WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            April 5, 2011 - 1:30 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 504

                 For:

                                 Kruger, Dan (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Gilbert, Bo (USAA)

                                 Mullen, Ron (National Assn. Insurance & Financial Advisors - Texas)

                                 Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))

                                 Taylor, Des (Nat'l. Assn. Insurance & Financial Advisors - of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Doughty, Ron (Prudential)

                                 Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Royer, Mark (Farmers Insurance Group)

                 On:

                                 Bedell, Kergin (The Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 705

                 For:

                                 Holmes, Ralph (Aetna)

                                 Kester, David (Harris County Texas)

                                 Sisk, Cathy (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)

                 Against:

                                 Head, Vim (Spars Surgical)

                                 Hilgers, David (North Cypress Medical Center)

                                 Varela, Louis (Mid-Town Surgical Center)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Geeslin, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas ASC Society)

                                 Chepkauskas, Dan (The Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)

                                 Enriquez, Raymond (Self)

            HB 1192

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Self)

                                 Derr, Patti (Self)

                                 Gentry, Geoff (Clarity Child Guidance Center, San Antonio, TX)

                                 Lindsey, Frankie (The Center for Health Care Services)

                                 Loving, Rhonda (Self)

                                 Owens, Shawn (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Mabrito, Terri (Center for Health Care Services, Bexar County Judges Children's Division

                                 Initiative, Medical Director's Roundtable for Children)

                                 Milam, Susan (National Association of Social Workers / Texas Chapter)

                                 Oliver, Harold (National Alliance of Mental Illness)

                                 Peyson, Robin (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

                                 Rumancik, Robin (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Ayres, Monica (Self)

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Smith, Claudia (Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Hobbs-Lopez, Angela (Department of State Health Services)

                                 Schalchlin, Scott (Health & Human Services Commission Health Plan Operations)

            HB 1310

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

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                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berndt, Trey (AARP)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)

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

                 On:

                                 Jarmon, Gene (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1393

                 For:

                                 Head, Vim (SPARS Surgery Center)

                                 Hilgers, David (North Cypress Medical Center)

                                 Varela, Louis (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas ASC Society)

                                 Chepkauskas, Dan (The Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)

                                 Hammon, Rachel (Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice)

                 Against:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1535

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

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

                 On:

                                 Ballinger, Philip (Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas)

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            HB 1554

                 For:

                                 Betts, Albert (National Insurance Crime Bureau)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Haskins, Alan (NICB)

                                 Ross, Susan (State Farm)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT, NICB)

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

                 On:

                                 Pompa, Dennis (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1631

                 For:

                                 Hanna, Mark (Texas Podiatric Medical Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1776

                 For:

                                 Duncan, David (Texas Dental Association)

                 Against:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kennedy III, Paul (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)

                                 Rudd, Jim (Texas Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)

                 Against:

                                 Hutson, Blake (Consumers Union)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1776 - Committee Substitute (Taylor, Larry)

                 On:

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)

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            HB 1803

                 For:

                                 Hooser, Greg (Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Group)

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Crawford, Justin (JPMorgan Chase)

                                 Doughty, Ron (Prudential)

                                 Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)

                                 Heasley, John (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Leal, Gloria (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 McCartt, J. (TIAA-CREF)

                                 Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Scott, Bruce (State Farm)

                                 Scurlock, Steve (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT, Prudential)

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

                 On:

                                 Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2093

                 For:

                                 Hewitt, Todd (Texas Fifth Wall Roofing Systems, Inc.)

                                 Robinson, Barbara (TX Construction Assn, Dynamic Systems Inc)

                                 Thompson, Tim (Independent Insurance Group, American Subcontractors Association, Texas

                                 Construction Association)

                 Against:

                                 Egan, John (Marsh USA, Inc.)

                                 Jefferson, Howard (Self)

                 On:

                                 Dendy, Phillip (University of Texas System)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Bellsnyder, Luke (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Cortez, Albert (United States Hispanic Contractors Association)

                                 Dziuban, Colleen (DFW International Airport)

                                 Findley, Brett (Balfour Beatty Construction)

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co)

                                 Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Texas Chemical Council)

                 On:

                                 Moore, Nancy (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2149

                 For:

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)

                                 Pascasio, Bob (Chambers Health)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Apodaca, Michelle (TX Hospital Association)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

            HB 2172

                 For:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of LIfe and Health Insurers)

                                 Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Doughty, Ron (Prudential)

                                 Gilbert, Bo (USAA)

                                 Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2277

                 For:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Doughty, Ron (Prudential)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers)

                                 Ross, Susan (State Farm)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2292

                 For:

                                 Beck, Richard (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)

                                 Moore, William (Self; Moore's Pharmacy, Sinton TX)

                                 Smith, Michael (Walgreens)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Waldon, Barbara (HEB)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                 Against:

                                 Dederichs, David (Express Scripts)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Douglas (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2382

                 For:

                                 Galitski, Frank (Farmers Insurance Group)

                 On:

                                 Bedell, Kergin (The Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Ross, Susan (State Farm)

                 On:

                                 Julian, Gary (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2698

                 For:

                                 Hooser, Greg (Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                 On:

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Geeslin, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2723

                 For:

                                 Hutson, Blake (Consumers Union)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                 On:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Apodaca, Michelle (TX Hospital Association)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insourance)

            HB 2723 - Committee Substitute (Walle)

                 On:

                                 Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)

            HB 2724

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Ross, Susan (State Farm)

                 On:

                                 Bedell, Kergin (The Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Julian, Gary (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2924

                 For:

                                 Cashin, Allen (Willis Re - reinsurance broker)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                 Against:

                                 Mostyn, Steve (TX Trial Lawyers Assn.)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Group)

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel & Lodging Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Scott, Bruce (State Farm)

                 On:

                                 Jarmon, Gene (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3017

                 For:

                                 Nasman, Linnea (National MS Society, Lone Star)

                                 Rankin, David (Self)

                                 Rankin, Deborah (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Apodaca, Michelle (TX Hospital Association)

                                 Berndt, Trey (AARP)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of Texas)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3117

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Scott, Bruce (State Farm)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

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            HB 3118

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Scott, Bruce (State Farm)

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3157

                 For:

                                 Royer, Mark (Farmers Insurance Group)

                 Against:

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT, TAIPA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Ross, Susan (State Farm)

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

                 Against:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 On:

                                 Hurley, Leslie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3570

                 For:

                                 Bailey, Chuck (American Rental Assn.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Dick-Paclik, Alexis (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3613

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 King III, William H (Self; Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                                                                                              10


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Anderson, James (Self)

                                 Berry, Byron (Self)

                                 Lam, Patrick (Self)

                                 Mostyn, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.)

                                 Swander, Steven (Self; Texas Entertainment Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

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