WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 10, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Shepperd, John (Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation and Texas Coalition for
Conservation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Lee, Frances (Self)
McStay, Frank (Baylor Scott and White Health)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Woodard, Shayne (Donate Life Texas)
On:
Hobson, Mike (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
For:
Canepa, Alex (Sustainable Food Center)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Crossley, Jay (Farm&City)
Cunningham, Rob (Self)
Dantzler, Susan (Self; Texas Nationalist Movement)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Environmental Health Association)
Griffiths, Jesse (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self)
Jenkins, Carla (Self; Texas Farmers Market)
Main, Crystal (Self)
Masters, Kelley (Self)
Mcmahan, Stacy (Self; East Texans for Liberty)
Miller, Daniel (Self; Texas Nationalist Movement)
Provence, Leslie (Self; Food Policy Council of San Antonio)
On:
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Pahl, Stephen (Consumer Protection, Department of State Health Services)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Adermann, Carin (Self; Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, TX)
Garcia, Ashley (Self; The Children's Hospital of San Antonio)
Pustka, Belinda (Self; Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children)
Rudkin, Emmafaye (Self; Aid the Silent, Governors Commitee on people with disabilities)
Seals, Katherine (Self; Aldine ISD)
On:
Melecki, Sarah (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Rau, Seth (San Antonio ISD)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Academy of Audiology)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Robinson, Emily (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Machado, Lynne (Self)
Smith, Karen (Self)
Tigner, Drucilla (Aclu of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Compton, Ann (Self)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Garaña, Kristine (Self)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Against:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Brahmaroutu, Ankita (Self; Texas Medical Association)
For:
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Michelle, Lisa (Self; No Strings Attached outreach)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Averyt, Amelia (Self)
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Berry, Amber (Self)
Bocchini, Claire (Self; Doctors for change)
Cruz, Mercedez (Self)
Del Gallo, Krista (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Fontin, Stephanie (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Garaña, Kristine (Self)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hall, Julie (Self)
Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Lam, Wilson (Self)
Lee, Frances (Self)
Mitre, Victoria (Self)
Nelson, Piper (Self; The SAFE Alliance)
Nichols, Julieana (Self)
Nichols, Lee (TexProtects - Champions for Safe Children)
Restrepo, Christian (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Smith, Karen (Self)
Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Tigner, Drucilla (Aclu of Texas)
Wynn, Monty (Texas municipal league)
On:
Glazier, Steve (UT Health Houston)
Newlin, Elizabeth (UT Health Houston)
Pounds, Bobby (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Snoddy, Aimee (Governor's Office - Public Safety Office)
Sparks, Andrea (Governor's Office)
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For:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas nurses association)
On:
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Compton, Ann (Self)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Garaña, Kristine (Self)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hammon, Rachel (Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice)
Kibbe, Scot (Texas Health Care Association)
McAnally, Bruce (Self)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Smith, Karen (Self)
Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of Texas Certified Midwives)
For:
Gordon, Dr. Teandra (Legacy Community Health)
Gulley, Annalee (Mental Health America)
Against:
Gunn, Meryl (Self; POE FOLKS)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Averyt, Amelia (Self)
Bailey, Mark (Self)
Barnes, Kelly (Central Health)
Beall, Taylor (Self)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Berry, Amber (Self)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Blake, Ann (Self)
Bocchini, Claire (Self; Doctors for Change)
Buck, Quentin (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Budoofson, Katherine (Self)
Casas, Amelia (Self)
Cruz, Jorge (Self)
Cruz, Mercedez (Self)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Doerge, Kaitlyn (Self; Texas Pediatric Society)
Dorland, Julie (Self)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Fontin, Stephanie (Self)
Francis, Will (Self)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; Texas League Of Women Voters)
Garcia, Mimi (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Greer, Allison (The Center for Health Care Services)
