WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
May 2, 2017 - 8:00 AM
For:
Jones, Brian (Self)
Weltge MD, Arlo (Self; Texas Medical Association)
On:
Hemphill, Coleman (Self; Texas Right to Know)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Van Boven, Dr Robert (Self; Brain & Body Health Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarez, Alex (Self)
Amini, Aryanna (Self)
Annis, Joseph (Self)
Austin, Sara (Self)
Batts, Alfreda (Self; Tma)
Berger, Michelle (Self)
Bornstein, Sue (Self)
Bose, Ashley (Self)
Childs, Tilden (Self)
Coombes, Stacey (Self; TMA)
Curran MD, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Daumas, Lilette (Self)
Ehrlich, Lisa (Self; TMA)
Eskew, James (Self; Texas Medical Assn , Travis County Medical Society)
Fite MD, Diana (Self)
Fleeger, David (Self)
Floyd, Gary (Self)
Frei, Elisabeth (Self)
Gest, Albert (Self; Neuces County Medical Society)
Gross, Robert (Self)
Humphreys, James (Self)
Hunsaker, Keely (Self)
Jackson, Robert Evan (Self)
Jacobson, Leah (Self)
Jimenez-Belinoski, Anita (Self)
Khetan, Roger (Self; Dcms)
King, Alisha (Self; TMA)
Kressin, Megan (Self)
Loose, Patty (Self)
Malik, Imrana (Self; TMA)
Mansilla, Laura (Tma)
Massingill, G sealy (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mathis, Samuel (Self)
Miranda, Hector (Self)
Moore, Jacob (Self)
Moore, Sunshine (Self)
Moy, Cllifford (Self)
Nguyen, Tu Dan (Self; TMA)
Noel, Richard (Self)
Norton, Stacy (Self)
Nwachokor, Daniel (Self)
Ofarrell, Beth (Self)
Owens, Michelle (Self)
Parcells, Carolyn (Self)
Patel, Aman (Self)
Pearse, Lee Ann (DCMS)
Prentice, James A (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Rafael, Marita (Self; NCMS)
Read, Don (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Riggs, Kayla (Self)
Rogers, Robert (Self)
Sallman, Mary Alice (Self)
Sanchez, Ninza (Self)
Settle, Halsey (Self)
Syed, Fatima (Self)
Triggs, Stephanie (Self)
Tsai-Weinberg, Chuwey (Self)
Vanderheiden, Judy (Self; NCMS)
Vijjeswarapu, Martha (Self)
Wilking-Johnson, Juliana (Self)
Against:
Finley, Marisa (Batlor Scott & White Health)
On:
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Young, Jerome (Self)
Young, Virginia (Self)
For:
Bock, Janessa (Self; TDHA)
Fancher, James (Self)
Hashmani, Khairunisa (Self)
Lindeen, Piper (Self)
Lindeen, Piper (Self)
Reeves, David (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Richardson, Amanda (Self)
Roan, Kandice (Self; TDHA)
Tuel, Karen (Self)
Waldman,MD MBA, Dr. Deane (Texas public policy foundation)
Against:
Loving, Brandy (Self; Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Cline, Nancy (Self; Texas Oral Health Coalition)
Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Career Colleges and Schools of Texas)
Against:
Rudd, Jim (Tx Society of Oral Maxiallfacial Surgeons)
On:
Parker, Kelly (Tsbde)
For:
Moore, Sean (Consumer Healthcare Products Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
O'Connor, T. Michael (Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Trochesset, Henry (Self; Sheriff Assocation of Texas)
For:
Adinoff, Bryon (Self)
Bass, David (Self)
Bennett, Mary Kate (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Benouis, Ian (Self)
Berard, Amanda (Self)
Bonin, Cara (Self; Houston NORML)
Brooks, Dawn (Self)
Carrasco, John David (Self; Texas Democratic Party Cannabis Caucus Chair, Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce, Team Alexis)
Carriker, Terri (Self)
Cheney, Meagan (Self)
Crook, Keith (Self)
Currie, Timothy (Self)
Delaney, John (Self)
Deuvall, Clifford (Self; NORML of Waco Inc.)
