thompson, Jay (TALHI)

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

            HB 1950

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Geeslin, Mike (TX Dept of Insurance)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (Sunset Advisory Commission)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gamez, Erin (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Morstad, Tim (AARP)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

            HB 1951

                 For:

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT TALHI)

                 On:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Lieberknecht, Chloe (Sunset Advisory Commission)

                                 Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (USAA)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

            HB 2152

                 Against:

                                 Thompson, Jay (Prudential TALHI)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2153

                 For:

                                 Canady, Joey (Texas Association of Vehicle Theft Investigators)

                                 Hansen, Tommy (TX. Assoc. Vehicle Theft Investigators  Intl. Assoc. Auto Theft

                                 Investigators)

                                 Watson, Richard (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Sloman, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                 On:

                                 Caldwell, Charles (TX Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Auto Burglary & Theft Prevention Authority)

                                 Hurley, Leslie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2267

                 For:

                                 Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (USAA)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Julian, Gary (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2297

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (USAA)

                                 Johnson, Connie (Progressive)

                                 Royer, Mark (Farmers Insurance Group)

                 On:

                                 Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2604

                 For:

                                 Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association)

                                 Massey, Bert V. (Texas Land Title Association Independant Title Agents of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Carter, Robert (Texas Department of Insurance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burner, Burnie (Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Assn.)

                                 Jackson, Guy (Self; Texas Land Title Association)

                                 Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Co.)

                                 Lewis, Ron (1st American Title Co.)

            HB 2681

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Montano, Marilyn (Jackson Walker, L.L.P., representing Farmers Insurance Exchange)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Galitski, Frank (Farmers Insurance Group)

                                 Johnson, Connie (Progressive)

                                 Phenix, Billy (Allstate Insurance Company)

                                 Ross, Susan (State Farm Insurance)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)

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