WITNESS LIST

            Public Health Committee

            May 16, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            SB 267

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Waldman,MD MBA, Dr. Deane (Texas public policy foundation)

            SB 316

                 For:

                                 Patt, Debra (Texas Oncology)

                                 Weiss, Stephanie (Self; Shatterproof)

                 Against:

                                 Carter, Nancy (Self)

                                 Choate, Elizabeth (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 Miller, Sam (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 Rainer, Aaron (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 Wall, Rick (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                 On:

                                 Arnold, Kerstin (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)

                                 Nasr, Danielle (Sunset Advisory Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)

                                 Calvert, Jess (Texas Dental Association)

                                 Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)

                                 Cusack, Erin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)

                                 Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)

                                 Griffin, Lindsay (Self)

                                 Hanna, Mark (Texas Podiatric Medical Association)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Heal, John (Pharmacy Buying Association d/b/a Texas TrueCare Pharmicies)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Palo, Nancy (Self)

                                 Reagan, Karen (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Rodriguez, Micah (Shatterproof)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

                                 Tomlinson, Maxcine (Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)

                 Against:

                                 Posey, Doug (Self)

                                 Walthall, Tamra (Self)

                 On:

                                 Benz, Allison (Texas state board of pharmacy)

                                 Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board Of Pharmacy)

                                 DuRapau, Krista (Texas Pain Society)

                                 Ogle, Steven (Sunset Commission)

            SB 397

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

            SB 582

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)

                 On:

                                 Spiller, Diana (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)

            SB 584

                 For:

                                 Kinzly, Mark (Self; Texas Overdose Naloxone Initiative)

                 On:

                                 Benz, Allison (Texas state board of pharmacy)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hausenfluck, Amber (Kaleo Inc.)

                                 Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of texas psychiatry)

                 On:

                                 Arnold, Kerstin (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)

            SB 674

                 For:

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Carlton, Belinda (Self)

                                 Jarrin, Nelson (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                                 Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of texas psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Morrison, Kristi (Self)

            SB 679

                 For:

                                 Carpenter, Chad (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 Kanz, Dr. Kevin (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

            SB 919

                 For:

                                 Perez, Erin (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)

                                 Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)

                                 Cusack, Erin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)

                                 Poisson, Renee (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                                 Tomlinson, Maxcine (Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization)

                                 Waldman,MD MBA, Dr. Deane (Texas public policy foundation)

                                 Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of texas certified nurse midwives)

            SB 1101

                 For:

                                 Tharp, Susan (Self; San antonio food allergy support team)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Vaca, Belinda (Self)

                 On:

                                 Zumbrun, Janna (Texas Department of State Health Services)

            SB 1183

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hebert, Bryan (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Jarrin, Nelson (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                 On:

                                 Harvey, Courtney (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Lacefield Lewis, Lauren (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            SB 1326

                 For:

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hebert, Bryan (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Jarrin, Nelson (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                 On:

                                 Harvey, Courtney (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Lacefield Lewis, Lauren (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Texas Department of State Health Services)

            SB 1414

                 Against:

                                 Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Triggg, Adrienne (Self; Protect texas fragile kids)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baxter, Jason (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)

                                 Waldman,MD MBA, Dr. Deane (Texas public policy foundation)

                 Against:

                                 Bradshaw, Robin (Self; Texas chargers and protect tx fragile kids)

            SB 1520

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

            SB 1592

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baxter, Jason (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (BlueCross BlueShield of Texas)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

            SB 1599

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Buchanan, Maggie Jo (Young Invincibles)

                                 CHIMENE, GRACE (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Del Bosque, Nora (March of Dimes)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund-Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Leah (Healthy Futures of Texas)

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

                                 Hebert, Bryan (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Kerker, Juliana (American Congress if Obstetricians and Gynecologists-Texas District, Texas

                                 Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

                                 Kimball, Mandi (Children at risk)

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

                                 Sheppard, Nancy (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of texas certified nurse midwives)

                                 Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of texas certified nurse midwives)

                 On:

                                 Delgado, Evelyn (Texas Department of State Health Services)

            SB 1633

                 For:

                                 Chesler, Adam (Cardinal Health)

                 On:

                                 Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board Of Pharmacy)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Carter, Janis (National Assoc of Chain Drug Stores)

                                 DuRapau, Krista (Texas Rural Health Association)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kralj, Nicole (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Mayfield, Kara (Association of Rural Communities in Texas)

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Waldman,MD MBA, Dr. Deane (Texas public policy foundation)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)

                                 Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                 On:

                                 Arnold, Kerstin (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)

                                 Benz, Allison (Texas state board of pharmacy)

            SB 1912

                 For:

                                 Herman, Guy (Statutory probate court judges)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hebert, Bryan (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

            SB 1929

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Buchanan, Maggie Jo (Young Invincibles)

                                 Cavazos, Elaine (Self; Clinical director Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas)

                                 Del bosque, Nora (March of Dimes)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund-Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, Leah (Healthy Futures of Texas)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Kerker, Juliana (American Congress if Obstetricians and Gynecologists-Texas District, Texas

                                 Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

                                 Kimball, Mandi (Children at risk)

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Kreuzer, Donna (Self; Board member of Pregnancy and Postpartum health alliance of Texas)

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                                 Morrison, Kristi (Self)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Romo, Joel (American Heart Association)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Sheppard, Nancy (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Delgado, Evelyn (Texas Department of State Health Services)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 2066

                 For:

                                 Bratton, Louis (Texas hospital association)

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Turek, Douglas (MedData)

                 Against:

                                 McCraw, John (Lin) (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Moore, James (Self)

                                 Salgado, Cynthia (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Luna, Vilma (John Peter Smith Health Network)

                                 McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)

                                 Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Tipps, Mary (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                 Against:

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)

                                 Littles, Paula (Self; Texas nnoc)

                                 Morrison, Kristi (Self)

                                 Tidwell, Russ (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)

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