Hall, Julie (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Howell, Jason (Self)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Hunter II, Carl F. (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Communities In Schools of Texas)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Khot, Sharwin (Self)
Krenek, Lauren (Self)
Krosuri, Keerthana (Self)
Lam, Wilson (Self)
Lee, Frances (Self)
Lemaire, Chad (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Minne, Elizabeth (Vida Clinic and Austin isd)
Minne, Elizabeth (Vida Clinic and Austin ISD)
Mitre, Victoria (Self)
Natarajan, Yamini (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Austin ISD)
Nichols, Julieana (Self)
Nichols, Lee (TexProtects - Champions for Safe Children)
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Restrepo, Christian (Self)
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For:
Robinson, Marc (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sattler, Amanda (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Saunders, John (Self)
Saxton, Josette (Texas Suicide Prevention Council)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Spitzer, Connor (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
Sughrue, Alissa (NAMI Texas)
Swamy, Padma (Self)
Turner, Ashlea (Houston ISD)
Villarreal, Angela (Self)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Wilson, Kennedi (Self; Doctors for Change)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Alkire, Anna (Self)
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Ayres, Monica (Self; Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Baker, Albert (Self)
Bezuidenhout, Laura (Self)
Bezuidenhout, Zachary (Self)
Black-Imken, Lorie (Self)
Blanchard, Dean (Self)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Caruso, Stefani (Self)
Chasteen, Kara (Self)
DEWITT, Lauren (Self)
Elias, Antonio (Self)
Ellzey, Gareth (Self)
Ellzey, John (Self)
Fischer, Candace (Self)
Garcia, Yolanda (Self)
Gluchowski, George (Self)
Jacquier, Charles (Self)
Jarrell, Caroline (Self)
Kirkconnell, Karah (Self)
Klentzman, Cynthia (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
LeFebvre, Jean (Self)
McDaniel, Gary (Self)
Mcdaniel, Norma (Self)
Platt, Michelle (Self)
Rogers, Allison (Self; We The Parents Coalition)
Ryan, Jack (Self)
Schuh, Jackie (Self)
Spiller, Pam (Self)
Stewart, Eric (Self)
Stewart, Stacey (Self)
Strickland, Margarita (Self)
Travers, Salila (Self)
Wadhwani, Savita (Self)
West, Cheryl (Self)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
Wood, Richard (Self)
Woods, Diane (Self)
Wulf, Anja (Self)
York, Ruth (Self)
Young, Jerome (Self)
On:
Hoffman, Shannon (The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Ita, Trina (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brahmaroutu, Ankita (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Saldana, Amanda (Doctors Hospital at Renissance)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Gruber, David (Regional and Local Health Operations, Department of State Health Services)
On:
Horton, Colleen (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Averyt, Amelia (Self)
Bailey, Mark (Self)
Beall, Taylor (Self)
Berry, Amber (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Blake, Ann (Self)
Buck, Quentin (Self)
Budoofson, Katherine (Self)
Cruz, Jorge (Self)
Cruz, Mercedez (Self)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Dorland, Julie (Self)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Fontin, Stephanie (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; Texas League Of Women Voters)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Hall, Julie (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))
Howell, Jason (Self)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Hunter II, Carl F. (Self)
Hunter II, Carl F. (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Khot, Sharwin (Self)
Krenek, Lauren (Self)
Krosuri, Keerthana (Self)
Lam, Wilson (Self)
Lee, Frances (Self)
Lemaire, Chad (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mitre, Victoria (Self)
Nichols, Julieana (Self)
Nichols, Lee (TexProtects - Champions for Safe Children)
Restrepo, Christian (Self)
Robinson, Marc (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sattler, Amanda (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Saunders, John (Self)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Spitzer, Connor (Self)
Swamy, Padma (Self)
Wilson, Kennedi (Self; Doctors for Change)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Dougherty, Carissa (HHSC)
Ita, Trina (HHSC)
Lavelle, Tanya (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
For:
Chesler, Adam (Self; Cardinal Health)
Martin, Scott (Self; Genoa Healthcare)
Ramsey, Judd (Heart of Texas Community Health Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Constable, Nathan (Cardinal Health)
Deshields, Holly (Walgreens)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Garcia, Mimi (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Masten, Dale (Genoa Healthcare)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Rose, Denise (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
For:
Howell, Jason (Self)
Hunter II, Carl F. (Self)
Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bass, Ben (Recovery Alliance of El Paso)
Crossley, Jay (Farm&City)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; Texas League Of Women Voters)
Gray, Connie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Abdenour, Noah (HHSC)
For:
