WITNESS LIST

            Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee

            April 19, 2017 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 726

                 For:

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                 On:

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

            HB 1521

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Dept)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Ray (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Brooke, Linda (Tarrant County Juvenile Services)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)

                                 Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)

                                 McPeters, Pamela (TexProtects (Texas Association for the Protection of Children))

                                 Owens, Trey (Texas criminal justice coalition)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Anna (DFPS)

                                 Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 1899

                 For:

                                 Finney, Rhonda (Self; Americans for Parental Equality; SPEAK Love; Texans for Parental

                                 Equality)

                                 Howell, Brady (Self)

                                 Lambert, Tim (Tx Home Schoolb Coalition)

                                 McMullen, Stuart (Self; Americans For Parental Equality)

                                 McMullen, Stuart (Self; Americans For Parental Equality)

                                 Momper, Scott (Self; Americans for Parentsl Equality)

                                 Momper, Scott (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Ausley-Flores, Kelly (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation and self)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)

                                 Merritt, Chris (Self; Family Law Foundation)

                                 Morris, William (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Momper, Scott (Self; Americans for Parental Equailty)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baker, Michael (Self; Americans for parental equality)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Self)

                                 Exley, Paul (Self)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                                 Howsley, Stephen (Self)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Self; Texas Values Action)

                                 Little, Anna (Self)

                                 Little, Emma (Self)

                                 Morgan Mata, Vida (Self)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)

                                 Southworth, James (Self)

                                 Wright, Rustin (Self; Americans for Parental Equality)

                 Against:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Anna (DFPS)

                                 Wright, Rustin (Self; Americans for Parental Equality)

            HB 2294

                 For:

                                 Merritt, Chris (Self; Family Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ausley-Flores, Kelly (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation and self)

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                                 Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Self; Texas Values Action)

                                 Little, Anna (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Morgan Mata, Vida (Self)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Anna (DFPS)

            HB 2929

                 For:

                                 Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ausley-Flores, Kelly (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation and self)

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Del Gallo, Krista (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Dietz, Kevin (Self)

                                 Hightower, Brittany (Self; Texas Advocacy Project)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Merritt, Chris (Self; Family Law Foundation)

            HB 3519

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Owens, Trey (Texas criminal justice coalition)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Dept)

                                 Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 3538

                 For:

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile Probation, Texas Probation Association)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Ray (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 3705

                 For:

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Turner, Randy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Dept)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 3806

                 For:

                                 Ausley-Flores, Kelly (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation and self)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Cannon Sheridan, JoAl (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Railsback, Cheryl (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Howell, Brady (Self)

                                 Lambert, Tim (Tx Home School Coalition)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Merritt, Chris (Self; Family Law Foundation)

                                 Parks, Virginia (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Hall, Terri (Self)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Self; Texas Values Action)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Anna (DFPS)

            HB 3845

                 On:

                                 Rogers, Joel (Office of the Attorney General - Child Support Division)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hadley, Elizabeth (Aflac)

            HB 3932

                 For:

                                 Smoot, Jeanne (Tahirih Justice Center)

                 Against:

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Davis, Lindsey (Self)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Parks, Virginia (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Self; Texas Values Action)

                                 Lambert, Tim (Tx Home School Coalition)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)

            HB 4174

                 For:

                                 Cannon Sheridan, JoAl (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Reed, Karen (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ausley-Flores, Kelly (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation and self)

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Merritt, Chris (Self; Family Law Foundation)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Howsley, Stephen (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Ford, Anna (DFPS)

            HB 4198

                 For:

                                 Handy, James (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Freeby, Eric (Self)

                                 Gilliland, Cynthia (Spelcial Delivery Adoptions)

                                 Howard, Jenna (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)

                 Against:

                                 Cole, David (Self)

                 On:

                                 Emerson, Debra (DFPS)

            HB 4307

                 For:

                                 Reininger, Nick (Comal County Juvenile Probation)

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