Diangelis, Memphis (Self; Cannacp.com)
Dias, Constance (Self)
Dorval, Frank (Self)
Espinoza, Eric (Self)
Farley, Terri (Self)
Fawell, Amy (Self; MAMMA)
Fawell, Amy (Self; MAMMA)
Gray, Kathleen (Self; Patient Allinance for Cannabis Theraputics)
Harding, Romana (Self)
Harmon, Rebecca (Self)
Harper-Madison, Natasha (Self)
Hays, Susan (GB Sciences, Inc.)
Jackson, Dr. Elias (Self; Vyripharm Biopharmaceuticals)
King, Amy (Self; Texas Transplants for Medical Rights and Access)
Liedecke, Cecilia (Self)
Lindeen, Piper (Self)
Linley, Jordan (Self)
Linley, Jordan (Self)
Marks, Robert (Self)
Martinez, April (Self)
Mayes, Glen (Self)
Mazziotti, Gretchen (American Medicinal Botanical Association)
Mazziotti, Gretchen (Self; American Medicinal Botanical Association)
Mcfarland, Jane (Self; League of women voters TX)
Mehler, Daniel (Self; Texas Association of Cannabis Lawyers)
Moore, Brandon (Self; Texas Young Republican Federation)
Morgan, Katharine (Self)
Oldums, Lena (Self)
Oldums, Lena (Self)
Powell, Audrey (Self; MAMMA)
Raines, Joshua (Self)
Rector, Kathleen D. (Self)
Reeves, Karen (Self; CenTex Community Outreach)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Rineker, Cherie (Self)
Rineker, Shawn (Self)
Shelley, William (Self)
Walker, Michelle (Self; MAMMA)
Zamhariri, Daryoush (Self)
Zapinski, Laurie (Self)
Zartler, Mark (Self)
Ziburkus, Jokubas (Self; Canntelligence (Cannabinoid Intelligence))
Against:
Hurley, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Hurley, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Hurley, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abba, Ana Maria (Self)
Abba, Ana Maria (MAMMA)
Aldridge, Christine (Self; MAMMA USA)
Baez, Veronica (MAMMA)
Bass, Catherine (Self)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Benton, Tammy (Self)
Berry, Mason (Self)
Bezant, Preston (Self)
Blanton, Wendy (Self)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Branch, Debbie (Self; MAMMA)
Buster, Loretta (Self)
Calleros, Christina (Self)
Cantu, Carlos (Self)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Condra, Tahj (Self)
Coombe, Diane (Self; MAMMA (Mothers Advocating Medical Marijuana for Autism))
Cortez, Sonia (Mamma usa)
Davis, Noelle (Self)
Delanghe, Wayne (Self)
Edwards, Cee (Self)
Enriquez, Hans (Self)
Enriquez, Monica (Self)
Eskew, James (Self)
Fazio, Heather (Self; Marijuana Policy Project)
Finkel, Jaclyn (Self)
Fleming, Tanya (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ford, Elizabeth (Self; Mamma)
Fowler, Amy (Self)
French, Melissa (Self)
French, Melissa (MAMMA)
Gibbs, Drew (Self)
Goss, Patty (Self)
Greer, Jennifer (Self)
Grimes, Betty (Self)
Hall, Jennifer (Self)
Hamann, Joshua (Self; Will. Co outreach)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Henderson, Julia (Self)
Hill, Alyssa (Self)
Hill, Kyle Dijon (Self; American Medicinal Botanical Association)
Howe, Chris (Self)
Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Humphries, Barbara (Self)
Jensen, Bonnie (Self; MAMMA)
Johnson, Shawn (Self)
Johnson, Traci (Self)
Jones, Emma (Self)
Josey, Jeffrey (Self; MAMMA)
Josey, Suzanne (Self; Mamma)
Kaupert, Wanita (Self; Mamma USA)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
Marquez, Basilio (Self)
Martinez, Amanda (Self)
Martinez, Carlos (Self)
Martinez, Jose (Self)
McCain, Tracy (Self; MAMMA)
Mccauley, Ronda (Self)
McKinney, Kelley (Tx norml)
Mendoza, Courtney (Self)
Mendoza, Rene (Self)
Mersman, Mark (Self)
Meza, Jacob (Self)
Montemayor, Flee (Self)
Moore, Jacob (Self)
Myers, John (Self)
Myers, Kelly (Self)
Nakamoto, Luis (Self)
Norton, Bill (Self)
Oakley, Keith (Alamo CBD)
Olinick, Byron (Self; Texas NORML)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Olivar, Mary (Self)
Owens, Michelle (Self)
Parker, Akila (Self)