Moyer, Mary Pat (Self)
Willersom, Dr. James (Self; Texas Heart Institute)
Against:
Thompson, Tracy (Self; Patients for Stem Cells)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation)
Ziegler8, Jennifer (Self; Patients For Stem Cells)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baker, Bret (Self)
Bales, David (Self; Texans for Cures)
Bales, David (Self; Texans for Cures)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Schotz, Charles (Self)
Against:
Hardcastle, Rick (Self)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement, Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Campos, Dya (H-E-B)
Capelo, Jaime (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Carter, Janis (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Deshields, Holly (Walgreens)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Mayes, T.J. (Self; Chair, Bexar County Opioid Task Force)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Vane, Mark (Walmart)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Bishop, Ashley (Self; AIP Texas)
Campos, Dya (H-E-B)
McAnally, Bruce (Self)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Wehmeyer, Mackenna (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
On:
Benz, Allison (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
For:
Bailey, Ken (Travis County Emergency Service District 11)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Pahl, Stephen (Consumer Protection, Department of State Health Services)
For:
Kreuzer, Donna (Self; Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas)
On:
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Averyt, Amelia (Self)
Bailey, Mark (Self)
Beall, Taylor (Self)
Berry, Amber (Self)
Blake, Ann (Self)
Bocchini, Claire (Self; Doctors for Change)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Buck, Quentin (Self)
Budoofson, Katherine (Self)
Cruz, Jorge (Self)
Cruz, Mercedez (Self)
Daigle, Laura Lee (Self; Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Dorland, Julie (Self)
Dow, Melanie (Self)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Fontin, Stephanie (Self)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; Texas League Of Women Voters)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Greer, Allison (The Center for Health Care Services)
Hall, Julie (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kaighin, Katherine (Self)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Khot, Sharwin (Self)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Krenek, Lauren (Self)
Krosuri, Keerthana (Self)
Lam, Wilson (Self)
Lee, Frances (Self)
Lemaire, Chad (Self)
Liggett, Lindsay (Self; Circle Up UMW)
McGarry, Mignon (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - District XI)
McStay, Frank (Baylor Scott and White Health)
Mitre, Victoria (Self)
Natarajan, Yamini (Self)
Nichols, Julieana (Self)
Nichols, Lee (TexProtects - Champions for Safe Children)
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Peters, Joellen (Self)
Restrepo, Christian (Self)
Robinson, Marc (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sattler, Amanda (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Spitzer, Connor (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Swogger, Tegra (Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wilson, Kennedi (Self; Doctors for Change)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Chasteen, Kara (Self)
Strickland, Margarita (Self)
On:
Young, Meghan (HHSC)
For:
Bingham, Anne (Self; Support Texas Adoptee Rights (STAR))
Dorner, Patricia Martinez (Self; Patricia Martinez Dorner MA LPC)
Dorner, Patricia Martinez (Self; Patricia Martinez Dorner MA , LPC)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self; Support Texas Adoptees Rights)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Hodgson, Shawna (Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition)
Johnson, Noel (Self)
Jurenovich, Elizabeth (Self; Abrazo Adoption Associates)
Kiser, Beverly (Self)
Scott, Dawn Marie (Self; Texas Adoptee Rights STAR)
Smith, Marla (Self)
Stripling, Joyce (Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition)
Against:
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Addington, Lana (Self; Adoption Network of Texas)
Allen, Lori (Self)
Bishop, Roger (Self)
Blanchard, Rosemarie (Self)
Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Chapa, Gregory (Self)
Cleland, Stacie (Self)
Dimick, Kimberlee (Equality 4 Adoptees)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Halbert, Joseph (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hamilton, Sara A (Self)
Hanson, Danielle (Self)
Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Jordan, Kevin (Self)
Jordan, Suzanne (Self)
Lind, Rod (Self; Adoption Knowledge Affiliates)
McKinney, Adam (Buckner Children and Family Services)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Ostrand, Susan (Self; Support Texas Adoptee Rights)
Peters, Joellen (Self; Support Texas Adoptee Rights)
Purcell, Marci (Self; Texas Adoptee Rights-Star)
Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)
Scott, Dawn (Self; Texas Adoptee Rights STAR)
Slaughter, Richard (Self)
Smith, Karen (Self)
Smith, Marla (Self)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Thomas, Kathi (Self)
Watson, Maria (Self)
Whiteheas, Gail (Self)
Williams, Katherine (Self)
