WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
February 27, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Sneed, Wayne (Austin ISD)
Umeh MD, Uchenna (Self; Texas Medical Association, texas Pediatric Society, Federation of
Texas Psychiatry)
Zimmermann, Denise (Self; SpringISD)
Against:
Hedtke, Amy (Self)
McGarity, Kristin (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Grider, Devin (Self)
Hemphill, Sheila (Texas Right To Know)
Newlin, Elizabeth (Self; McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston)
Ortiz, Margaret (Self)
Walss-Bass, Consuelo (Self; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Cusack, Erin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI TEXAS)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Franklin, Allison (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Self; Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Johnson, Windy (Texas conference of urban counties)
Kimball, Mandi (CHILDREN AT RISK)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI))
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Ausdtin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Moore, Matt (Children's Health System of Texas)
Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Alkire, Anna (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values)
Cook, Kelli (Self)
Coulson, Sylvia (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self)
Linebaugh, Kirsten (Self)
Lucas, Lynette (Self)
Main, Crystal (Self)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC SD7)
York, Ruth (Self)
On:
Gaines, Sonja (HHSC)
Peebles, Rex (Higher education coordinating board)
For:
Ellis, Elizabeth (Texas Nurse Practioners)
Against:
Aronin, Patricia (Self; Texas PPP)
On:
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Cusack, Erin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Horne, Allen (Self)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC SD7)
Van de Putte, Leticia (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
For:
Hedtke, Amy (Self)
Hedtke, Amy (Self)
Holcomb, Terry (Self)
McGeary, Judith (Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Rhinehart, Robyn (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bryant, Sam (Self)
Cook, Kelli (Self)
Coulson, Sylvia (Self)
Dorazio, Mark (Self)
Grider, Devin (Self)
Hemphill, Sheila (Texas Right To Know)
Holcomb, Gina (Self)
Main, Crystal (Self)
Masters, Kelley (Self)
Palmer, Joe (Self)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC SD7)
Vaughn, Jason (Self)
Wise, Summer (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
On:
Pahl, Stephen (Department of State Health Services)
On:
Hemphill, Sheila (Texas Right To Know)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kimball, Mandi (CHILDREN AT RISK)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI))
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Ausdtin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)
Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)
Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Umeh MD, Uchenna (Self; Texas Medical Association, texas Pediatric Society, Federation of
Texas Psychiatry)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
Against:
Alkire, Anna (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Linebaugh, Kirsten (Self)
Ramsey, Mark (Self; Republican Party of Texas, SREC SD7)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
York, Ruth (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Gaines, Sonja (HHS)
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