WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 14, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Hanna, Sean (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Avery, Clay (SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Burgess, Aaron (Self)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Cain, Randy (Texas Fire Chiefs Association)
Davis, Jaden (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hanetho, Nicholas (Self; Fort Worth Fire Fighters Association)
Henry, Elizabeth (Self; RecoveryPeople)
Jones, Roxanne (United Ways of Texas)
Marino, Michael (City of Houston, Houston Fire Department)
Mitchell, Bryan (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot)
Oberhoff, Butch (Self; Texas EMS Alliance)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)
Romo, Joel (Texas Ambulance Association)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Wagner, BJ (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institue)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Against:
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
For:
Brimberry, Matthew (Self)
Hale, Kevin (Self; The Libertarian Party of Texas)
Hays, Susan (Self; Village Farms)
Lindeen, Piper (Self; Americans for Safe Access)
Reeves, Karen (Self; CenTex Community Outreach)
Richardson, Nico (Self; Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation)
Ruark, Marcus (Self)
Whittington, LaTonya (Self; Cannabis Reform of Houston)
Against:
Euhus, Ben (Self)
On:
Miller, Elizabeth (Self; Texans Helped by Cannabis)
Mitchell, Joao (Self; ATX Organics)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Williams, Jesse (Self; DAV Chapter 219)
Williams, Lucas (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Beck, Sarah (Self)
Bryant, Danielle (Self)
Bullard, Rebecca (Self)
Clarke, Michael (The Arc of Texas)
Copous, Marshall (Self)
Crow, Shannon (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dombrowski, Brian (Self)
Emory, Cathryn (Self)
Fazio, Heather (Self; Texas Cannabis Policy Center)
Fuller, Mitch (Self; VFW Dept of Texas)
Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)
Garcia, Buddy (Self)
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Graham, Andrew (Goodblend)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas (SAT))
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Lindeen, Brian (Self)
Lux, Louis (Self)
Machamer, Lindsey (Self)
Marks, Robert (Self)
Mckenzie, Jeannette (Self)
Mortillaro, Nick (Self)
Olinick, Byron (Self; Olinick Construction, Inc, President)
Parker, Jonathan (Self; I Love This Plant Co.)
Rejsek, Charley (Self)
Rose, Denise (BlissfulCannaCo)
Smitherman, Shelton (Self)
Thoman, Esme (Lonestar Compassionate Care, LLC)
Thompson, Corrie (Self)
Todd, Sarah (Self)
Tomas, Ananda (Self)
Vane, Mark (HB Strategies)
Whiteley, Nishi (Self; CReDO Science)
Against:
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
On:
Hall, Manda (Department of State Health Services)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Mueller, Wayne (Texas Department of Publc Safety)
For:
Hanetho, Nicholas (Self; Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
On:
Hall, Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Laredo Fire Fighters Association)
Avery, Clay (SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
Burklund, Adam (Texas Fire Chiefs Association)
Chapa, Alberto (Self; Laredo firefighters)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
For:
Bumpus, Serena (Texas Nurses Association, Nursing Legislative Coalition)
On:
Allred, Stephanie (HHSC)
Farris, James (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cascio (Cas-sio), Charles (AARP Texas)
Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso)
Kieschnick, Kelle (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Villarreal, Faith (Texas Association of Business)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Cascio (Cas-sio), Charles (AARP Texas)
Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Porter, Clifford (Self; Texas public policy foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Lindsley, Michelle (Memorial Hermann Health System)
On:
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ba ter, Jason (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Carnahan-Metzger, Rachel (Self; TEXPIRG)
Duncan, Cameron (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)
Emory, Cathryn (Self)
Girvan, Gregg (The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Meroney, Shannon (National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP-
TX))
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare)
Spilman, Annie (Texans for Affordable Healthcare)
Villarreal, Faith (Texas Association of Business)
Against:
Autry, Evan (St. Luke’s Healthcare System)
Brooks, Jeri (Houston Methodist)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Haley, Anthony (Self; Baylor scott & white health)
Richmond, Travis (CHRISTUS Health)
On:
Dillon, Amanda (HHSC)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Children’s Hospital)
Nichols, Jordan (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Perez, Monica (Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Texas Catholic
Conference of Bishops))
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Strandberg, Katherine (Every Body Texas)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas medical assn)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Adhikari, Emily (Self)
