System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.

                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 654

              Senate Committee Report

              Business & Commerce

              April 25, 2017 - 8:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Featherston, Elishia   APRN  (Self; TEXAS NURSE PRACTITIONERS), Hurst, Texas,

                                          TX

                                          Jeffreys, Holly    (Self; Texas nurse practitioners), Amarillo, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Allen, Mary    (Texas Association of Community Health Centers), Austin, TX

                                          Biscone, Erin    (Self; Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwives), Houston, TX

                                          Blakemore, Allen    (Texas Nurse Practitioners), Austin, TX

                                          Cates, Andrew   General Counsel  (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Dudensing, Jamie    (Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX

                                          Eastin, Emily   CEO  (APRN Alliance), Austin, TX

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

                                          Frandsen, Chris    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Garbutt, Liz    (Children's Defense Fund), Austin, TX

                                          Hansch, Greg    (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Houston, Joshua   General Counsel  (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                          Hutson, Blake    (AARP Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Lazar, Zack    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Martin, Amanda   Governmental Affairs Manager  (Texas Association of Business),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Olenick, Patricia   RNC CNM PhD  (Self) , Rockport, TX

                                          Shaw, Sonya   FNP-BC  (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners), Amarillo, TX

                                          Stafford, Rose    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Wilson, Wendy    (Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives), Austin, TX

                                          Yancy, Justin   President  (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Walker, Jamie    (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX

                                                                                         1