Wilson, Mary (Self; Adoption Network of Texas)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement, Department of State Health Services)
Klein, Barbara (Department of State Health Services)
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bishop, Ashley (Self; AIP Texas)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
McAnally, Bruce (Self)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
On:
Benz, Allison (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
For:
Thompson, Tracy (Self; Patients for Stem Cells)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation)
Ziegler8, Jennifer (Self; Patients For Stem Cells)
Against:
Bales, David (Self; Texans for Cures)
Moyer, Mary Pat (Self; INCELL)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cernosek, Carmen (Self)
Hardcastle, Rick (Self)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement, Department of State Health Services)
Klein, Barbara (General Counsel, Department of State Health Services)
Against:
McGarity, Kristin (Self)
On:
Wall, Dr. Rick (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Bishop, Ashley (Self; AIP Texas)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Galligher, Duane (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Keffer, Jim (Tx Assc of Physical Therapists)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
McAnally, Bruce (Self)
On:
Benz, Allison (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
On:
McGarity, Kristin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Galligher, Duane (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Greer, Allison (The Center for Health Care Services)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Hunter II, Carl F. (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Keffer, Jim (Tx Assc of Physical Therapists)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
McStay, Frank (Baylor Scott and White Health)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Vane, Mark (Husch Blackwell Strategies)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
Wynn, Monty (Texas municipal league)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Benz, Allison (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
Fitzwater, Brad (HHSC)
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement, Department of State Health Services)
Ramirez, Lisa (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Daigle, Laura Lee (Self; Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Dow, Melanie (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Kaighin, Katherine (Self)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Liggett, Lindsay (Self; Circle Up UMW)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Swogger, Tegra (Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
For:
McClelland, David (Tarrant County Sheriff's Office)
Yezak, Gerald (Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Against:
Gunn, Meryl (Self; POE FOLKS)
Hayes, Aaryce (Disability rights tx)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Greer, Allison (The Center for Health Care Services)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
McStay, Frank (Baylor Scott and White Health)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Skinner, Jim (Self; Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Swamy, Padma (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Ayres, Monica (Self; Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Baker, Albert (Self)
Bezuidenhout, Laura (Self)
Bezuidenhout, Zachary (Self)
Black-Imken, Lorie (Self)
Blanchard, Dean (Self)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Caruso, Stefani (Self)
Chasteen, Kara (Self)
Cordaway, Alice (Self)
DEWITT, Lauren (Self)
Elias, Antonio (Self)
Ellzey, Gareth (Self)
Ellzey, John (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Fischer, Candace (Self)
Garcia, Yolanda (Self)
Gluchowski, George (Self)
Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Judges of Texas)
Jacquier, Charles (Self)
Kirkconnell, Karah (Self)
LeFebvre, Jean (Self)
Platt, Michelle (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Rogers, Allison (Self; We The Parents Coalition)
Ryan, Jack (Self)
Schuh, Jackie (Self)
Spiller, Pam (Self)
Stewart, Eric (Self)
Stewart, Stacey (Self)
Strickland, Margarita (Self)
Travers, Salila (Self)
Wadhwani, Savita (Self)
West, Cheryl (Self)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
Wood, Richard (Self)
Woods, Diane (Self)
Wulf, Anja (Self)
York, Ruth (Self)
Young, Jerome (Self)
Young, Virginia (Self)
On:
Logan, Linda (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Montemayor, Cruz (Texas veterans commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Daniel, Rachelle (HHSC)
Franz, Maureen (HHSC)
For:
Schanbaum, Patricia (Self)
Against:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Young, Virginia (Self)
On:
Cheskiewicz, Jennifer (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Hardy, Rebecca (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
May, Joe (Self; Dallas County Community College)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Averyt, Amelia (Self)
Ayala, Jesse (Lone Star College)
Bailey, Mark (Self)
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Beall, Taylor (Self)
Berry, Amber (Self)
Blake, Ann (Self)
Bocchini, Claire (Self; Doctors for Change)
Brahmaroutu, Ankita (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Buck, Quentin (Self)
