WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM
For:
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baxter, Jason (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Cascio, Charles (AARP TX)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Torres, Noah (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
On:
De La Garza-Barone, Heather (Texas Hospital Association)
Turner, Rachel (HHSC)
For:
Bryan, Christine (Texas Hospital Association, Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds, Clarity
Child Guidance Center)
Sacriste, Ashley (Self; Universal Health Services-Behavioral Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Cascio, Charles (AARP TX)
Cox, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Galloso, Tessa (Texans Care for Children)
Hernandez, Elisa (El Paso Children’s Hospital)
Hoppe, Christina (Children’s Hospital Association of Texas)
Johnson, Michael (Texas Association of Behavioral Health Systems)
Lyra, Mackenzie (Texas Health Resources)
Ramirez, Rebecca (The National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Smith, Andrew (University Health)
Sunstrum, Nicole (Texas Psychological Association)
Vasek, Heather (DHR Health)
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Martinez, Veronica (HHSC)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Budwine, Kirsten (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of UrbanCounties)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Martin, Mckenzie (Self; Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC))
O'Quin, Ana (Girls Empowerment Network)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Ramirez, Rebecca (The National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Rogers, Carrie (City of Austin)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
Smith, Andrew (University Health)
Sunstrum, Nicole (Texas Psychological Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bryan, Christine (Texas Hospital Association, Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds, Clarity
Child Guidance Center)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Gregg, Mikayla (Self; NAMI - Texas)
On:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Sarah Lindley (Self)
Martin, Mckenzie (Self)
Ramirez, Rebecca (The National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Turner, Rachel (HHSC)
For:
Laguaite, Elizabeth (Self; Texas State Task Force for Music Therapy Recognition)
Tittle, Shawn (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Sarah Lindley (Self)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Cooke, Meredith (Texas Children’s Hospital)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Harrison, Kate (Self; Texas State Task Force for Music Therapy Recognition)
Saenz, Iris (Memorial Hermann Health System)
Spratt, Molly (Certification Board for Music Therapists)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Townsend, Jennifer (Self)
Townsend, Jennifer (Houston Methodist)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (Texas Cultural Trust)
Against:
Miller, Elizabeth (Self)
On:
Bruno, Steve (TDLR)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Monge, Maria (Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Public Health
Coalition)
Odeh, Aman (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Green, Shelton (Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Assoc)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Chincanchan, David (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund)
Cowles, Lynn (Every Texan)
Lugo, Priscilla (Self)
Taylor Smith, Trudy (Self; Children’s Defense Fund-Texas)
Woodward, Daniel (Texas Civil Rights Project)
On:
De La Garza-Barone, Heather (Texas Hospital Association)
Grady, Victoria (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Against:
Achar, Caro (ACLU of Texas)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Heffron, Laurie (Self)
On:
Gomez, Krystal (Self; Texas Immigration Law Council & Texas Chapter of American
Immigration Lawyers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Benton, Megan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Carnahan-Metzger, Rachel (Self)
Furnace, Samantha (Texas Right to Life)
Gold, Caroline (Self)
Hauber, Alisha (Self)
Leenerts, Ashley (Self; Texas Right To Life)
O'Donnell, Amy (Texas Alliance for Life)
Smith, Jacquelyn (Self)
Against:
Brown, Charles E. Lee (Self; The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
On:
Lusardi, Nicole (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Bailey, Sarah Lindley (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Welsh, Dinah (Self; Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF); Texas Perinatal
Services)
On:
Starkey, Cryatal (HHSC)
Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)
Turner, Rachel (HHSC)
For:
Evans, Michelle (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
Immanuel, Stella (Self)
Miller, Nina (Self)
Against:
Silva, Ezequiel “Zeke” (Self; Texas Medical Association)
On:
Hernandez, Cynthia (Department of State Health Services)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Sarah Lindley (Self)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Odell, Wendy (Self)
Against:
Aronin, Patricia (Self; TX400)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
For:
Bailey, Patrick (Goldwater Institute)
Bailey, Sarah Lindley (Self)
Hale, Kevin (Self; The Libertarian Party of TEXAS)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, NHR Holdings,
LLC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Flanders, Caitlin (NHR Holdings, LLC)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Miller, Elizabeth (Self)
Miller, Nina (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
For:
Abouleish, Amr (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeffrey (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Silva, Ezequiel “Zeke” (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Andersen, Jennifer (Self; Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Bohner, Mishawna (Self)
Coronado, Israel (Self; Anesthesia Provider Associates)
Haschke, Brian (Self)
Odell, Wendy (Self; Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, Sara (Texas college of emergency physicians)
