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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            April 2, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 865

                 For:

                                 Rodgers, Michael (Government Finance Officers Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1476

                 For:

                                 Cernosek, Larry (Self; Houston auto body assoc.)

                                 Qutob, Mike (Self; Texas Storage and Collision Association)

                                 Rash, Jeanette (Self; Texas Towing & Storage Association)

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bichr, Mike (Self)

                                 Huddleston, Cheri (Southwest Tow Operators)

                                 Suleiman, Allen (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property casualty insurers assn of america)

                 On:

                                 Francis, Brian (Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation)

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Western, Deea (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 1773

                 For:

                                 Rhodes, Brent (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property casualty insurers assn of america)

                 On:

                                 Hurley, Leslie (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blankenship, Robert (Self)

                                 Castro, Nathan (Self; Bill chapman auto sales)

                                 Chapman, Greg (Self)

                                 Chapman, Steve (Self)

                                 Chapman, Wendy (Self)

                                 Fish, Mark (Self)

                                 Keller, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Labaj, Kanton (Self; Third coast auto group)

                                 Martin, Jeff (Texas independent automobile dealers assoc)

                                 Parker, Brad (Self; TTLA)

                                 Villela, Margie (Self; Kyle chapman motor sales)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Hooser, Greg (Texas Surplus Lines Association)

            HB 1833

                 For:

                                 Barnes, Bob (Texas mutual insurance)

                                 Cobb, Ron (American Ins Assn)

                                 Jackson, Richie (Texas Restaurant Association)

                                 Medlin, Don (Self)

                 On:

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Insurance)

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/texas)

                                 Barron, Mike (Texas Mutual Insurance)

                                 Frakes, Terry (Texas mutual ins. Co.)

                                 Gergasko, Richard (Texas Mutual Insurance Company)

                                 Leal, Gloria (Texas  alliance of energy producers)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                                 White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)

                 Against:

                                 Woods, Joe (Property casualty insurers assn of america)

                 On:

                                 Bordelon, Rod (TDI-DWC)

                                 Moore, Nancy (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1890

                 For:

                                 Drenner, Julie (R Street Institute)

                 Against:

                                 Allen, Chris (First Southwest Co.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Harrigan, Chris (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2037

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2163

                 Against:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                 On:

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Faircloth, Wayne (Self)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2645

                 For:

                                 Crow, Chris (Self; American assn of Independent Review Organizations)

                                 Prejean, Ashton (Self; American Association of Independent Review Organizations)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bruno, Steve (American association of independent review organizations)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                 On:

                                 Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2783

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alcedo, Marc (Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company)

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/texas)

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

                                 Fristoe, Kelly (Self; TAHU)

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Jacobson, Robyn (Texas association of benefit administrators)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                                 McCandless, Patricia (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Taylor, Des (NAIFA  TEXAS)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2786

                 On:

                                 Saenz, Danny (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Mathews, Miles (ING Insurance Holdings)

                                 Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property casualty insurers assn of america)

            HB 2838

                 For:

                                 Campbell, Ben (MyRightToKnow.Org)

                                 Jacobson, Edward (Self)

                                 Jacobson, Robyn (Self; Texas Association of Benefit Administratos)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Humphreys, James (Self; Texas medical association)

                                 Zaafran, Sherif (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                 On:

                                 Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Chepkauskas, Dan (Self; The patient choice coalition of texas)

                                 Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Life and Health Insurers)

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (ELAP Services, LLC)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Daniel, Katrina (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 2956

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                 On:

                                 Kitzman, Eleanor (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berndt, Trey (AARP)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Parker, Brad (Self; TTLA)

                 On:

                                 Bedell, Kergin (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)

                                 Strickland, Stan (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property casualty insurers assn of america)

            HB 3007

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Polak, John (Twia)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Thomas, Chelsey (Texas Association of Realtors)

                 On:

                                 Nelson, Sam (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

            HB 3697

                 On:

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                                 Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance-resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

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