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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            April 23, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 1383

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Clark, James (Texas Ambulance Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston police officers union)

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

            HB 1637

                 For:

                                 Hogue, Patricia (Self; Texas Lawyers For Children)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

            HB 1975

                 On:

                                 Ross, Chuck (Texas Workforce Commission)

            HB 2437

                 For:

                                 Schuchart, Chris (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Tipps, Mary (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

            HB 2470

                 For:

                                 Felix, Bob (Self)

                                 Peskin, Nancy (Self)

                                 Zebak, Dean (Self)

                                 Zebak, Jennifer (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Akpan, Erika (AECT)

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Cannon, Thure (Texas Pipeline Association)

                                 Fainter Jr, John W (Texas Civil Justice Hleague)

                                 Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

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

                                 Miller, Robert (Phillips 66)

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)

            HB 2938

                 For:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

                                 Leffler, Ben (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Nelson, Piper (Self; The SAFE Alliance)

                                 Person, Maria (Self)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Romero, Jason (Self)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)

                                 Suh, Jinny (Self)

                                 Webb, Dale (Self)

                                 Wichers, Louis (Self)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

            HB 3021

                 For:

                                 McNeil, Meagan (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Nelson, Piper (Self; The SAFE Alliance)

                                 Voyles, Molly (Texas Council on Family Violence)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3136

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Long, Matt (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Pary)

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self; Gun Owners of America)

                                 Wichers, Louis (Texas Gun Sense)

                 Against:

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)

            HB 3409

                 For:

                                 Holloway, Steven (Self; PACE)

                                 McNeely, Roderick (Self; Biblical Based Assurance Ministry Foundation)

                                 Sybille, Sybil (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hogue, Patricia (Self; Texas Lawyers For Children)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                 On:

                                 Merchant, Kenny (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

            HB 3568

                 For:

                                 Coronado, Carolyn (Harris County District Courts)

                 On:

                                 Engelhart, Mike (Harris County Courts)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bowman, Clay (Harris County Dstrict Courts)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Court Reporters Association)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County Commissioners Court)

            HB 3570

                 For:

                                 McNeil, Meagan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grace Jr., James (Houston Area Women's Center)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Nelson, Piper (Self; The SAFE Alliance)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)

                                 Voyles, Molly (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Wichers, Louis (Texas Gun Sense)

            HB 3575

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

            HB 3627

                 For:

                                 Wallace, Toni (Self; Ft. Bend County Court at Law #4)

                 Against:

                                 Collins, James (Self)

                                 Corsbie, Chris (Self; Clear Word Interpreting)

                                 Hammock, Seth (Self)

                                 Hanson, Marco (Self)

                                 Helmerichs, Cristina (Self; Texas Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators)

                                 Stone, Briana (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Short, Jim (Self; Fort bend county, texas)

                 Against:

                                 Calderon, Maria (Self; TAJIT)

            HB 3918

                 For:

                                 Brender, Art (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Chevalier, Andrea (Association of Texas Professional Educators)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

            HB 3946

                 Against:

                                 Wichers, Louis (Texas Gun Sense)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Klentzman, Cynthia (Self)

                                 Lux, Carolyn (Self)

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self; Gun Owners of America)

                                 Nelms, Deborah (Self)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                                 Roninson, John (Self)

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                 Against:

                                 Bennett, Joey (Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)

                                 Guerra-Cardus, Laura (Children's Defense Fund-Texas)

                                 Martinez, Beth (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Texas gun sense)

                                 Thomson, Emma (Self)

            HB 4021

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

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

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Texas gun sense)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Thomson, Emma (Self)

                                 Wichers, Louis (Texas Gun Sense)

                 Against:

                                 Borskey, Mark (Texas State Rifle Association)

                                 Caruso, Stefani (Self)

                                 Klentzman, Cynthia (Self)

                                 Long, Matt (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Pary)

                                 Lux, Carolyn (Self)

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self; Gun Owners of America)

                                 Mccauley, Ronda (Self)

                                 Mica, Tara (National Rifle Association)

                                 Nelms, Deborah (Self)

                                 Olson, Ken (Self)

                                 Roninson, John (Self)

                                 Sheets, Laura (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)

                                 Stevens, Star (Self)

            HB 4551

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Kyndel (Self)

                                 Boyda, Mira (Self; Phol partners and our 400 plus clients and landowner partners in Texas)

                                 McClelland, Jack (Self)

                                 Smith, Leonard (Self; Texas Propane Gas Assn, Texas Land Developers Assn, Brent Mullens,

                                 Pohl Partners & investor entities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Braasch, Jennifer (Self; Pohl Partners)

                                 Brender, Art (Self)

                                 Conklin, Pete (Self)

                                 Fuller, Mitch (Self)

                                 Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Miller, Colleen (Self; Pohl Partners)

                 Against:

                                 Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

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

                                 Terry, Mark (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Tipps, Mary (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

            HB 4716

                 For:

                                 Funderburk, Brian (City of Rowlett)

            SB 27

                 For:

                                 Stovall, Scott (Self; SDS Petroleum Consultants)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas- Highway Heavy Branch)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 Koebele, Steve (Self)

                 Against:

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Person, Maria (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 192

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

            SB 362

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Texas Judicial Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)

                                 Hayes, Aaryce (Disability rights texas)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Stern, Maggie (Childrens Defense Fund)

                                 Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                 Against:

                                 Nelms, Deborah (Self)

                 On:

                                 Ita, Trina (HHSC)

                                 Samsel, Rachel (HHSC)

            SB 395

                 For:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guy, Linda (Self)

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

                                 Leffler, Ben (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Person, Maria (Self)

                                 Romero, Jason (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Suh, Jinny (Self)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 467

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Person, Maria (Self)

                                 Suh, Jinny (Self)

                                 Tipps, Mary (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

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