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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee

            March 22, 2021 - 10:00 AM

            HB 162

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Boyda, Mira (Self)

                                 Caruthers, James (Self; Children at Risk)

                                 Hamilton, Nissi (Survivors Voice)

                                 Hohman, Jennifer (Self; Fight For Us)

                                 Keller, Jaimie (Self)

                                 Phenix, Steven (Self; The Refuge for DMST)

                 On:

                                 Sparks, Andrea (OOG)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Casas, Amelia (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Lenau, Kristen (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

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

                 On:

                                 Karimjee, Sophia (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

            HB 486

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 De Sosa, Linda (Self)

                                 Garnett, Audrey (Dallas County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Hayward, Prince (Self; Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Rotramel, Charles (Self; Houston reVision)

                 Against:

                                 Quiros, Ronald (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

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                 On:

                                 Streufert, Preston (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Carroll, Angel (Self; MEASURE)

                                 Casas, Amelia (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Flores, Jose (Self)

                                 Hayes, Aaryce (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association og Goodwills)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

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

                 Against:

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                 On:

                                 Collins, Daniel (County of El Paso)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

            HB 487

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Flores, Jose (Self)

                                 Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

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

                 Against:

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                 On:

                                 Collins, Daniel (County of El Paso)

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Streufert, Preston (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 852

                 For:

                                 Kazen, David (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

            HB 967

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Flores, Jose (Self)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Mistrett, Marcy (Self; The Sentencing Project)

                                 Pressley, Nikki (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Against:

                                 Quiros, Ronald (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Carroll, Angel (Self; MEASURE)

                                 Casas, Amelia (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 De Sosa, Linda (Self)

                                 Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Hayes, Aaryce (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association og Goodwills)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Rodriguez, Jasmine (Self)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

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

                 Against:

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

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                 On:

                                 Collins, Daniel (County of El Paso)

                                 Streufert, Preston (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 1012

                 For:

                                 Kazen, David (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justices of the peace and constables association of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Del Gallo, Krista (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Johnson, Noel (Self; JPCA)

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

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1135

                 For:

                                 Kazen, David (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Del Gallo, Krista (Texas Council on Family Violence)

            HB 1235

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

            HB 1430

                 For:

                                 Carroll, Angel (Self; MEASURE)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 De Sosa, Linda (Self)

                                 McGee, Amy (Self)

                                 Rotramel, Charles (Self; Houston reVision)

                 Against:

                                 Quiros, Ronald (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Casas, Amelia (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Flores, Jose (Self)

                                 Gagnon, Michelle (Self)

                                 Hayes, Aaryce (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association og Goodwills)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Rodriguez, Elizabeth (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Jasmine (Self)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

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

                 Against:

                                 Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                 On:

                                 Collins, Daniel (County of El Paso)

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Streufert, Preston (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 1709

                 For:

                                 Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Hayward, Prince (Self; Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Sanders, Byron (Self; Big Thought)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carroll, Angel (Self; MEASURE)

                                 Casas, Amelia (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Hayes, Aaryce (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Martinez, Ricardo (Self; Equality Texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

            HB 1783

                 For:

                                 Banjo, Temi (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Gagnon, Michelle (Self)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Rodriguez, Elizabeth (Self)

                 On:

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Streufert, Preston (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Carroll, Angel (Self; MEASURE)

                                 Casas, Amelia (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 De Sosa, Linda (Self)

                                 Flores, Jose (Self)

                                 Hayes, Aaryce (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association og Goodwills)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Rodriguez, Jasmine (Self)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

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

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

            HB 1790

                 For:

                                 Lewis, Charlotte (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Lewis, Matt (Self)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

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            HB 1849

                 For:

                                 Rainwater-Maddux, Patsy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alkire, Anna (Self)

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Maynard, Beth (Self)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

            HB 1868

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

            HB 2039

                 For:

                                 Aziz, Insiya (Self; Emgage Action)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Evans, Richard (Emgage Action)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Norris, Robert (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Alkire, Anna (Self)

                                 Maynard, Beth (Self)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

            HB 2107

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Carroll, Angel (Self; MEASURE)

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Fowler, Deborah (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Hayes, Aaryce (Disability Rights Texas)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

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

                 On:

                                 Turner, Haley (Health and Human Services Commission)

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