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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee

            March 21, 2013 - 8:00 AM

            HB 21

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Blake, Theresa (Self)

                                 Chadwick, Ashley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Craft, Lon (TMPA)

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Tays, Steven (Bexar County Criminal District Attoney's Office)

                 On:

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Texas Department of Public Safety)

            HB 47

                 For:

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Cotton, Charles (Self)

                                 Cox, Mike (Self)

                                 Lee, Doug (Self)

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                                 Reitsma, Chris (Self)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 Against:

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                 On:

                                 Keller, Merily (Self; Texas Suicide Prevention Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Morrison, Susan (Self)

                                 Palmer, Joe (Self)

                                 Reitsma, Heather (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Albert, David (Self)

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Wiedenmeyer, Bridget (Self; Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapters)

                                 Woods, John (Self; Texas Gun Sense)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

                                 Zgabay, Sherrie (Texas Department of Public Safety)

            HB 48

                 For:

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                 On:

                                 Keller, Merily (Self; Texas Suicide Prevention Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Palmer, Joe (Self)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 Against:

                                 Albert, David (Self)

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Self)

                                 Morrison, Susan (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                                 Wiedenmeyer, Bridget (Self; Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapters)

                                 Woods, John (Self; Texas Gun Sense)

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

                                 Zgabay, Sherrie (Texas Department of Public Safety)

            HB 223

                 For:

                                 Ledlie, Jason (Self)

                                 Springer, Drew (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                                 Wiedenmeyer, Bridget (Self; Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapters)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Cotton, Charles (Self)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 Against:

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Morrison, Susan (Self)

                                 Palmer, Joe (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                                 Woods, John (Self; Texas Gun Sense)

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

            HB 383

                 For:

                                 Briggs, Terry (Self; Brotherhood of locomotive engineers and trainmen)

                                 Woods, John (Self; Texas Gun Sense)

                 Against:

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Craft, Lon (TMPA)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                                 Wiedenmeyer, Bridget (Self; Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapters)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Cotton, Charles (Self)

                                 Cox, Mike (Self)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Titus, Bill (Self; Texas Concealed Handgun Association)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 On:

                                 Bowie, RenEarl (Texas DPS)

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

                                 Zgabay, Sherrie (Texas Department of Public Safety)

            HB 698

                 For:

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Clakley, Bobby (Self; Texas concealed handgun assoc.)

                                 Morris, Lindan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Smith, Mark (Self)

                                 Titus, Bill (Self; Texas Concealed Handgun Association)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 Against:

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                 On:

                                 Bowie, RenEarl (Texas DPS)

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Cotton, Charles (Self)

                                 Cox, Mike (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Albert, David (Self)

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self)

                                 McWilliams, Dean (MorphoTrust)

                                 Morrison, Susan (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Woods, John (Self; Texas Gun Sense)

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

                                 Zgabay, Sherrie (Texas Department of Public Safety)

            HB 1038

                 For:

                                 Escamila, Monetta (Self)

                                 Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriff Association of Texas)

                                 Lieck, Cheryl (Self; Chambers county District Attorney)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Blake, Theresa (Self)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Palmer, Joe (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Chandler, Gary (Texas DPS Officers Assn)

                                 Craft, Lon (TMPA)

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                 Against:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Malinak, Frank (Texas Rangers)

            HB 1051

                 For:

                                 Bird, Elisha (Self; 35th Judicial District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                 On:

                                 Bowie, RenEarl (Texas DPS)

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

            HB 1304

                 For:

                                 Cotton, Charles (Self)

                                 Cox, Mike (Self)

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Craft, Lon (TMPA)

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                                 Hedtke, Amy (Self)

                                 Palmer, Joe (Self)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 Against:

                                 Albert, David (Self)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self)

                                 Morrison, Susan (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                                 Wiedenmeyer, Bridget (Self; Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapters)

                                 Woods, John (Self; Texas Gun Sense)

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

            HB 1349

                 For:

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Lowe, Richard (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                                 Wiedenmeyer, Bridget (Self; Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapters)

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

                                 Zgabay, Sherrie (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Bartholomew, Glen (Self)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Cox, Mike (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                                 Morrison, Susan (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Albert, David (Self)

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Woods, John (Self; Texas Gun Sense)

                 On:

                                 Bowie, RenEarl (Texas DPS)

            HB 1421

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Robertson, J. D. (Texas Rangers)

            HB 1531

                 For:

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                                 Robison, Dirk (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Mahurin, Heather (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

                 On:

                                 Wait, Dudley (Self; Texas Ambulance Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Dennis (Self)

                                 Blocker, Trey (State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association)

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self)

                                 Cox, Mike (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Angel (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Albert, David (Self)

                                 Chimene, Grace (Self)

                                 Craft, Lon (TMPA)

                                 Morrison, Susan (Self)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Self)

                                 Wiedenmeyer, Bridget (Self; Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapters)

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Teas DPS)

            HB 1872

                 For:

                                 Blake, Theresa (Self)

                                 Hill, Vicki (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Stuart, John (Self; National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1972

                 For:

                                 Tomsu, Mike (Texas 9-1-1 Alliance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cruz, Velma (Sprint)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (AT&T)

                                 Laine, Dale (Texas Cable Association)

                                 Lawson, Richard (Verizon)

                                 Muscat, Richard (Bexar Metro 911 Network District)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (T-Mobile USA)

                                 Woodard, Shayne (Texas 9-1-1 Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Merriweather, Kelli (Commission on State Emergency Communications)

            HB 2331

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Cappello, Robin (Department of public safety)

                                 Macbride, Cheryl (Department of public safety)

                                 Ross, Heather (Self; Gun and Mental Health Action Group)

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