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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            County Affairs Committee

            April 9, 2015 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 549

                 For:

                                 Casar, Greg (Self; Cit y council district 4)

                                 Chirico, Alexandra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Gladden, Richard (Self)

                                 Gravens, Josh (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

                                 Gravens, Josh (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

                                 Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)

                                 Haufler, Lisa (Self)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Libal, Bob (Grassroots Leadership)

                                 Renaud, Jorge (Center for community change)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Sims, Jaynna (Self)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Banasco, Raul (Bexar County Sheriff's Office)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anthony, Earl (Self)

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Carden, Richard (Self)

                                 Carden, Sharon (Self)

                                 Champaigne, Joanna (Self)

                                 Claitor, Diana (Texas Jail Project)

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Clark, Travis (Self)

                                 Cordeiro, Jon (Self; New Name Ministries)

                                 De hoyos, Neisha (Self)

                                 Elzner, Robert L (Self)

                                 Frahm, Sara (Self)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gammill, Erica (Prison Justice League)

                                 Haralson, John (Self)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Hubley, Jill (Self)

                                 Iversen, Jackie (Self)

                                 Lobsiger, Leah (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Mcenany, Nancy (Self)

                                 Molnar, Mary sue (Self; Texas voices for reason and justice)

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Taylor, Philip (Self)

                                 Truxton, Raylene (Self; Tifa)

                                 Tutton, Micah (Self)

                                 Ulrey, Wanda (Self)

                                 Wardian, Gary (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Marana, Peter (Self)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self)

                                 Travis, William (Self; Sheriff Association of Texas)

                                 Whitley, Glen (Tarrant County)

                                 Wilson, Dennis D. (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Spiller, Diana (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)

                                 Wood, Brandon (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)

            HB 684

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)

                 Against:

                                 Daughtry, Joe (Texas fireworks assoc)

                                 Glenn, Eric (TEXAS PYROTECHNIC ASSOCIATION)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allred, Don (Oldham County  and the Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Cain, Randy (Texas Fire Chiefs Association)

                                 Chew, Jimmy (Self; City of Stephenville)

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Heinrich, Mark (Lubbock county)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Kerwood, Scott (Self; Hutto Fire Rescue/Williamson County ESD #3)

                                 Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)

                                 Pardue, Craig (Dallas Counrt)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas association of counties)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Wilkes, Betty (Texas Fire Chiefs Association)

                 Against:

                                 Adams, Laramie (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Callais, Roy (Self)

                                 PATTON, MARISSA (TEXAS FARM BUREAU)

            HB 885

                 Against:

                                 Gladden, Richard (Self)

                                 Walstad, Scott (Professional Bondsman of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Dillard, Wynn (Professional Bondsmen of Texas)

                                 Mccluskey, John (Self)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self)

            HB 1062

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flores, Arnold (Cameron County)

                                 Flores, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Kiel, Teresa (Self; The County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

            HB 1140

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (Self; The Texas Catholic Confeence of Bishops)

                                 Chirico, Alexandra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Claitor, Diana (Texas Jail Project)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self)

                 On:

                                 Wood, Brandon (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Garcia, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gravens, Josh (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

                                 Gravens, Josh (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

                                 Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)

                                 Haufler, Lisa (Self)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Libal, Bob (Grassroots Leadership)

                                 Lobsiger, Leah (Self)

                                 Mcenany, Nancy (Self)

                                 Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Rodriguez, Jacqueline (Self; Texans for Life Committee)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Travis, William (Self; Sheriff Association of Texas)

                                 Wilson, Dennis D. (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Spiller, Diana (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)

            HB 1643

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Schaffer, Michael (Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

            HB 1709

                 For:

                                 Spinks, Melissa (Harris County Attorney)

                                 Watson, Shannon (Harris County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Daughtry, Joe (Self)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

            HB 1879

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Walden, Dave. (Harris county precinct twp)

            HB 1929

                 For:

                                 Pardue, Craig (Dallas Counrt)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gravens, