WITNESS LIST
Agriculture & Livestock Committee
March 29, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hodges, Kenneth (Texas Corn Producers Association)
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Kelly, Bill (Myor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kercheval, Todd (Texas Conservation Association for Water and Soil)
Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Sledge, Brian (San Antonio River Authority)
On:
Ames, Lauren (Sunset Commission)
Bednarz, Steven (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board)
Foster, John (State Soil and Water Conservation Board)
Isom, Rex (State Soil and Water Conservation Board)
Zajicek, Kenny (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board)
For:
Santerre, Judy (Self)
Against:
Kutyba, Heather (Self)
Rozycki, Tahl (Self)
On:
Arismendez, Mike (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Long, Jodi (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Ogle, Steven (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Cooke, Neil (Department of Information Resources)
Hightower, Trent (Texas veterinary medical association)
Oliver, Austin (Sunset Commission)
Sharkey, Brittany (TBVME)
Wierschke, Katherina (Sunset Advisory Commission)
For:
Alders, David (Self; Texas Forestry Association)
Hughes, Rob (Self; Texas Forestry Association)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borskey, Mark (Texas trucking association)
Christian, George (WestRock)
Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Moore, Dana (Texas Trucking Assoc)
Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association)
On:
Lemmon, Jarred (Texas A&M Forest Service)
For:
Diebel, Stephen (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alders, David (Self; Texas Forestry Association)
Bradbury, James (Self; Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Christian, George (WestRock)
Essler, JC (Texas Poultry Federation)
Hodges, Kenneth (Texas Corn Producers Association)
Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)
Landwehr, Martha (BASF Corporation)
Laney, J Pete (Texas Association of Dairymen)
Laney, J Pete (Texas Quarter Horse Association)
Laney, J Pete (Texas Citrus Mutual)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association)
Morris, Joe (Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Assoc.)
Opiela, Eric (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cole, Celia (Feeding Texas)
Faniola, Mitzi (Texas Alliance of Boys And Girls Clubs)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
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For:
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kelly, Bill (Myor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)
Lopez, Roberto (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Marshall, Susie (GROW North Texas)
Person, Maria (Self)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Reichek, Karen (Texas Deparment of Agriculture)
For:
Myhand, Amy (Self; Faith Presbyterian Church)
Sharp, SArah (Self; Faith Food Pantry)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cole, Celia (Feeding Texas)
Faniola, Mitzi (Texas Alliance of Boys And Girls Clubs)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Kelly, Bill (Myor’s Office, City of Houston)
Lee, Randy (Amarillo Global Food Hub)
Lopez, Roberto (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Marshall, Susie (GROW North Texas)
Moledina, Ayaan (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Romo, Joel (American Diabetes Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Reichek, Karen (Texas Deparment of Agriculture)
For:
Myhand, Amy (Self; Faith presbyterian church)
Sharp, SArah (Self; Faith Food Pantry)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cole, Celia (Feeding Texas)
Faniola, Mitzi (Texas Alliance of Boys And Girls Clubs)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
Kelly, Bill (Myor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)
Lopez, Roberto (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Marshall, Susie (GROW North Texas)
Moledina, Ayaan (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Reichek, Karen (Texas Deparment of Agriculture)
For:
Bayne, Frances (Self)
Marshall, Susie (GROW North Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Kleinschmidt, Tim (Texas Deparment of Agriculture)
For:
Hites, Susan (Self)
Jackson, Shanna (Self; Animal Care Committee of Texas)
Lackey, Kaitlyn (Self)
Marinakis, Angelo (Self)
McDonald, Jim (Animal Care Committee of Texas)
McGill, Rebecca (Self)
Neal, Mindy (Self)
Pratt, Amanda (Self)
Ragland, Ronda (Self)
Reed, Addilyn (Self)
Willard, DVM, Bobby (Self)
Against:
Barton, Brittney (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Associatiom)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Fagan, Kathryn (Self)
Judge, Jessica (Self)
Massey, Amanda (Self)
Puente, Emily (Self; Bridge Family Chiropractic)
Rutkowski, Melissa (Self)
Against:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
On:
Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)
Sharkey, Brittany (TBVME)
For:
Cruz, Carolina (Self)
Farrell, Brooke (The Humane Society of Central Texas)
Kogut, Susanne (Self; Petco love)
Murtaugh, Bob (Self)
Santerre, Judy (Self)
Sims, Shannon (Self; City of San Antonio)
Sims, Shannon (City of San Antonio)
On:
Carter, Nancy (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bourbon, Liet (Self)
Daniel, Bonnie (Self)
Eslary, Brittany (Self)
Fanning, Sarah (Humane Society of Central Texas)
Fernandez, Luz (Self)
Garcia, Sheila (Self)
Hernandez-Norris, Maria (Self)
Hightower, Harley (Self)
Janes, Samantha (Humane Society of Central Texas)
Jarl, Katie (Texas Pets Alive)
Jefferson, Ellen (Self; Austin Pets Alive)
Lonergan, Gael (Self)
Luna, Ernest (Self)
Lynch, Margaret (Self)
Marquette, Christine (Self)
Martinez, Alison (Self)
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For:
Peters, Ryan (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Self)
Sharpe, Macie (Self; Love-A-Bull)
Sutton Kerby, Stacy (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Tipps, Mary (Self)
Torres, Stefanie (Self)
On:
Sharkey, Brittany (TBVME)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Calvert, Raif (Texas Association of School Boards)
Carter, Jennifer (Goodwill Central Texas)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kling, Kelsey (Texas AFT)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Reichek, Karen (Texas Deparment of Agriculture)
For:
Garry, Jake (Self; Texas Hemp Coalition; Drops of Life CBD)
Grisolia, Christopher (Self; Texas Cannabis Collective)
Kirk, Taylor (Self; Texas Hemp Coalition)
Velez, Eddie (Self; Texas hemp coalition)
Against:
Strenger, Alexander (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Haley (Self; Texas Hemp Coalition)
Liu, Brian (Self)
Lott, Griffin (Self; Texas Hemp Coalition)
Nolan, Ilissa (Texas Hemp Coalition)
Ramirez, Joseph (Self)
Against:
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
On:
Veal, Kevin (DSHS)
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