Perales, Jesus Eliseo (Self)
Perez, Yliyana (Self; Mamma)
Pierce, Paul (Self)
Pittman, Lisa (Self)
Putnam, Terry (Self; Texans4Truth)
Putnam, Wilma Joy (Self)
Ra, Aron (Self)
Raines, Margaret (Self)
Richardson, Jennifer (Self)
Rogers, Allison (Self; Mothers Advocating for Medical Marijuana for Autism)
Roper, Megan (Self; Roper & Mehler)
Russ III, Newell (Self)
Schnabel, Mark (Self)
Seggelink, Thalia (Self; MAMMA)
Shepard, Ann (Self; Mamma)
Shepard, Lynden (Self)
Sherman, Joshua (Self)
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)
Spraggins, Doris (Self)
Stotts, Julia (Self; MAMMA USA)
Sudolcan, Ida (Self; Mamma usa)
Tashjian, Johanne-Kim (Self)
Taylor, Lora (Self)
Taylor, Tyleigh (Self)
Tello, Hector (Self)
Tello, Mary (Self)
Thomas, Michael (Self)
Tolany, Deborah (Self; MAMMA)
Van Lowe, John (Self)
Whiteley, Nishi (Self)
Wienecke, David (Self)
Williams, William (Self)
Wilson, Kenneth (Self)
Woods, Kyle (Self)
Yoder, Allison (Self; MAMMA (mothers advocating for medical marijuana for autism))
Yoder, Peter (Self; Mamma (mothers advocating for medical marijuana))
Zartler, Christy (Self; MAMMA)
Against:
Day, Miles (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Mitchell, Sarah (Enterhealth)
O'Connor, T. Michael (Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Rafael, Marita (Self; NCMS)
Schade, C.M (Self)
Trochesset, Henry (Self; Sheriff Assocation of Texas)
Urschel, Harold (Self; Enterhealth Addiction Treatment)
Urschel, Harold (Self; Enterhealth)
White, Mark (Self)
On:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Baggett, Larry (Self)
Moninger, Steve (DPS)
Moninger, Steve (DPS)
For:
Brumfield, April (American Heart Association)
Jones, Marsha (The Afiya Center)
Turner, Darline (Mamas on Bedrest and Beyond)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carlson, Johnna (Texas Children's Hospital)
Del Bosque, Nora (March of Dimes)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Fay-Stindt, Zoe (Self; Literary Women in Action)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Assiciation)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund-Texas)
Gonzalez, Leah (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Kerker, Juliana (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists-Texas District; Texas
Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Marques, Rebecca (Aclu of Texas)
Mcfarland, Jane (Self; League of women voters TX)
Murphy, Kaitlyn (American Heart Association)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Rocap, Blake (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Shepperd, Nancy (Self)
Stein, Lucy (Self; Progress Texas)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Townsend, Paul (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)
Washington, Pkaye (Self; American Heart Association)
Against:
Long, Matt (Self)
Moore, Jacob (Self)
On:
Delgado, Evelyn (Texas Department of State Health Services)
For:
Jarl, Katie (The Humane Society of the United States)
Palmer, Angela (Self)
Palmer, Angela (Self)
Palmer, Martin (Self; Beagle freedom project)
Against:
Buckmaster, Dr. Cindy (Self; Texas Society for Biomedical Research)
On:
Zumbrun, Janna (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Duerr, James (Self)
Fette, Bernie (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hall Duerr, Pamela (Self)
Humphreys, James (Self)
Jacobson, Leah (Self; Bexar county medical society)
Leo, Myra (THLN-texas humane legislation network)
Mckinney, Kelley (Self; Tx norml)
Ross, Susan (Self; Best Friends Animal Society)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Against:
Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Hayden, Lorraine (Self; Texas Society for Biomedical Research)
For:
Hughes, Carla (Self; Advo Companies, Inc.)
