WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            April 20, 2021 - 8:00 AM

            HB 706

                 For:

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Tamayo, Elisa (Emergence Health Network)

                 On:

                                 Zalkovsky, Emily (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castaneda Jr, Tristan (Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

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

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Smith, Ali (Self)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 Against:

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)

            HB 1629

                 For:

                                 Steinhauer, DDS, William (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brodsky, Nina (Self)

                                 Calvert, Jess (Texas Dental Assn)

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Garcia, Sarah (Self)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)

                                 Keysor, Georgia (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 McLean, Gentry (Self)

                                 Perry, Courtney (Self)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)

                 On:

                                 Zalkovsky, Emily (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1664

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Garcia, Sarah (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)

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

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Narvaez, Tammy (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Contreras, Janie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Quertermous, Janie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 2286

                 For:

                                 Hayward, Justin (Self; Texas network of youth services)

                                 McDonald, Gabriella (Texas Appleseed)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 McCormick, Jamie (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Mudge, Jennifer (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Narvaez, Tammy (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

                                 Emerson, Debra (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                                 Gomez, Frances (Texas DPS)

            HB 2737

                 For:

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Avellano, Deborah (Self)

                                 D'Aversa, Aldo (Self)

                                 Franklin, Shelia (Self; True Texas Project)

                                 Lewis, Charles (Self; True texas project)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Green, Jerome (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

            HB 2834

                 For:

                                 Alter, Carol (Self; Baylor scott and white health)

                                 Keller, Andy (Self; Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                                 Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)

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

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Roy, Kevin (Shatterproof)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical Association)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Van Ramshorst, Ryan (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 3095

                 For:

                                 Dion, Shannon (Self; Secure Our Seniors' Safety)

                                 Harris, Cliff (Self)

                                 Jennings, Mary jo (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association)

                 On:

                                 Linial, George (LeadingAge Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Harris, Karen (Self)

                                 Thomas, Beverly (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

            HB 3145

                 For:

                                 Angel, Susie (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Hohfeld, Brooke (Texas Advocates)

                                 Smith, Ken (Texas Health Institute)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Ghasemi, Michael (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Stephens, Stephanie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Calvert, Jess (Texas Denta Assn)

                                 Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)

                                 Frizzell Batton, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gibson Smith, Stephanie (Texas Dental Hygienists Association)

                                 Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

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

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphree, Susan (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Pitts, John R. (MCNA Texas)

                                 Pitts, John R. (ViventHealth)

                                 Schauer, Tim (The Center for Pursuit, Avalon House, Reach Unlimited)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical Association)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

            HB 3238

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                                 Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Associationon if Health Plans)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Kelley, Shannon (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 3368

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Armendariz, Rick (Texas PACE Association)

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                 On:

                                 Collins, Dana (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 3761

                 For:

                                 Frizzell Batton, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))

                 On:

                                 Quertermous, Janie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Schauer, Tim (The Center for Pursuit, Avondale House, Reach Unlimited)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical Association)

            HB 3944

                 Against:

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Stephens, Stephanie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                 Against:

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

            HB 4041

                 For:

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Sowers, Briana (Self; National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Afifi, Amanda (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

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

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Smith, Ali (Self)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical Association)

                                 Tamayo, Elisa (Emergence Health Network)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Tila (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 4168

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Murphy, Ariel (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical Association)

                 On:

                                 Batiste, Ashland (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                                 Danielle, Rachelle (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 4169

                 For:

                                 Murphy, Ariel (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Danielle, Rachelle (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 4244

                 For:

                                 Ball, Maureen (Self)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys)

                                 Robinson, Angela (Self)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Jones, Jadyn (Self)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)

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            HB 4343

                 For:

                                 Chowdhry, Vikas (Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chriss, Olivia (Texas Children's Hospital)

                                 Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical Association)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Quertermous, Janie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 4365

                 For:

                                 Linnell, Marjan (Self; Texas Pediatric society, texas medical association, texas academy of

                                 family physicians, american college of physician services-texas chapter, TAOG and ACOG-

                                 districtXI)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Molina Healthcare Inc.)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                                 Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospotals of texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)

                                 Romo, Joel (Partnership for A Healthy Texas)

                                 Romo, Joel (Texas Public Health Coalition/American Heart Association)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas medical Association)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)

            HB 4476

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                 On:

                                 Self, Carol (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Tila (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 McCormick, Jamie (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)

                                 Van Ramshorst, Ryan (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

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