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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            March 18, 2019 - 10:00 AM

            HB 439

                 For:

                                 Holton, Christopher (Center for Security Policy)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bradford, Trayce (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Bunker-Henderson, Nichole (Office of the Attorney General)

            HB 598

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Texas Judicial Council, Office of Court Administration)

            HB 770

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Dow, Luke (Self; TTLA)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Phenix, Billy (Texas Alliance for Patient Access (TAPA))

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)

            HB 790

                 For:

                                 Rooney, Sean (Self; National association of credit managers)

                                 Westcott, William (Self; State bar)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Lambert, Wendy (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Texas)

                                 Van Arsdale, Corbin (Associated General Contractors (AGC) - Texas Building Branch)

                 Against:

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

            HB 881

                 For:

                                 Donlon, Theresa (Self)

                 On:

                                 Barton, John (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

            HB 883

                 For:

                                 Morstad, Tim (AARP)

                                 Parrish, Linda (Self; Tx. Silver-Haired Legislature)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Stempko, Paul (Self; Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)

            HB 900

                 For:

                                 Lowery, Ryan (Self; Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Barton, John (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 De Leon, Marty (Texans Standing Tall)

                                 Gilberg, Julie (Self)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Knaupe, Gregg (American Lung Association)

                                 Massey, Shelby (American Heart Association)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Rodas, Claudia (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids)

                                 Saslavsky, Elisa (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Williams, Stewart (Self; Safe Kids Austin led by Dell Childrens Medical Center)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)

                 Against:

                                 Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Main, Crystal (Self)

            HB 1159

                 For:

                                 Mogonye-McWhorter, Courtney (Self)

            HB 1176

                 For:

                                 Rothermel, John (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)

                                 Fowler, Meredyth (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Land Title Association)

            HB 1353

                 For:

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Santos MD, George (Self; Texas Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society and

                                 Texas Hospital Assn)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Apodaca, Michelle (Tenet)

                                 Calvert, Jess (Texas dental assn)

                                 Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)

                                 Del bosque, Nora (Self)

                                 Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Phenix, Billy (Texas Alliance for Patient Access (TAPA))

                                 Romo, Joel (Association of Texas EMS Professionals)

                                 Scott, Bruce (TX Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)

                                 Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1717

                 For:

                                 Madison, Kevin (Self; Texas Municipal Courts Association)

                                 Smith, Randy (Self)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                 Against:

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

            HB 2068

                 For:

                                 Nelson, Jason (Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

            HB 2384

                 For:

                                 Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Burns, Robert (Self)

                                 Fouts, Michael (Self)

                                 Heatly, Staley (Self)

                                 Longley, Joe K. (Self; State Bar of Texas)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Pickett, Logan (Self)

                                 Rymell, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Wheless, Ray (Self)

                 On:

                                 Dick, Shawn (Self)

                                 Hecht, Nathan (Supreme Court of Texas)

                                 Kepple, Robert (Texas District ans County Attorneys Association)

                                 Slayton, David (Texas Judicial Council, Office of Court Administration)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cammack, Kerry (Alliance for Judicial Funding)

                                 Charles, Alfonso (Self; Judicial Section, State Bar of Texas)

                                 Christian, George (Texas Association of Defense Counsel)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probale Judges of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Lieck, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sims, Carol (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Gilberg, Julie (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

            HB 2430

                 For:

                                 Collins III, Samuel (Self)

                 On:

                                 Elliott, Michael (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 McWilliams, Jennifer (Texas Historical Commission)

                                 Mercado-Allinger, Patricia (Texas Historical Commision)

            HB 2737

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Franklin, Allison (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Lucy, Jennifer (Texprotects)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Roper, Tiffany (Dept. of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 2899

                 For:

                                 Bolline, Stephen (Self; Slates Harwell LLP)

                                 Zachry, David (Self; Zachry Construction Corporation)

                 On:

                                 Mow, Elizabeth (North Texas Tollway Authority)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway, Heavy, Utilities, and

                                 Industrial Branch)

                                 Bosse, Fred (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

                                 Bosse, Fred M. (Webber, LLC)

                                 Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

                                 Lambert, Wendy (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 McChristian, Sean (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Ross, Danielle (Self; AON)

                                 Tennant, Terry (Self; AON)

                                 Webb, Cody (Self; Zachry Construction Corporation)

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)

                                 Franco, Brie (City of Austin)

                                 Gilberg, Julie (Self)

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Texas)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

            HB 2901

                 For:

                                 McChristian, Sean (Self)

                                 Nectoux, Todd (Self; Thomas Feldman & Wilshusen)

                                 Smith, Carmen (Self; NTD Mechanical)

                                 Van Arsdale, Corbin (Associated General Contractors (AGC) - Texas Building Branch)

                                 Webb, Cody (Self; Zachry Construction Corporation)

                                 Westcott, William (Self; Abc of texas)

                                 Zachry, David (Self; Zachry Construction Corporation)

                 Against:

                                 Dominguez, Winnie (Self; Texas Association of School Boards     Walsh Gallegos, Trevino,

                                 Russo & Kyle PC.)

                                 Lyford, Scott (Texas Society of Architects)

                 On:

                                 Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway, Heavy, Utilities, and

                                 Industrial Branch)

                                 Bosse, Fred M. (Webber, LLC)

                                 Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

                                 Lambert, Wendy (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Ross, Danielle (Self; AON)

                                 Tennant, Terry (Self; AON)

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Franco, Brie (City of Austin)

                                 Gilberg, Julie (Self)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Smith, Jacob (Gravely & Pearson)

                                 Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Texas)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

            HB 2955

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Johnson, David (Self; Grassroots Leadership)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Texas Judicial Council, Office of Court Administration)

            HJR 72

                 For:

                                 Madison, Kevin (Self; Texas Municipal Courts Association)

                                 Smith, Randy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

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