Budoofson, Katherine (Self)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Cruz, Jorge (Self)
Cruz, Mercedez (Self)
Davies, Holli (North Texas Commission)
Dorland, Julie (Self)
Faz, Isaac (Self)
Fontin, Stephanie (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hall, Julie (Self)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas Association of City and County Health Officials)
Khot, Sharwin (Self)
Krenek, Lauren (Self)
Krosuri, Keerthana (Self)
Lakshmanan, Rekha (Self; The Immunization Partnership; Texas Public Health Coalition)
Lam, Wilson (Self)
Lee, Frances (Self)
Lemaire, Chad (Self)
Martinez, Louann (Dallas ISD)
Martinez, Louann (Texas Urban Council)
Martinez, Ray (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas)
McStay, Frank (Baylor Scott and White Health)
Meador, Dustin (Texas Association of Community Colleges)
Mitre, Victoria (Self)
Natarajan, Yamini (Self)
Nichols, Julieana (Self)
Restrepo, Christian (Self)
Robinson, Marc (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Sattler, Amanda (Self)
Saunders, John (Self)
Spitzer, Connor (Self)
Swamy, Padma (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Wilson, Kennedi (Self; Doctors for Change)
Against:
Alkire, Anna (Self)
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Chasteen, Kara (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Strickland, Margarita (Self)
York, Ruth (Self)
On:
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Gamez, Monica (Laboratory and Infections Disease Services Division, Department of State
Health Services)
For:
Tharp, Susan (Self; San antonio food allergy support team)
Vaca, Belinda (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brahmaroutu, Ankita (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Phillips, Marty yvonne (Self)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
On:
Pahl, Stephen (Consumer Protection, Department of State Health Services)
For:
Tharp, Susan (Self; San antonio food allergy support team)
Vaca, Belinda (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gray, Connie (Self)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Phillips, Marty yvonne (Self)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement, Department of State Health Services)
For:
Chesler, Adam (Self; Cardinal Health)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Against:
Gibson, Aaron (Self; AIP Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Constable, Nathan (Cardinal Health)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Martin, Scott (Self; Genoa Healthcare)
Masten, Dale (Genoa Healthcare)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Against:
Bishop, Ashley (Self; AIP Texas)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
McAnally, Bruce (Self)
For:
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Lange, Rebecca (Llano County)
Robinson, Ross (Hill Country MHDD Centers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Greer, Allison (The Center for Health Care Services)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
For:
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Young, Virginia (Self)
Against:
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Ayres, Monica (Self; Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Baker, Albert (Self)
Bezuidenhout, Laura (Self)
Bezuidenhout, Zachary (Self)
Black-Imken, Lorie (Self)
Blanchard, Dean (Self)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Caruso, Stefani (Self)
Chasteen, Kara (Self)
DEWITT, Lauren (Self)
Elias, Antonio (Self)
Ellzey, Gareth (Self)
Ellzey, John (Self)
Fischer, Candace (Self)
Garcia, Yolanda (Self)
Gluchowski, George (Self)
Jacquier, Charles (Self)
Kirkconnell, Karah (Self)
LeFebvre, Jean (Self)
Platt, Michelle (Self)
Rogers, Allison (Self; We The Parents Coalition)
Ryan, Jack (Self)
Schuh, Jackie (Self)
Spiller, Pam (Self)
Stewart, Eric (Self)
Stewart, Stacey (Self)
Strickland, Margarita (Self)
Travers, Salila (Self)
Wadhwani, Savita (Self)
West, Cheryl (Self)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
Wood, Richard (Self)
Woods, Diane (Self)
Wulf, Anja (Self)
York, Ruth (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Saxton, Josette (Texas Suicide Prevention Council; and Texans Care for Children)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
On:
Heise, Jenna (HHSC)
Sawhney, Rishi (HHSC)
Sawhney, Rishi (HHSC)
For:
Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hurtado, Rene (Emergence Health Network)
Ivie, Walter (Self; American Legion)
On:
Keesling, Tim (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Gray, Connie (Self)
Greer, Allison (The Center for Health Care Services)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Jacquier, Charles (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kelly, Bill (MayMayor’s OfMayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Wynn, Monty (Texas municipal league)
On:
Montemayor, Cruz (Texas veterans commission)
For:
Franklin, Allison (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bachman, Valerie (Self)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Ferguson, Sherry (Self)
Gray, Connie (Self)
McAnally, Bruce (Self)
Natarajan, Yamini (Self)
Nichols, Lee (TexProtects - Champions for Safe Children)
Ostrand, Susan (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
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