WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
May 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Day, Joanna (Self)
Pujol, Lynette (Self; Texas Psychological Association)
Underhill, James (Self; Tpa)
Against:
Eshelman, Melissa (Self; Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Bielamowicz, John (Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grothues, PhD, Carol (Self)
Against:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
On:
Romig, Robert (Behavioral Health Executive Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Green, Kathy (AARP Texas)
On:
Das, Tara (Dept. of State Health Services)
For:
Kincheloe, Laura (Self; Texas Nurses Association)
Massingill, Joshua (Self; Texas Chiroptactic Association)
Against:
Silva, Ezequiel “Zeke” (Self; Texas Medical Association)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Turrieta, Gilbert (Texas Optometry Association)
Against:
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
On:
Bush, W. Boyd (Texa Board of Chiropractic Examiners)
For:
Porter, Clifford (Self; Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against:
Hornback, Adam (Self; Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)
On:
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Torres, Noah (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Villarreal, Faith (Texas Association of Business)
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Against:
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
On:
Luna, Anthony (HHSC)
Mueller, Sarah (HHSC)
On:
Uecker, Steve (TDLR)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abdullah, Haseeb (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Gagen, Charlie (American Lung Association)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Green, Shelton (Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Holt, Nicole (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Inabathini, Iishaan (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Owen, Charlotte (American vapor manufacturers association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Quinzi, Patty (Self; TX-AFT)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Scruggs, Christine (Self)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
Smith, Valerie (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medcal Association, Texas Public Health
Coalition)
Valle, Andres (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
For:
Jones, Robin (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cox, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Farris, James (Dept. of State Health Services)
On:
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)
Hubert, Martin (Endeavors)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
On:
Webb, Reilly (HHSC)
For:
Dove, Cyaandi (Self)
Harkless, Lawrence (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abdullah, Haseeb (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association)
Dowling, Matt (Texas Medical Association and Texas Public Health Coalition)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Romo, Joel (American Diabetes Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Gagen, Charlie (American Lung Association)
Inabathini, Iishaan (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Jones, Elizabeth (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Scruggs, Christine (Self)
Smith, Valerie (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medcal Association, Texas Public Health
Coalition)
Valle, Andres (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Against:
Owen, Charlotte (American vapor manufacturers association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Green, Shelton (Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Holt, Nicole (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Peyton, Dr. Sandra (Self; NAtional Board of Physicians & Surgeons)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Schatten, Karen (National Board of Physicians and Surgeons)
Against:
McMichael, James (Self)
Sheffield, Charlie (American Board of Medical Specialties)
Silva, Ezequiel “Zeke” (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Vefali, Dr. Huseng (Self; Austin Cardiology Clinic)
Against:
Allen, Sara (Texas college of emergency physicians)
Brown, Charles (Self)
Brown, Kimberly (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Against:
Adams, Christopher (Arthrex, Inc.)
Bardsley, James (The American Association of Tissue Banks)
Bathje, Stephen (Science Care)
Gottlieb, Darbi (AdvaMed)
Shepard, David (Arthrex,INC)
Vallie, Bill (Self; Texas Funeral Directors Association)
Vendel, Jason (Self; Arthrex, Inc.)
Walker, Cynthia (Smith+Nephew)
On:
Tips, Kristin (Texas Funeral Service Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Against:
Edwards, Thomas Bradley (Self)
Heinrich, Eric (Self)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Markee, Shawn (Advamed)
Ross, Susan (Self; Johnson & Johnson)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
On:
Bingaman, Scott (Texas Funeral Service Commission)
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On:
Moran, Nick (Self; Axis research & technologies inc)
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