Allen, Sara (Texas radiological society)
Aronin, Patricia (Self; TX400)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Evans, Richard (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Reed, Rachael (Texas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against:
Alafe, Emmanuela (Self)
Aranda, Ricardo (Self)
Blitz, Rebecca (Self)
Boneau, Ashley (Self)
Carpenter, Catherine Renee (Self; Texas accociation for nurse anesthetist)
Carter, Emily (Self)
Covey, Richard (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Frazee, Jack (Texas Nurses Association)
Garcia, George (Self)
Gideon, Daniel (Self)
Gonzales, Jasmine (Self)
Guadamuz, Lilian (Self)
Meador, Leah (Self)
Montgomery, Marlon (Self)
Montgomery, Sara (Self)
Orama Suarez, Adilenys (Self)
Powell, Steven (Self)
Scudieri, Louise (Self)
Ujari, Chiamaka (Self)
Van Meter, Grant (Self)
Walford, Brian (Self)
On:
Carlton, Stephen (Texas Medical Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cheng, Albert (Houston PetSet)
Deline, Steven (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
On:
Grunenwald, Paul (Dept. of State Health Services)
For:
Averill, Lynnette (Self; The Menninger Clinic)
Hale, Kevin (Self; The Libertarian Party of TEXAS)
Miller, Elizabeth (Self)
Viola, Steven (Self; Texans for Greater Mental Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Autry, Evan (American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Pschotherapists & Practitioners)
Coppedge, Garrett (Veterans Mental Health Leadership Coalition)
Davidson, Logan (Grunt Style Foundation)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Owen, Jasmine (Breakthrough Therapies Initiative)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Sanchez, Louie (Texans For Greater Mental Health)
Spence, Logan (V.E.T.S.)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Earl, Andrea (AARP TX)
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Against:
Silva, Ezequiel “Zeke” (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Snyder, Rick (Self; Texas Independent Physician Practice Association)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
On:
Challa, Zeenia (Secretary of State)
Torres, Noah (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Ducayet, Patricia (State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program)
James, Nick (Cicero Action)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Allen, Sara (Texas college of emergency physicians)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Evans, Richard (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Flanders, Caitlin (US Anesthesia Partners Texas)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Miller, Elizabeth (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Woomer, Eric (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, Texas Dermatological Society)
On:
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition)
For:
Molina, Veronica (Bell County Child Welfare Board)
Wilkes, Kim (Bell County Child Welfare Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Caldwell, Katelyn (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of UrbanCounties)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Das, Tara (Dept. of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Cascio, Charles (AARP TX)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
On:
Geeslin, Michael (Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative)
For:
Averill, Lynnette (Self; The Menninger Clinic)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Viola, Steven (Self; Texans for Greater Mental Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Autry, Evan (American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists & Practitioners)
Bailey, Sarah Lindley (Self)
Coppedge, Garrett (Veterans Mental Health Leadership Coalition)
Davidson, Logan (Grunt Style Foundation)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals / Association of Substance
Abuse Programs)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Owen, Jasmine (Breakthrough Therapies Initiative)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sanchez, Louie (Texans For Greater Mental Health)
Spence, Logan (V.E.T.S.)
Warner, Michael (Holland and Knight)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry, Texas Dermatological Society)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
Reed, Stephen (Self)
On:
Stevenson, Timothy (Dept. of State Health Services)
For:
Brown, Andy (Travis County Government- Travis County Judge)
Bullock, Michael (Austin Police Association)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of UrbanCounties)
Hernandez, Sally (Travis County Sheriff’s Office)
On:
Burns, Sonja (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Borja, Rob (Central Health, CommUnityCare)
Caldwell, Katelyn (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Ellmer, Mindy (Self)
Geske, Matthew (Downtown Austin Alliance)
Hawthorne, Brian (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas (SAT))
Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probate Judges of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Caritas of Austin)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Howard, Ann (Travis County Precinct 3)
Krogman, Travis (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Madere, Pam (Central Texas Public Safety Commission)
Melendez, Jose (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Montgomery, Elizabeth (Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.)
Rogers, Carrie (City of Austin)
Sanchez, Pilar (Self)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Tower, Houston (Austin EMS Association)
Tucker, Terra (Self; Alliance for Safety and Justice)
Van Wormer, Jacquie (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Powers, Andrew (HHSC)
For:
Bailey, Sarah Lindley (Self)
Love, Tracy (Self)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, NHR Holdings,
LLC)
Ziegler, Jennifer (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Flanders, Caitlin (NHR Holdings, LLC)
McCormick, Travis (Make Texans Healthy Again)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)
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