WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
April  28, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  198
 
    For:
Kincaid, Mark (Texas Trial Lawyers Ass'n)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
HB  2322
 
Against:
Betts, Albert (Assoc. of Fire and Casualty Companies of Texas (AFACT))
 
 
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
HB  2539
 
Against:
Betts, Albert (Assoc. of Fire and Casualty Companies of Texas (AFACT))
 
 
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)
 
 
Selden, Audrey (Tx Dept of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
Kincaid, Mark (Texas Trial Lawyers Ass'n)
 
 
Smith, Michael (Lubbock County Office of Dispute Resolution)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
 
 
 
 
HB  2540
 
Against:
Betts, Albert (Assoc. of Fire and Casualty Companies of Texas (AFACT))
 
 
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)
 
 
Selden, Audrey (Tx Dept of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
Smith, Michael (Lubbock County Office of Dispute Resolution)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
 
 
 
 
HB  2690
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (United Services Automobile Association)
 
 
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))
 
 
 
 
HB  2884
 
    For:
Henrich, Craig (Windmark Ins. Agency)
 
 
Kelley, Tom  (Self and Wiese Crop Insurance Agency)
 
 
Sellman, Richard C.  (Self and Depot Crop Insurance)
 
 
Wiese, Bryan  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3459
 
    For:
Kincaid, Mark (Texas Trial Lawyers Ass'n)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
Lundy, Sean (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
 
 
 
 
HB  4183
 
    For:
Chapman, Kevin (Texas Association of Benefit Administrators
Boon-Chapman (President & Owner))
 
 
Francis, Sam  (Self and Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
 
 
Jacobson, Robyn  (Self and VP, Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
 
 
West, David  (Self and Group & Pension Administrators, Inc)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
 
 
Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)
 
 
Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  4343
 
    For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Western, Deea (TX Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
HB  4443 - Committee Substitute  (Deshotel)
 
    For:
Kincaid, Mark (Texas Trial Lawyers Ass'n)
 
 
Thompson, Jay (TALHI)
 
 
 
 
HB  4443
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (United Services Automobile Association)
 
 
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))
 
 
 
 
HB  4462
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)
 
 
 
 
HB  4492
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gilbert, Robert (Bo) (United Services Automobile Association)
 
 
Nation, Brenda (American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI))
 
 
 
 
SB  76
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)
 
 
Apodaca, Michelle (Tx Hospital Association)
 
 
Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)
 
 
Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)
 
 
Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
 
 
 
 
SB  78
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)
 
    For:
Apodaca, Michelle (Tx Hospital Association)
 
 
Finley, Marisa (Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy)
 
 
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
 
 
Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
Wadge, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)
 
 
Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
 
 
 
 
SB  79
 
     On:
Danzeiser, Douglas (Tex. Dept. of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ahrens, Jennifer (TX Assoc. of Life and Health Insurers)
 
 
Apodaca, Michelle (Tx Hospital Association)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Manross, Lee (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
 
 
 
 
SB  1001
 
Against:
Kincaid, Mark  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Beck, Deeia (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)
 
 
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
 
 
Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)
 
 
 
 
SB  1007
 
    For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lieberknecht, Chloe (Sunset Advisory Commission)
 
 
Wolfe, Jared (TAHP)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bosse, Fred (American Insurance Association)
 
 
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Spilman, Annie (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
 
 
Thompson, Jay (AFACT)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)