WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
March  10, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  223
 
    For:
Jekot, Jeff (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Texas Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
Davis, Brian (International Association of Benefits
P.O. Box 224767
Dallas, TX  75222)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Apodaca, Michelle (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Banning, Tom (Tx Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Berger, Michelle  (Self)
 
 
Cubria, Melissa (Texas Public Interest Research Group)
 
 
Kamm, Bob (Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Dermatological Society)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
Reinhart, Patrick (The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Monroe, Harry (Coventry Health Care)
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Shields, Brad (American Association of PPO's)
 
 
 
 
HB  505
 
    For:
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
 
 
Torres, Margaret  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barrow, Mary  (Self)
 
 
Browning, Arthur W  (Self)
 
 
Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
 
 
Chan, Jenny  (Self)
 
 
Cordry, Jacqueline  (Self)
 
 
Cubria, Melissa (Texas Public Interest Research Group and Ms. Sydney Brainard, Amarillo, TX)
 
 
Ellis, Randall (One Voice)
 
 
Gebretatios, Yordanos  (Self)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Green, Shelton (Christian Life Commission)
 
 
Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)
 
 
Kitchen, Ann (Integrated Care Collaboration)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Little, Alison (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Love, Karen (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)
 
 
Mapondela, Emmy  (Self)
 
 
McClelen, Michelle (Texas ACORN)
 
 
McNeil, Vanessa  (Self)
 
    For:
Meade, Erica  (Self)
 
 
Ng, Courtney  (Self)
 
 
Painchand, Kathy (Texas Impact)
 
 
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Toussaint, Aerin-Renee  (Self)
 
 
Traynham, Warner (A.C.O.R.N.)
 
 
Windberg, Thomas  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Longley, Dianne (Tx. Dept of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  586
 
     On:
Hamilton, Marilyn (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
Wood, Ted (Office of Court Administration/Texas Judicial Council)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Fair Defense Project)
 
 
 
 
HB  651
 
    For:
Rothermel, John (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Texas Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)
 
 
Gilbert, Robert (USAA - United Services Automobile Assoc.)
 
 
Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Co.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Brady, Kevin (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  806
 
    For:
Bean, Kenneth (Pediatric Prosthetics Inc. (PDPR))
 
 
Borth, Frieda  (Self and Round Rock Amputee Support Group Facilitator
Orthotic Prosthetic Technologies)
 
 
Brayton, Jayne  (Self)
 
 
Dalston, Rodger  (Self)
 
 
Dangerfield, Shelly  (Self)
 
 
Durbin, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Esman, Fred  (Self)
 
 
Garcia, Albert  (Self)
 
 
Leadford, Glenn  (Self)
 
 
Luevano, Marcial  (Self)
 
 
Mecca, Randall  (Self)
 
 
Morris, Ruth  (Self and Advanced Arm Dynamics)
 
 
Patel, Mona  (Self and Mr & Mrs Frank Bosquez (Parents of Amputee Seth Bosquez))
 
 
Perrone, James (Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.)
 
 
Silva, Lawrence  (Self)
 
 
Tramer, Leslie  (Self and Micka Knight)
 
 
Uherek, Mary  (Self)
 
 
Walker, David  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
 
 
Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
 
    For:
Little, Alison (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Reinhart, Patrick (The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Longley, Dianne (Tx Dept of Insurance - Resource)
 
 
 
 
HB  844
 
    For:
Bean, Kenneth (Pediatric Prosthetics Inc.)
 
 
Borth, Frieda  (Self and Round Rock Amputee Support Group and
Orthotic Prosthetic Technologies)
 
 
Brayton, Jayne  (Self)
 
 
Dalston, Rodger  (Self)
 
 
Dangerfield, Shelly  (Self)
 
 
Durbin, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Esman, Fred  (Self)
 
 
Garcia, Albert  (Self)
 
 
Leadford, Glenn  (Self)
 
 
Luevano, Marcial  (Self)
 
 
Mecca, Randall  (Self)
 
 
Morris, Ruth  (Self and Advanced Arm Dynamics -)
 
 
Patel, Mona  (Self and Mr & Mrs Frank Bosquez (Parents of Amputee Seth Bosquez))
 
 
Perrone, James (Hanger Orthopedic Group)
 
 
Silva, Lawrence  (Self)
 
 
Tramer, Leslie  (Self and Micka Knight)
 
 
Uherek, Mary  (Self)
 
 
Walker, David  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
 
 
Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
 
 
Kirchner, Mark (Tx Assoc. of Orthotists & Prosthetists)
 
 
Little, Alison (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Reinhart, Patrick (The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Longley, Dianne (Tx. Dept of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1157
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela (Texas Watch)
 
 
Gonzalez, Raymond  (Self)
 
 
Morrison, Ernest  (Self)
 
 
Mostyn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions ("TCAIS"))
 
 
Thompson, Jay (AFACT)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Cobb, Ron (Travelers Ins.)
 
