WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
April 25, 2017 - 8:00 AM
For:
Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Assn of Benefit Administrators (TABA))
Against:
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Menendez, Isabel C (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hughes, Lisa (ELAP Services, LLC)
Manross, Lee (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Against:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Sluder, Jill (Texas ASC Society)
Sluder, Jill (Texas ASC Society)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
Graeber, Jan (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Allred, Anna (Texas Medical Association)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
On:
Matetich, Joe (OPIC)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Rose, Denise (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities For Recovery)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Martinez, Rita (Texas Department of Insurance)
Salas, Elijio (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Bentley, Jim (Self)
Da Silveira, Adriana (Dell Children's Medical Center, Texas Dental Association, Texas
Association of Orthodontists)
Kelley, Patrick (American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons (Treasurer))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Joshua (Self)
Bentley, Karen (Self)
Caldwell, Kimberly (Self)
Calvert, Jess (Texas Dental Association)
Fuelds, Suzette (Self; Protext Texas Fragile Kids)
Gomez, Monica (Self)
Lance, Jan (Self)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Association of Orthodontists)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Realini, Janet (Self; Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, Mary (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Daverth, Gwen (Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
Del Bosque, Nora (March of Dimes)
Garcia-Ditta, Alexa (Self; NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)
Kerker, Juliana (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists--Texas District and
the Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Marques, Rebecca (ACLU of Texas)
Marsh, Deborah (Self)
Marsh, Gary (Self)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Scott, Kim (Self)
Against:
Deloach, John (Self; TLTA and Sierra Title Company)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
Parrilla, Priscilla (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Santos, Frank (Self; No More Melanoma Foundation (NOMA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Lisa (Self)
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Camancho, Jose (Self)
Meroney, Shannon (Self)
Monzingo, Sandy (The schlueter Group)
Moore, Amy (Casner Christain School)
Moore, Jeff (Self)
Reyes, Deborah (Self)
Rodriguez, Marc (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Rose, Denise (AstraZeneca)
Santos, Cuatro (Self; NOMA FOUNDATION)
Santos, Fernando (Self; NOMA FOUNDATION)
Santos, Yvonne (Self)
Santos,jr, Frank (Self)
Schlueter, Stan (The schlueter group)
Shilling, Mark (Self)
Slade, Whitney (Santos Alliances)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical association)
Winick, Seth (Self; Regarding Cancer, Inc.)
Woodard, Shayne (Self)
Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
Against:
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assiciation of America (PCI))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)
On:
Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Matetich, Joe (OPIC)
Against:
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
On:
Ryder, Brian (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assiciation of America (PCI))
On:
Matetich, Joe (OPIC)
For:
Wheatley, Ben (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)
On:
Salas, Elijio (Texas Department of Insurance)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Breimeister, Scott (Self)
Chepkauskas, Dan (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)
Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Sluder, Jill (Self; Texas ASC Society)
Sluder, Jill (Texas ASC Society)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Salas, Elijio (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chepkauskas, Dan (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Thompson, Jay (Afact,talhi)
Thompson, Jay (Afact, talhi)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
On:
Murphy, James (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assiciation of America (PCI))
Against:
McCraw, John (Lin) (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Smith, Jacob (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
On:
Crowley, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance)
Durden, David (Texas FAIR Plan Association)
Heid, Melissa (Texas Department of Insurance)
Matetich, Joe (OPIC)
Muckerheide, David (Texas Department of Insurance)
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assiciation of America (PCI))
On:
Arendall, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance)
Matetich, Joe (OPIC)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Moore, Joel (Self)
Potter, Adam (Self; CLM)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
On:
Salas, Elijio (Texas Department of Insurance)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Chepkauskas, Dan (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Lanny, Wilkinson (Self; MyLab dfw)
Sluder, Jill (Texas ASC Society)
Sluder, Jill (Self; Texas ASC Society)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Menendez, Isabel C (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)
Frazier, Kyle (Texas coalition for quality patient care)
Higgins, Carlos (Self; Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Shields, Brad (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)
Against:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
For:
Corrigan, Robert (Self)
Against:
Manross, Lee (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
On:
Looney, Gary (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Aguirre, Michael (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Farabee, David (Self; National Assn of Insurance & Financial Advisors)
Gandy-Donohue, Hollie (Self; National Assoc of Insurance and Financial Advisors)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Martinez, Maria E (Self)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health Insurers (TALHI))
Orr, Joseph (Self; National association of insurance and financial advisors)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
Graeber, Jan (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Bordelon, Rod (Texans for Free Enterprise)
Deason, Doug (Self)
Eaton, David (Self)
Hammond, Bill (Texans for free enterprise)
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Bedell, Kergin (Burton & Bedell PLLC)
Boykin, Todd (Burdett Morgan Williamson & Boykin)
Dudley, James (Central Texas Land Titles Inc.)
