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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            April 4, 2011 9:00 AM

            SB 303

                  FOR:

                                 Johnson, Allen   (Montgomery Co. Hospital District), The Woodlands, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Harrison, Steve    (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.), Austin, TX

                                 Plezia, Richard   (Texas Trial Lawyers), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bailey, Charles   (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                                 Hipp, Jonny   (Nueces County Hospital District), Corpus Christi, TX

                                 Rice, Chuck   (TORCH), Austin, TX

            SB 511

                  ON:

                                 Lee, Amy   (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  On:

                                 Bow, Jonathan D.   (State Office of Risk Management), Austin, TX

                                 Klein, Barbara L.   (State Office of Risk Management), Austin, TX

                                 White, Brian   (Office of Injured Employee Council), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy   (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX

            SB 554

                  FOR:

                                 Adkins, Jay   D.D.S (Texas Dental Association), Lubbock, TX

                                 Courcia, Joe A.   (Delta Dental), Austin, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice    (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of Business),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer   (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers), Austin, TX

                                 Wolfe, Jared   (Texas Assoc of Health Plans), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Rudd, Jim   (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons), Austin, TX

                                 Rudd, Tyler   (Texas Academy of Pediatrics Dentistry), Austin, TX

                                 Sonnier, Connie   (Texas Academy of General Dentistry), Round Rock, TX

            SB 1039

                  FOR:

                                 Hammerlein, George   (Harris County Clerk), Houston, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            April 4, 2011 9:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 McGeehan, Ann   (Office of Secretary of State), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Pardue, Craig   (Dallas County), Dallas, TX

                                 Vasquez, Michael   (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

            SB 1213

                  FOR:

                                 Freedman, Michael   (Coventry), Fort Washington, PA

                  AGAINST:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer    (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of Life and Health

                                 Insurers), Austin, TX

                                 Mathews, Miles   (ING), Austin, TX

                                 Nation, Brenda    (also providing written testimony) (American Council of Life Insurers

                                 (ACLI)), Austin, TX

                                 Thompson, Jay   (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers; Prudential), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Vane, Mark   (Gardere Wynne Sewell), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Doughty, Ron   (Prudential), Austin, TX

            SB 1545

                  FOR:

                                 Shuff, Pat    (Self), Cypress, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Finch, Dan   (Texas Medical Assn), Austin, TX

            SB 1565

                  FOR:

                                 Adams, Don    (Self), Horseshoe Bay, TX

                                 Ahmad, Janet    (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Home Owners for Better Building

                                 and HOA Reform), San Antonio, TX

                                 Blackwell, Tom    (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Dallas, TX

                                 Lent, Robin    (also providing written testimony)  (Self), Spring, TX

                                 Panju, Arif   (Institute for Justice), Austin, TX

                                 Prather, Laura   (FOIFT & BBB's of Central Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Vaught, Pam   (Texas Association of Broadcasters), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Fitzgerald, Shane   (Corpus Christi Caller-Times), Corpus Christi, TX

                                                                                        2


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            April 4, 2011 9:00 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Bhandari, Priya   (ACLU), Austin, TX

                                 Calzada, Alicia    (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Elkins, Keith   (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hartman, Fred   (Texas Daily Newspaper Association-Texas Press Association), Rosenberg,

                                 TX

                                 Hull, Mike   (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX

                                 Santana, Sonia   (ACLU - TX), Austin, TX

                                 Schneider, Michael   (Texas Assoc. of Broadcasters), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  On:

                                 Hentschel, Nancy    (Self), Sugar Land, TX

            SB 1612

                  AGAINST:

                                 Lee, Tim   (Tx Retired Teachers Assn), Austin, TX

                                 Patterson, Max    (also providing written testimony) (TEXPERS), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Grey, John   (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX

                                 Hanson, Christopher   (Pension Review Board), Austin, TX

                                 Lawson, John   (Houston Police Officers' Pension System), Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

                                 Barnes, Bill   (Texas Retired Teacher Association), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  Against:

                                 Igo, Shanna   (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX

                                 Quinzi, Patrty   (Texas-American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX

            SB 1661

                  FOR:

                                 Austin, Sara   MD (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bailey, Charles   (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1667

                  ON:

                                 Guthrie, Brian   (Teacher Retirement System), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  Against:

                                 Whalen, Ken   (Texas Daily Newspaper Association/ TX Press Association), Austin, TX

                                                                                        3


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            April 4, 2011 9:00 AM

            SB 1668

                  ON:

                                 Guthrie, Brian   (Teacher Retirement System), Austin, TX

            SB 1669

                  ON:

                                 Guthrie, Brian   (Teacher Retirement System), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Barnes, Bill   (Texas Retired Teacher Association), Austin, TX

                                 Lee, Tim   (Texas Retired Teachers Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1718

                  FOR:

                                 Boyce, Bill   Justice, 14th Court of Appeals (Texas Judicial Council), Houston, TX

                                 Eskew, Benton   (County Court at Law Judges Association), Bastrop, TX

                                 Quinn, Brian    (Self), Amarillo, TX

                                 Seymore, Charles   Justice, 14th Court of Appeals  (also providing written testimony) 

                                 (Self), Sugarland, TX

                                 Sharp, Jim   Justice, Texas 1st Court of Appeals  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Smith, Craig   District Judge (192nd District Court; President of Texas Assoc. of District

                                 Judges), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Harger, Gary   Judge (Office of Court Administration), Austin, TX

                                 Mostyn, Steve   (TTLA), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Christian, George   (Texas Association of Defense Council), Austin, TX

                                 Kearns, Dennis   (BNSF Railway), Austin, TX

                                 Parsley, Lee   (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX

                  Against:

                                 Carlson, Pat   (Texas Eagle Forum), Ft. Worth, TX

                  On:

                                 McGeehan, Ann   (Office of Secretary of State), Austin, TX

                                 Radack, Sherry   Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals  (Self), Houston, TX

                                 Wise, Ken   Judge, 334th District Court  (Self), Houston, TX

            SJR 45

                  FOR:

                                 Boyce, Bill   Justice, 14th Court of Appeals (Texas Judicial Council), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mostyn, Steve   (TTLA), Austin, TX

                                                                                        4


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            April 4, 2011 9:00 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  For:

                                 Christian, George   (Texas Association of Defense Council), Austin, TX

                                 Kearns, Dennis   (BNSF Railway), Austin, TX

                                 Parsley, Lee   (Texas Civil Justice League), Austin, TX

                  On:

                                 McGeehan, Ann   (Office of Secretary of State), Austin, TX

                                 Radack, Sherry   Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals  (Self), Houston, TX

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