 
Johnson, Connie (Progressive Insurance)
 
 
Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association)
 
Against:
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Byckovski, J'ne (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1290
 
    For:
Duncan, John  (Self)
 
 
Naghavi, Morteza (Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Longley, Dianne (Tx. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1291
 
    For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions ("TCAIS"))
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Wilson, Wendy (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Dick, Alexis (Tx Dept of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1369
 
    For:
Jekot, Jeff (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Schlotter, William (Texas Medical Group Management Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Apodaca, Michelle (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Berger, Michelle  (Self)
 
 
Conner, Cheryl (Emergency Service Partners, LP
300 ED Physicians in Central Texas)
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Dermatogical Society)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
 
 
HB  1370
 
    For:
Jekot, Jeff (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Apodaca, Michelle (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Berger, Michelle  (Self)
 
 
Conner, Cheryl (Emergency Service Partners, LP
300+ Emergency Physicians in Central Texas)
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Dermatogical Society)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
HB  1511
 
    For:
Bekker, Brian  (Self and Meritage Homes)
 
 
Connally, Ron  (Self and Texas Association of Builders)
 
 
Dence, Chip  (Self and Builders Assn. of Victoria)
 
 
Drozd, Victor B Jr  (Self and Bryan-College Station Home Builders Ass.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Broome, Terry (FPANT
Fire Pervention asso. of North Texas)
 
 
Calagna, Anthony (Texas Fire Chiefs Association)
 
 
Carlin, Debra (Dallas Fire-Rescue Dept.
Dallas, TX)
 
 
Dossett, Steve (Texas Fire Marshal's Association)
 
 
Gardner, J.D. (Killeen Fire Department
Texas Fire Chiefs Assn
International Assn of Fire Chiefs)
 
 
Jansen, Don (Texas Fire Marshal's Assoc.)
 
 
New, Edd (Travis County ESD #3)
 
 
Pierce, Joe (Int'l Assoc of Fire Chiefs, Fire And Life Safety Section)
 
 
Safer, Randy (National Fire Protection Association (NFPA))
 
 
Shapiro, Jeff (Lake Travis Fire Rescue/IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition)
 
 
Smith, Donald (Austin Fire Department)
 
 
Wilson, Don  (Self and Town of West Lake, TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Aschmann, Adam (Greater Houston Builders Association)
 
 
Baker, Carol (Capitol City Insurance Agency)
 
 
Barton, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Bayer, Randy  (Self and Greater Houston Builders Association)
 
 
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of Realtors)
 
 
Livingston, Sherry  (Self)
 
 
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
 
 
Place, Allen (Texas Land Title Association)
 
 
Privett, Tony  (Self)
 
 
Schwartz, Mitch (Meritage Homes)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Blocker, Trey (State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Associations)
 
 
Chism, James (City of Killeen, TX)
 
 
Crane, Thomas (Travis County Emergency Services District #2)
 
 
DeFoy, Rusty  (Self and Westlake Fire Dept
RCESD #9)
 
 
Evans, Harry (Austin Fire Department)
 
 
Groman, Walter J (Volente Fire Dept
Travis County ESD 14)
 
 
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
 
 
Lord, Rick (Southwest Pipe Trades)
 
 
McCain, Carol (Texas Fire Sprinkler Contractors Association)
 
 
Miller, Bill (Travis County ESD#6/Lake Travis Fire Rescue)
 
 
Sands, Joel  (Self)
 
 
Shelton, Russell (Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 286)
 
 
Smith, Bill (Sprinklerfitters Local 669)
 
 
Stone, David  (Self and American Fire Systems
Texas Fire Sprinkler Contractors Assoc.)
 
Against:
Warren, Gary (Travis County ESD #9 & Travis County ESD #3)
 
 
Wittig, Jeffrey (Travis County ESD #3/Oak Hill Fire Dept.)
 
 
Workman, Jay (Texas Fire Sprinkler Assoc
Argyle Fire Protection Inc.)
 
 
Wren, Carl  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Durso, Susan (Texas Residential Construction Comm'n)
 
 
Gallagher, Janet (Texas Residential Construction Commission)
 
 
Maldonado, Paul (Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  1582
 
    For:
Kacar, Kent (SensorTran, Inc.)
 
 
Orlandella, David (Enhanced Capital Partners)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Beasley, Byron (Comptroller (TTSTC))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
Casselberry, Craig (Texas Coalition for Capital)
 
 
Chiodo, Dana (TechAmerica)
 
 
Cooper, Kevin (Enhanced Capital, Stonehendge Capital, Advantage Capital)
 
 
Craver, Jeff (Advantage Capital Partners)
 
 
Delgadillo, Danielle (Advantage Capital Partners)
 
 
Hinkle, Ron (Advantage Capital
Stonehenge Capital
Enhanced Capital)
 
 
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI))
 
 
Lively, Lance (NFIB Texas)
 
 
Prince, Gingee (Enhanced Capital Partner)
 
 
 
 
HB  1757
 
    For:
Bond, Tom (Aflac, Primerica)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
Doughty, Ron (Prudential Insurance)
 
 
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers)
 
 
Thompson, Jay (Prudential TALHI)
 
 
 
 
HB  1759
 
    For:
Gray, James (American Cancer Society)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bujanda, Miryam (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Laca, Gaspar (GlaxoSmithKline)
 
 
Propes, Jay (Hoffman La Rahe Pharmaceutical Corporation)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1761 - Committee Substitute  (Taylor)
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (Tx Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Boerner, Mike (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1941
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela (Texas Watch)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)