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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            April 22, 2015 - 11:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 696

                 For:

                                 Bracher Vaughan, Ann (Self; Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Branick, Jeff (Self; Jefferson County)

                                 Chesney, Brent (Self; Nueces County)

                                 Edwards, Foster (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Martinez, Nelda (Self; City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Probst, Diane (Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce - Coastal Bend Windstorm Coalition)

                                 Rich, Jim (Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Skrobarczyk, James (Self; Builders association corpus christi)

                                 Smith, Greg (Self)

                                 Wade, Jim (Self)

                                 Wade, Jim (Self)

                                 Zapp, Lee (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Peacock, Bill (Texas public policy foundation)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Assn of fire & casualty companies of texas (afact))

                 On:

                                 Deviney, Lee (Texas public finance authority)

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

                                 Ret, Elisabeth (Texas Department of Insurance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berlanga, Hugo (Port of Corpus christi)

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Callais, Roy (Self)

                                 Daughtry, Joe (Self)

                                 Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Self)

                                 Hays, Robert (Self)

                                 Kieschnick, Kevin (Self; Nueces County and Nueces County Tax Assessor -Collector)

                                 Mcintyre, Colleen (Self; City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Peddy, Dale (Entergy Texas)

                                 Riojas, Lillian (Self; City of corpus christi)

                                 Sandberg, Eric (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Tarlton, Terrilynn (City of Galveston)

                                 Wade, Donna (Self)

                 Against:

                                 King, Kari (USAA)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 ORyan, Anne (Interinsurance Exchange and Auto Club County Mutual)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Hernandez, John (Texas Public Finance Authority)

                                 Murphy, James (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)

                                 Ryder, Brian (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1244

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Skrobarczyk, James (Self; Builders association corpus christi)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Edwards, Foster (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Self)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Miller, Amanda (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Tarlton, Terrilynn (City of Galveston)

                 Against:

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Murphy, James (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)

                                 Nelson, Sam (Texas Department Of Insurance)

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

                                 Ret, Elisabeth (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 1732

                 Against:

                                 Byrd, Jason (Self; Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)

                 On:

                                 Blevins, Bryan (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc)

                                 Murphy, James (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Skrobarczyk, James (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Badger, Steven (Self)

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Forbes, Tom (Texas attorney-mediators coalition)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Meyers, Lucas (The Travelers Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries)

                                 Miller, Amanda (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Assn of fire & casualty companies of texas (afact))

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 Against:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

                                 Saenz, Marisol (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2245

                 For:

                                 Bracher Vaughan, Ann (Self; Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Branick, Jeff (Self; Jefferson county)

                                 Chesney, Brent (Self; Nueces County)

                                 Edwards, Foster (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Martinez, Nelda (Self; City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Probst, Diane (Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce -Coastal Bend Windstorm Coalition)

                                 Rich, Jim (Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Skrobarczyk, James (Self; Builders association corpus christi)

                                 Smith, Greg (Self)

                                 Wade, Jim (Self)

                                 Zapp, Lee (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Peacock, Bill (Texas public policy foundation)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Assn of fire & casualty companies of texas (afact))

                 On:

                                 Deviney, Lee (Texas public finance authority)

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

                                 Ret, Elisabeth (Texas Department of Insurance)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Callais, Roy (Self)

                                 Daughtry, Joe (Self)

                                 Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hamilton, Mike (Self)

                                 Mcintyre, Colleen (Self; City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Peddy, Dale (Entergy Texas)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Wade, Donna (Self)

                 Against:

                                 King, Kari (USAA)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 ORyan, Anne (Interinsurance Exchange and Auto Club County Mutual)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Hernandez, John (Texas Public Finance Authority)

                                 Murphy, James (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)

                                 Ryder, Brian (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 2408

                 For:

                                 Edwards, Foster (Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Skrobarczyk, James (Self; Builders association corpus christi)

                                 Smith, Greg (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Tarlton, Terrilynn (City of Galveston)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                                 Zapp, Lee (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Beck, Deeia (Office of public insurance counsel)

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Murphy, James (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

            HB 3028

                 For:

                                 Bueche, Jay (Self; Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ashley, Price (National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS))

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacy Association)

                                 Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Reagan, Karen (Walgreens)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

                                 Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)

                 Against:

                                 Erenbaum, Allen (Consumer Health Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3141

                 For:

                                 Hays, Robert (Self)

                                 Johnson, Erik (Self)

                 On:

                                 Nelson, Sam (Texas Department Of Insurance)

                                 Nicolas, Sandra (Texas Department of Insurance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Miller, Amanda (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Meesey, Mandy (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3204

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Smith, Greg (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Michael (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Burner, Burnie (Weston Insurance Company)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hooser, Greg (Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 King, Kari (USAA)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Reed, Joel (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Assc)

                                 Sprowls, Garrett (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Steves, Fred (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Streetman, Steven (Self; Texas Surplus Lines)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Murphy, James (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association)

                                 Phillips, Stuart (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Polak, John (TWIA)

                                 Ryder, Brian (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Assn of fire & casualty companies of texas (afact))

            HB 3646

                 For:

                                 Huff, Kevin (Crawford & Company)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Hunker, Kathleen (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Molony, Tim (Nomad Adjusting LLC)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Padron, Abraham (Self; Independents Insurance Agents Of Texas)

                                 Roseland, Joe (Self; Mission/Duncan Insurance Agency)

                                 Solomon, Paul (Self; State Farm Insurance Companies)

                                 Stephens, John (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)

                                 Steves, Buddy (Self)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Assn of fire & casualty companies of texas (afact))

                 Against:

                                 Bohart, Anna (Self)

                                 Byrd, Jason (Self; Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)

                                 Fredenburg, Carol (Self)

                                 Herrera, Jorge (Self)

                                 Kaible, Bob (Self)

                                 Kincaid, Mark (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Thorne, Leslie (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 On:

                                 Friedson, Scott (Self)

                                 Nicolas, Sandra (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Timmons, Gary (Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Lee Ann (Librrty Mutual Insurance)

                                 Badger, Steve (Self)

                                 Berry, Michael (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Brooks, Jeffrey (Texas conservative coalition)

                                 Castaneda Jr., Tristan (RVOS Farm Mutual Insurance)

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Holzheauser, Steve (Texas Assoc. of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Hooser, Greg (Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 King, Kari (USAA)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 McLarty, Diane (Star properties real estate)

                                 Meyers, Lucas (The Travelers Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries)

                                 Miller, Amanda (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Peeler, Robert (Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Company)

                                 Peeler, Robert (Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Company)

                                 Reed, Joel (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Assc)

                                 Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)

                                 Sprowls, Garrett (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Steves, Fred (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Streetman, Steven (Self; Texas Surplus Lines)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 Against:

                                 Bosse, Fred (Webber, LLC)

                                 Chriss, William (Self)

                                 Tamez, Laura (Self)

                 On:

                                 Janon, Margaret (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Meesey, Mandy (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Vickers, Loy (Self; Tapia)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3787

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                                 Hunker, Kathleen (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Solomon, Paul (Self; State Farm Insurance Companies)

                 Against:

                                 McCraw, John (Lin) (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Miller, Amanda (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Assn of fire & casualty companies of texas (afact))

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

            HB 3940

                 For:

                                 Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 King, Kari (USAA)

                                 Marlow, John (ACE Group)

                                 Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

                                 Miller, Amanda (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 ORyan, Anne (Interinsurance Exchange and Auto Club County Mutual)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Assn of fire & casualty companies of texas (afact))

                                 Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)

                 On:

                                 Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)

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