Starkey, Crystal (HHSC)
For:
Gutierrez, Carlos (Consumer Healthcare Products Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Stevenson, Tim (Department of State Health Services)
Against:
Dominguez, Roxann (Texas pharmacy association)
John, Jobby (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cascio, Charles (AARP Texas)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Lobsinger Bush, Danielle (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute)
Against:
Carter, Janis (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Chick, Craig (Richie's Specialty Pharmacy)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Pharmacy Business Council/American Pharmacies)
On:
Carroll, Daniel (Pharmacy board)
Holloway, Megan (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
Leeper, Sean (Texas state board of pharmacy)
Romo, Joel (American Diabetes Association)
For:
Brizzolara-Dove, Emily (Texas 2036)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Campbell, Lisa (Self; Texas Nurses Association)
Cascio (Cas-sio), Charles (AARP Texas)
Clary, Susan (TNP)
Collins, Gregory (Self; Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Coronado, Israel (Self; Anesthesia Provider Associates)
Hicks, Tracy (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Livanos, Nicole (National Council of State Boards of Nursing)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Logan, Stella (Self)
Malowitz, Cynthia (Self; Bay Area Quick Care)
Morrow, Carla (Self)
Odell, Wendy (Self; Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Ostrander, Peggy (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners, University Health System San Antonio, Live Oak
City Council Place 3)
Reed, Stephanie (Self; Texas Association if Nurse Anesthetist)
Richburg, Melanie (Self; Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Romero, Emiliano (LeadingAge Texas)
Sims, Cynthia (Self)
Sing, Erin (Self; Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwife)
Stockman, James (Self)
Weldon, Tina (Self)
Against:
Aronin, Patricia (Self; TX400)
Austin, John (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Austin, Sara (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Beenard, Rebekah (Self)
Berger, Alisa (Self; Texas Medical Association; Texas Urologic Society; American Urologic
Association State Advocacy Committee)
Callas, Ray (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Casanova, Mark (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Childs, Tilden (Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Radiological Society)
De Moor, Carrie (Self; TMA)
Garretson, Melissa (Self; Texas Medical Associatiom)
Green, Mary Kelly (Self; TX400)
Hall, Pamela (Self; TMA)
Hickland, Jesse (Self)
John, Sheena (Self; Texas Pediatric Society)
Kercheville, Scott (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Korpal, John (Self)
Monday, Kim (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Paquette, Shannon (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Pereira, Angela (Self)
Perry, Jeremie (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Philip, Tina (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Rao, Vivek (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Sawicki, Michael (Self)
Sehgal, Puja (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Shah, Arathi (Self; Texas Pediatric society)
Silva, Ezequiel "Zeke" (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Tran, Theresa (Self; Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Villarreal, E Linda (Self; Texas Medical Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Walker, Jack (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Widmer, Jimmy (Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Chapter of the American College of
Physicians Services)
Young, Rodney (Self; Texas Medical Association)
On:
Benton, Kristin (Texas Board of Nursing)
Carlton, Stephen (Texas Medical Board)
Norris, Conor (Self)
Sherman, Timothy (Board of Nursing)
Williams, Jesse (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alsip, Bryan (Self; University Health System San Antonio)
Ba ter, Jason (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Bowe, Christi (Self)
Carpenter, Whitney (Self)
Coronado, Rosie (Self)
Cowles, Lynn (Every Texan)
Cusack, Erin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Day, Phillip (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Doglio Smith, Joan (Self; CTCNM)
Eastin, Emily (Self)
Garner, Jeramy (Self)
Giesinger, Ross (American Association of Nurse Practitioners)
Hackethorn, David (Self)
Henderson, John (Self; TORCH)
Howard, Jeffrey (Self)
Hubert, Martin (BayMark Health Services)
Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
Jones, Roxanne (United Ways of Texas)
Kieschnick, Kelle (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Massey, Douglas (Self)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Meroney, Shannon (National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP-
TX))
Olmos, Brenda (Self)
Patel, Carla (Self)
Reed, Grant (Self)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Smith, Andrew (University Health)
Spilman, Annie (Texans for Affordable Healthcare)
Strandberg, Katherine (Every Body Texas)
Svoboda, Daniel (Self)
Villarreal, Faith (Texas Association of Business)
Walters, Saber (Self)
Williams, Michael (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Against:
Adhikari, Emily (Self; TMA)
