WITNESS LIST HB 80 Senate Committee Report State Affairs May 7, 2015 - 9:00 AM FOR: Abrams, Steven (Self) , San Antonio, TX Abrams, Troy (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX Bearden, Chase Director Advocacy (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX Berry, Aaron (Self) , Houston, TX Berry, Matt (Self) , Bellaire, TX Berry, Misha (Self) , Houston, TX Berry, Noah (Self) , Houston, TX Berry, Peter (Self) , Houston, TX Berry, Simone (Self) , Bellaire, TX Berry, Willa (Self) , Houston, TX Diepraam, Warren First Assistant (Waller County District Attorney's Office), Hempstead, TX Egdorf, Don Police Officer (Houston Police Dept.), Houston, TX Floyd, Beaman Executive Director (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions), Austin, TX Hunt, Paul (also providing written testimony) (Self and American Council of the Blind of Texas), Austin, TX Jamison, Jennifer President Decide2Drive.org (Self) , Roanoke, TX Myers, Sierra (Self) , Austin, TX Navarro, Gilberto Assistant Chief (also providing written testimony) (Laredo Police Dept.), Laredo, TX Tankersley, Krista (Self) , Dallas, TX ON: Ferdinand, Dr. Alva Assistant Professor (also providing written testimony) (Texas A&M Health Science Center), College Station, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Baum, Walt Executive Vice President (AECT), Austin, TX Chatelle, Melody Legislative Consultant (Self) , Austin, TX Coyle, Jeff Director of Intergovernmental Relations (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX Cruz, Velma Government Affairs Manager (SPRINT), Austin, TX Curbow, Kelly Executive Director (AT&T), Austin, TX DeBower, Courtney Legislative Communications Coordinator (Texas EMS, Trauma and Acute Care Foundation), Austin, TX Eckstein, Kathy Director of Public Policy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas), Austin, TX Findeisen, Les Director of Policy (Texas Trucking Association), Austin, TX Hamilton, Jonna Kay Managing Counsel (Nationwide Insurance), Austin, TX 1 WITNESS LIST HB 80 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Lanagan, Lindsay Intergovernmental Relations Manager (City of Houston), Houston, TX Lawson, Richard (Verizon), Austin, TX Leo, Myra (Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers), Austin, TX Myers, Mike (Self) , Austin, TX O'Ryan, Anne Legislative Advocate & Public Policy Strategist (AAA Texas, Interinsurance Exchange of the Auto Club, Auto Club Co. Mutual), Austin, TX Pacheco, Michael Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX Phenix, Billy (Allstate Insurance Company), Austin, TX Pitts, John R. (UPS), Austin, TX Rangel, Victoria (Self) , Houston, TX Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association), Austin, TX Ratliff, Thomas (T-Mobile USA), Austin, TX Scott, Bruce Lobbyist (State Farm), Austin, TX Sellers, Tom Mgr. (ConocoPhillips), Austin, TX Smith, Casey Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX Smith, Melinda (Combined Law Enforcement Assoc. of Texas), Austin, TX Wendell, Ware Deputy Director (Texas Watch), Austin, TX Wied, Lauren (Texas Health Resources), Austin, TX Wilson, Stacy VP/Association General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX Woods, Joe VP - State Government Relations (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America), Austin, TX Yarbrough, Brian Attorney (General Motors), Austin, TX ON: Bailey, Robert L. Major (Texas DPS), Leander, TX Rawson, Carol Director - TXDOT Traffic Operations Division (TXDOT), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Shannon, Fred (National Safety Council), Austin, TX Whitehurst, Darren VP - Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
HB 80
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
May 7, 2015 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Abrams, Steven (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Abrams, Troy (also providing written testimony) (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Bearden, Chase Director Advocacy (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX
Berry, Aaron (Self) , Houston, TX
Berry, Matt (Self) , Bellaire, TX
Berry, Misha (Self) , Houston, TX
Berry, Noah (Self) , Houston, TX
Berry, Peter (Self) , Houston, TX
Berry, Simone (Self) , Bellaire, TX
Berry, Willa (Self) , Houston, TX
Diepraam, Warren First Assistant (Waller County District Attorney's Office),
Hempstead, TX
Egdorf, Don Police Officer (Houston Police Dept.), Houston, TX
Floyd, Beaman Executive Director (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions),
Austin, TX
Hunt, Paul (also providing written testimony) (Self and American Council of the Blind
of Texas), Austin, TX
Jamison, Jennifer President Decide2Drive.org (Self) , Roanoke, TX
Myers, Sierra (Self) , Austin, TX
Navarro, Gilberto Assistant Chief (also providing written testimony) (Laredo Police
Dept.), Laredo, TX
Tankersley, Krista (Self) , Dallas, TX
ON:
Ferdinand, Dr. Alva Assistant Professor (also providing written testimony) (Texas A&M
Health Science Center), College Station, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Baum, Walt Executive Vice President (AECT), Austin, TX
Chatelle, Melody Legislative Consultant (Self) , Austin, TX
Coyle, Jeff Director of Intergovernmental Relations (City of San Antonio), San Antonio,
TX
Cruz, Velma Government Affairs Manager (SPRINT), Austin, TX
Curbow, Kelly Executive Director (AT&T), Austin, TX
DeBower, Courtney Legislative Communications Coordinator (Texas EMS, Trauma and
Acute Care Foundation), Austin, TX
Eckstein, Kathy Director of Public Policy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas),
Austin, TX
Findeisen, Les Director of Policy (Texas Trucking Association), Austin, TX
Hamilton, Jonna Kay Managing Counsel (Nationwide Insurance), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
HB 80
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
Lanagan, Lindsay Intergovernmental Relations Manager (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Lawson, Richard (Verizon), Austin, TX
Leo, Myra (Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Myers, Mike (Self) , Austin, TX
O'Ryan, Anne Legislative Advocate & Public Policy Strategist (AAA Texas,
Interinsurance Exchange of the Auto Club, Auto Club Co. Mutual), Austin, TX
Pacheco, Michael Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Phenix, Billy (Allstate Insurance Company), Austin, TX
Pitts, John R. (UPS), Austin, TX
Rangel, Victoria (Self) , Houston, TX
Ratliff, Thomas (American Insurance Association), Austin, TX
Ratliff, Thomas (T-Mobile USA), Austin, TX
Scott, Bruce Lobbyist (State Farm), Austin, TX
Sellers, Tom Mgr. (ConocoPhillips), Austin, TX
Smith, Casey Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX
Smith, Melinda (Combined Law Enforcement Assoc. of Texas), Austin, TX
Wendell, Ware Deputy Director (Texas Watch), Austin, TX
Wied, Lauren (Texas Health Resources), Austin, TX
Wilson, Stacy VP/Association General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin,
TX
Woods, Joe VP - State Government Relations (Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of
America), Austin, TX
Yarbrough, Brian Attorney (General Motors), Austin, TX
ON:
Bailey, Robert L. Major (Texas DPS), Leander, TX
Rawson, Carol Director - TXDOT Traffic Operations Division (TXDOT), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Shannon, Fred (National Safety Council), Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Darren VP - Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
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