WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

            March 15, 2021 - 2:00 PM

            HB 73

                 For:

                                 Beck, Elliott (Self)

                                 Bonner, Charlie (Self)

                                 Carmona, Gordy (Self)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Healey, Danielle (Self)

                                 Martinez, Ricardo (Self; Equality Texas)

                                 Perdue, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Lauren (Self)

                                 Schelling, Emmett (Self; Transgender education network of texas)

                                 Schumann, Gary (Self)

                                 Skidmore, Danielle (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baccus, Breall (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Greyson (Self)

                                 Segovia, Andrea (Self; Policy coordinator - transgender education network of texas)

                                 Strandberg, Katherine (TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault))

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

                 Against:

                                 Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)

                                 Holman, Frank (Self; Concerned citizens)

                                 McCarthy, Gregory (Self; Texas Values Action)

                                 Nguyen, Anna (Self)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)

            HB 132

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

                                 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

                 Against:

                                 Beavers, Angela (Harris County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Flores, Robert (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Furlow, Philip Mack (106th Judicial District Attorney)

                                 Smith, James (San antonio police department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Keener, Justin (Doug Deason, Americans for Prosperity, Libre Initiative)

                                 List, Amanda (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)

                 Against:

                                 Borchardt, Lindy (Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Connally, Shawn (Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Hubert, John (Kleberg & Kenedy Counties District Attorneys Office)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Self; Midland County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Rodroguez, Jimmy (San antonio police officers association)

                                 Szimanski, Jennifer (CLEAT)

                                 Wilson, Thomas (Smith County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)

                 On:

                                 Goodwin, Floyd (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Hicks, Matt (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Mills, Buddy (SAT)

            HB 148

                 For:

                                 Blouin, Angela (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baccus, Breall (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)

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

                 Against:

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 251

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

                                 Peinado, James (Texas Republican Liberty Caucus)

                 Against:

                                 Beavers, Angela (Harris County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Furlow, Philip Mack (106th Judicial District Attorney)

                                 Smith, James (San antonio police department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bonner, Charlie (Self)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Keener, Justin (Doug Deason, Americans for Prosperity, Libre Initiative)

                                 List, Amanda (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Borchardt, Lindy (Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Connally, Shawn (Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Flores, Robert (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Hubert, John (Kleberg & Kenedy Counties District Attorneys Office)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Self; Midland County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Rodriguez, Jimmy (San antonio police officers association)

                                 Szimanski, Jennifer (CLEAT)

                                 Wilson, Thomas (Smith County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)

                 On:

                                 Goodwin, Floyd (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Hicks, Matt (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Mills, Buddy (SAT)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 366

                 For:

                                 Withers, Robert (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Wev, Elissa (Self; Dallas County District Attorney's Office)

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

                 On:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 367

                 For:

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Texas gun sense)

                                 Wev, Elissa (Self; Dallas County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Withers, Robert (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                 Against:

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self; Gun Owners of America)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self)

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

                 Against:

                                 Bull, Felisha (Self; Gun owners of america)

                                 Guarco, Kyle (Self)

                                 Hodges, Brad (Self)

                                 Holman, Frank (Self; Concerned citizens)

                                 Mica, Tara (National Rifle Association)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

                                 Murphy, Joseph (Self)

                                 Spraggins, Don (Self)

                                 Spraggins, Doris (Self)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self)

                 On:

                                 Farris, Michelle (Texas DPS)

            HB 375

                 For:

                                 Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Hubert, John (Kleberg & Kenedy Counties District Attorneys Office)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Strandberg, Katherine (TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault))

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

                 Against:

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

            HB 667

                 For:

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

                                 Peinado, James (Texas Republican Liberty Caucus)

                 Against:

                                 Beavers, Angela (Harris County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Furlow, Philip Mack (106th Judicial District Attorney)

                                 Smith, James (San antonio police department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Keener, Justin (Doug Deason, Americans for Prosperity, Libre Initiative)

                                 List, Amanda (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)

                 Against:

                                 Borchardt, Lindy (Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Connally, Shawn (Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Flores, Robert (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Hubert, John (Kleberg & Kenedy Counties District Attorneys Office)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Self; Midland County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Rodriguez, Jimmy (San antonio police officers association)

                                 Szimanski, Jennifer (CLEAT)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Wilson, Thomas (Smith County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)

                 On:

                                 Goodwin, Floyd (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Hicks, Matt (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Mills, Buddy (SAT)

            HB 744

                 For:

                                 Gladden, Douglas (Dallas County Criminal Distrct Attorney’s Office)

                                 Miles, Richard (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Freud, Jessi (Innocence Project of Texas)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Mitchell, Bryan (Self; Dallas DA)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

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

                 Against:

                                 Ramirez, Rick (City of Sugar Land)

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

            HB 789

                 For:

                                 Borchardt, Lindy (Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

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

                 On:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 978

                 On:

                                 Clayton, Bryant (Texas comptroller of public accounts)

                                 Steffa, Ron (TDCJ)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Strandberg, Katherine (TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault))

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

            HB 1402

                 For:

                                 Perdue, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Wev, Elissa (Self; Dallas County District Attorney)

                                 Withers, Robert (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                 Against:

                                 Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Healey, Danielle (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Skidmore, Danielle (Self)

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

                 Against:

                                 Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)

                                 McCarthy, Gregory (Self; Texas Values Action)

                                 Nguyen, Anna (Self)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)

            HB 1403

                 For:

                                 Derrick, Amy (Dallas county criminal district attorney's office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Hubert, John (Kleberg & Kenedy Counties District Attorneys Office)

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

                 On:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 1441

                 For:

                                 Bussey, Faith (Self; Just Liberty)

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Just Liberty)

                                 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

                                 Peinado, James (El Paso Republican Liberty Caucus)

                                 Wilson, Thomas (Smith County Criminal District Attorney’s Office)

                 Against:

                                 Beavers, Angela (Harris County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Furlow, Philip Mack (106th Judicial District Attorney)

                                 Smith, James (San antonio police department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Keener, Justin (Doug Deason, Americans for Prosperity, Libre Initiative)

                                 List, Amanda (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Borchardt, Lindy (Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Connally, Shawn (Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Flores, Robert (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Hubert, John (Kleberg & Kenedy Counties District Attorneys Office)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Self; Midland County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Rodriguez, Jimmy (San antonio police officers association)

                                 Smith, James (San antonio police department)

                                 Szimanski, Jennifer (CLEAT)

                 On:

                                 Goodwin, Floyd (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Hicks, Matt (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

            HB 1540

                 For:

                                 Caruthers, Jamey (Children at Risk)

                                 Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)

                 On:

                                 Pierce, Cara (Office of the Attorney General)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County DA)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 On:

                                 Goodwin, Floyd (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Hicks, Matt (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Nettles, Bentley (TABC)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Saenz, Robert (TABC)

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