Allen, Sara (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Allen, Sara (Texas radiological society)
Berger, Michelle (Self)
Caballero, Celeste (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Capelo, Jaime (Self; Texas Urological Society)
Darbari, Isha (TPS)
Doan, Ellis (Self)
Durham, Steve (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Evans, Richard (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Franklin, Tanner (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Frey, Paul (Self)
Gallegos, Juan (Self)
Gambill, Lauren (Self)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Holloway, Tom (Texas Neurological Society)
Holloway, Tom (Texas Society of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy)
Holloway, Tom (Texas Association of Otolaryngology)
Reed, Rachael (Texas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Sampson, Chance (Self)
Scott, Bruce (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Varshney, Deepa (Self)
For:
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Robirds, Stephen (Self; Texas Association of Orthodontists)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hausenfluck, Amber (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
Scott, Bruce (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
For:
Geelhoed, Michael (Texas physical therapy association)
Against:
Widmer, Jimmy (Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Chapter of the American College of
Physicians Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Miller, Elizabeth (Self)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Against:
Capelo, Jaime (Self)
Childs, Tilden (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Durham, Steve (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society)
Grimes, Michael (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Reed, Rachael (Texas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Sehgal, Puja (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cascio (Cas-sio), Charles (AARP Texas)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Emory, Cathryn (Self)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Carlton, Stephen (Texas Medical Board)
For:
Henry, Elizabeth (Self; Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds and RecoveryPeople)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals / Association of Substance
Abuse Programs)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs & Texas Recovery Network)
Layton, Sherri (Self; Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs, Tx Assoc of Addiction
Professionals, La Hacienda Treatment Center)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Devery, Beth (Travis County Medical Examiner)
Pinckard, Keith (Travis County Medical Examiner)
Prine, Julie (Harris County Commissioner Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of urban Counties)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Taliaferro, Aaron (Tarrant County Administrator's Office)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
For:
Grotta, James (Self; Texas Neurological Society)
On:
Turner, Rachael (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Austin, Sara (Self; Texas neurolgocal society)
Cascio, Charles (AARP Texas)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso)
Holloway, Tom (Texas Neurological Society)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Monday, Kim (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Parker, Stephanie (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas medical assn.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hickland, Jesse (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Blackmon, Paula (City of Dallas)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Henry, Elizabeth (Self; RecoveryPeople and Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs & Texas Recovery Network)
Layton, Sherri (Self; Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs, Tx Assoc of Addiction
Professionals, La Hacienda Treatment Center)
Mckenzie, Jeannette (Self)
Ramirez, Rebecca (The National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas medical assn)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vasek, Heather (DHR Health)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Whittington, LaTonya (Self; Cannabis Reform of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Strey, Kasey (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Hall, Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Holloway, Tom (Texas Association of Otolaryngology)
For:
Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
On:
Battle, Jennifer (Self; The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Cascio, Charles (AARP Texas)
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of urban Counties)
Henry, Elizabeth (Self; RecoveryPeople and Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Association of Behavioral Health Systems)
Houston, Joshua (Caritas of Austin)
Javaid, Muna (Texans Care for Children)
Jones, Roxanne (United Ways of Texas)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Ramirez, Rebecca (The National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas medical assn)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vasek, Heather (DHR Health)
Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Blanton, Whitney (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company)
Prater, Dujuan (HHSC)
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