Svien, Doug (Self)
Svien, Doug (Self; The company of rock house)
Thorne, Richard (Self; Advo Companies, Inc)
Thorne, Richard (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aragon, Steve (The Rock House)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Frizzell, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas)
Hernandez, Richard (Rescare)
Rafael, Marita (Self; NCMS)
Smith, Todd (Council Oaks Community Centers)
Against:
Moore, Jacob (Self)
On:
Perez, Victor (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coombes, Stacey (Self; TMA)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gest, Albert (Self; Neuces County Medical Society)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Patel, Aman (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Vanderheiden, Judy (Self; NCMS)
Vijjeswarapu, Martha (Self)
For:
Schanbaum, Patricia (Self; The JAMIE Group)
Williams, Greg (Self)
On:
Zumbrun, Janna (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Coombes, Stacey (Self; TMA)
Del Bosque, Nora (March of Dimes)
Gest, Albert (Self; Neuces County Medical Society)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Hunsaker, Keely (Self)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Moore, Jacob (Self)
Moore, Sunshine (Self)
Patel, Aman (Self)
Pearce, Amber (Self; Pfizer)
Rafael, Marita (Self; NCMS)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vanderheiden, Judy (Self; NCMS)
Vijjeswarapu, Martha (Self)
Against:
Abba, Ana Maria (Self)
French, Melissa (Self)
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg tea party)
Spraggins, Doris (Self)
Young, Jerome (Self)
Young, Virginia (Self)
On:
Keesling, Tim (Texas Veterans Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Brennan, Jim (Self; Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)
Gest, Albert (Self; Neuces County Medical Society)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Harding, Romana (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Patel, Aman (Self)
Rafael, Marita (Self; NCMS)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)
Vanderheiden, David (Self)
Vanderheiden, Judy (Self; NCMS)
White, David (Texas Psychological association)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
On:
Ita, Trina (Health and Human Services Commission)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Harper, Michelle (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund-Texas)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
McPeters, Pamela (TexProtects (Texas Association for the Protection Children))
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Olse, Katie (TX Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Patel, Aman (Self)
Rafael, Marita (Self; NCMS)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)
Townsend, Paul (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Utzman, Aidan (United Ways of Texas)
Vanderheiden, Judy (Self; NCMS)
On:
Dole, Robert (Health and Human Services Commission)
Erwin, Michelle (Health and Human Services Commission)
Griffin, Tamela (Health and Human Services Commission)
Thyssen, Monica (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Rafael, Marita (Self; NCMS)
Against:
Fay-Stindt, Zoe (Self; Literary Women in Action)
Rocap, Blake (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Morgan, William (Self; Parker University)
Pettiet, Devin (Self; Texas chiropractic association)
Rosenbaum, Robert (Self; Parker University)
Whitehead, Todd (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
On:
Nash, Carissa (Sunset)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hemphill, Coleman (Self; Texas Right to Know)
Young, Jerome (Self)
Young, Virginia (Self)
On:
Gilbert, Patricia (Tx board of chiropractic examiners)
For:
Rader, Charles (Texas society of Periodontists)
Reeves, David (Self)
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Shy, Kelly (Texas Society Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
Stone, Brian (Self; Texas society of oral and maxillofacial surgeons)
Worob, Marc (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
On:
Austin, Steve (Self)
Davis, Julie (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Kirkle, Sarah (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Parker, Kelly (Tsbde)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Association of Dental Support Organizations)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Periodontist Society, Texas Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists)
Loving, Brandy (Self; Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
Richardson, Amanda (Self; Texas Dental Hygienists' Association)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Career Colleges and Schools of Texas)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
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