Dwyer, John (Trinity Title of Texas)
Flanagan, Kelly (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Midgley, Leslie (Texas Land Title Association)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
On:
Hockenyos, Jon (TXP Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Geary, Michael (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
Keener, Justin (Americans for Prosperity-Texas)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Against:
Allen, Brigitte (Self; Texas Land Title Association-First Community Title)
Allen, John (Self)
Allen, Karla (Self; TLTA Providence Title)
Anderson, Sandra (Self; Tlta)
Antonishen, Elizabeth (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Armendariz, Joel (Self)
Bates, Mary (Self; Texas Land Title Association and Heritage Title Company)
Bauer, Carla (Self; Tlta)
Bennett, Cathy (Self; Tlta)
Berry, Tom (Self; TLTA)
Bonner, Patti (Self; Texas Land Title Association and Stewart Title Guaranty Company)
Brown, Blake (Self; Texas land title association, Heritage Title Company)
Bruce, John (Self; Texas Land Title Association and Heritage Title Company of Austin and
self)
Burroughs, Travis (Self)
Busa, HelenAnn (Self)
Cain, Annie (Self; Heritage Title Company)
Chesnutt, Bill (Providence Title)
Collins, Jamey (Self; Tlta)
Cooper, Michael (Self)
Cordell, Lori (Self; Tlta)
Courreges, Amber (Self; Providence title)
Crutcher, David (Self)
DANDRIDGE, ELIDA (Self; TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION - HERITAGE TITLE
COMPANY OF AUSTIN, INC.)
Dann, Vicki (Self; Title Insurance - Providence Title)
Davis, Aleece (Self)
Davis, Jeff (Self)
DeBoer, Ashley (Self; Title insurance - Providence Title)
Donley, Diane (Self)
Douglass, George (Self)
Eastep, Reghina (Self; Title Insurance - Providence Title)
Elkins, Daniel (Self)
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Ezell, Cari (Self)
Fitzgerald, Jay (Self; Independence Title)
Fleming, Tracie (Self; Title Insurance -Providence Title)
Flowers, Celia (Self; Texas Land Title Association & East Texas Title Company)
Foster, Alexis Mallory (Self; Providence Title Company)
Foster, Dan (Self; TLTA)
Foster, Paige (Self; TLTA)
Foster, Rachel (Self; Tlta)
Frost, Teresa (Self; Texas Land Title association National Investors title)
Furbush, Breanna (Self; TLTA)
Geitner, Derrick (Self; Providence Title)
Gonzales, Margaret (Self; Heritage Title Company)
Gonzales, Mark (Self)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Assocation of REALTORS)
Govro, Shirley (Self)
Graf, Peter (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Grant, Dillon (Self)
Green, Amy (Self; TLTA and Heritage Title)
Guerra, Anna (Self; Texas Land Title Assocation/Heritage Title of Austin)
Hall, Callie (Self)
Hall, John (Self)
Hallford, Mindy (Self)
Harris, Dana (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerece)
Hartman, Claire (Self; Tlta. First Community Title LLC)
Hay, John (Self)
Hethorn, Neil (Self)
Hill, Jennifer (Self; TLTA)
Hill, Shelley (Self; Tlta)
Hodges, David (Providence title company)
Hogan, Randy (Self; Tlta)
Holmes, Denise (Self; Independence Title)
Hurley, John (Self; TLTA AND HERITAGE TITLE)
Ivey, David (Self)
Johnson, Helen (Self; Tlta)
Jones, Wendy (Self)
King, Karen (Self; Tlta)
Knight, Michele (Self; Tlta and Heritage title)
Korenek, Vickie (Self)
Kulasa, John (Self; Providence Title)
Laurence, Carol (Providence Title)
Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)
Letteer, Jeri (Self)
Lewis, Katie (Self; Georgetown Title Company)
Love, Roland (Self; Texas Land Title Association)
Lowery, Jeremy (TLTA/Heritage Title Company of Austin)
Mansfield, Emily (Self)
McGuyer, B Nicole (Self; Texas Land Title Association)
Metz, Mary (Self; Texas land Title Association & Heritage Titile Company)
Mills, Terecia lynn (Self; TLTA)
Miramontes, Nefi (Self; Title Insurance Capital Title)
Mote, Catherine (Self)
Motley, Jeanne (Providence Title)
Mrrison, Terri (Self; Independence Title Co.)
New, Paula (Self; Texas Land Title Association and Service Title Lubbock)
Noonan, Lauren (Self; Heritage title company of austin)
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Opela, Patrick (Self; Texas Land Title Association -National Investors Title Ins)
Oritz, Guadalupe (Self; Tlta)
Owen, Anna (Self; TLTA, Heritage Title Company of Austin)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Association of Realtors)
Piantidosi, Claire (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Pitman, Brian (Self; Independence Title and Texas Land Title Association)
Proffitt, Matt (Self; Texas Land Title Assoc and Security Service Title Company)
Ramirez, Susan (Self; TLTA)
Ramsey, Stephen (Self; Providence Title)
Rodriguez, Ashley (Self; Providence title)
Rodriguez, Paul (Self; Valley Land Title Co.)
Rowan, Mary (Self; TLTA)
Savas, Michael (Self; Texas Land Title Association, First American Title Insurance Company,
First American Title Guaranty Company)
Schoppert, Kim (Self; Texas Land Title Association)
Shanks, Ernestine (Self)
Shanks, Ronald (Self)
Shaw, Andrew (Self)
Sheffield, Kimberly (Self; Providence Title)
Sladek, Jessica (Self; TLTA)
Sladek, Timothy (Self; TLTA)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
St Clair, Billie (Self)
Stark, Rhoda (Self; Texas Land Title Association and Heritage Title Company)
Taylor, Sharon (Self)
Thomas, Mary (Self)
Thompson, Dawn (Self; Texas Land Title Association)
Valenta, Easter (Self; Title Insurance TLTA)
Waggoner, Nancy (Self; Texas Land Title Association and Nancy Waggoner, CPA)
Warnke, Marcie (Self)
Whitlow, Ken (Self)
Wied, Ellen (Self)
Williford, Ward (Self)
Woltmann, Brianne (Self; TLTA)
On:
Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Matetich, Joe (OPIC)
Muckerheide, David (Texas Department of Insurance)
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