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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            March 9, 2021 - 10:00 AM

            HB 19

                 For:

                                 Babbitt, Gary (Self; Texas Trucking Asso)

                                 Bishop, David (Self; Refrigerated Transport, Inc)

                                 Blanchard, Adam (Self; Double Diamond Transport, Inc.)

                                 Bondurant, Robert (Self; Martin Transport, Inc)

                                 Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Esparza, John (Self; Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Gaytan, Ernesto (Self; Super transport international,ltd)

                                 Grooms, Pamela (Self; Atlas Sand Company, LLC)

                                 Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Kennemer, Jonathan (Self; Ckj Transport)

                                 McAdams, Josh (Self; Texas Propane Gas Association/Midstream Transportation Co)

                                 Moore, Dana (Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Rolen, Aaron (Self)

                                 Sagredo-Hammond, Sarah (Self; Atlas Electrical Air Conditioning Refrigeration & Plumbing)

                                 Smith, Mitchell (Self; Texas Association od Defense Counsel)

                                 Stroup, Emily (Self)

                                 Walker, Johnny (Self; JH Walker Inc.)

                                 Wright, Todd (Self; Tetco/Mission Petrolem Carriers, Ink.)

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Rachel (Self)

                                 Baxter, Kristen (Self)

                                 Bonin, Harold (Self)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Campise, Robert (Self)

                                 Clement, Todd (Self)

                                 Cobbs, Bryan (Self)

                                 Dipretore, Sandra (Self)

                                 Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Glasheen, Kevin (Self)

                                 Greco, Shelly (Self)

                                 Green, Bryan (Self)

                                 Guajardo, Michael (Self)

                                 Hamilton, J. Michael (Self)

                                 Hardy, Mark (Self)

                                 Harrison, Deborah (Self)

                                 Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Chambers Co. Sheriff's Office)

                                 Hopwood, Tarra (Self)

                                 Huffman, Joshua (Self)

                                 Johnson, Price (Self; Parks Lease & Vacuum Service)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Kennedy, James (Self)

                                 Kidd, Donald (Self)

                                 Laird, Steve (Self)

                                 Lightfoot, Bryan (Self)

                                 Linebaugh, Dan (Self)

                                 Lovins, Michael (Self)

                                 Ly, San (Self)

                                 Martinez, Gustavo (Self)

                                 Mata, Martin (Self)

                                 McCart, Robert (Self)

                                 McCraw, John (Self)

                                 Moore, Kenneth (Self)

                                 Moore, Kristopher (Self)

                                 Morrison, Darren (Self)

                                 Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Riddle, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Rodriguez II, Victor (Self)

                                 Rosenberg, Jay (Self)

                                 Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                                 Woodson, Becky (Self)

                                 Wright, Robin (Self)

                 On:

                                 Crossley, Jay (Farm & City)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Industrial Branch)

                                 Artho, Tara (Texas Grain and Feed Association)

                                 Bessent, Kody (Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.)

                                 Bioth, Chris (Self; Martin Transport, Inc.)

                                 Borskey, Mark (Texas recreational Vehicle Association)

                                 Burklund, Adam (Sentry Insurance)

                                 Burklund, Adam (National Waste & Recycling Association)

                                 Davis, Doug (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)

                                 Doran, Laird (The Friedkin Group, on behalf of US AutoLogistics)

                                 Douglas, Jill (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Engelke, Tommy (Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council)

                                 Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Flores, Robert (Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC))

                                 Garibay, Ruben (Self; Laredo Motor Carriers)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Goodrich, Kate (Vulcan Materials)

                                 Grace, Jim (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Hagenbuch, Brent (Self; Titus Transport)

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

                                 Hill, Jarrett (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)

                                 Hodges, Kenneth (Texas Corn Producers)

                                 Hosek, Chris (Halliburton)

                                 Hubert, Martin (Sysco Corporation)

                                 Hubert, Martin (Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Long, Wade (AGC-Building Branch)

                                 McAdams, Will (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

                                 McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Chubb INA Holdings Inc.)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Modglin, Jason (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))

                                 Phenix, Billy (Texas Food and Fuel Association)

                                 Roberts, Cary (US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)

                                 Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy)

                                 Salatich, Peter (Anheuser-Busch)

                                 Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC))

                                 Schumann, Peyton (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Sims, Taylor (United Parcel Service)

                                 Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)

                                 Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Self; Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Stevens, William (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association)

                                 Stewart, Michael (Aggregate Transporters Association of Texas)

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

                                 Strama, Keith (Self; Texas Surplus Lines Association)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Towing & Storage Association)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

                                 Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)

                                 Woodard, Shayne (TEXAS COTTON GINNERS' ASSOCIATION)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Woodard, Shayne (Tyson Foods, Inc.)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Precast Concrete Manufactuters Association, Texas Crane Owners

                                 Association)

                                 Zapata, Mireya (Lumbermen's Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Bristow, Michael (Self)

                                 Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

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

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 McCart, Nina (Self)

                                 Putman, Stan (Self)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)

            HB 262

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

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

                 On:

                                 McDowell, Brian (Self)

                                 Olson, Kenneth (Self)

                                 Paces, Richard (Self)

            HB 365

                 For:

                                 Edwards, Mickey (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Evans, Jay (Self; Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Howard, Robert (Self; South Texans' Property Rights Association)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Thompson, Jay (AFACT)

                                 Uhl, Arthur (Self; Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                 On:

                                 Fry, Pat (Self)

            HB 411

                 For:

                                 Masey, Chris (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD))

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)

                                 McGuire, Kristin (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

            HB 654

                 For:

                                 Dow, Steve (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Young, Jerry (Sage Trust Company, LTA)

                 Against:

                                 Saunders, Stephen (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Meade, Alex (Self; Texas Regional Bank)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                                 Vane, Mark (Husch Blackwell Strategies)

                                 Yarbrough, Brian (JPMorgan Chase Holdings, LLC)

                 Against:

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

            HB 903

                 For:

                                 Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castaneda Jr, Tristan (Hochheim Praire Casualty Insurance Company)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Roper, Tiffany (Department of Family and Protective Services)

            HB 976

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 English, Laurie (112th District Attorney’s Office)

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

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas County Drstrict Attorney John Creuzot)

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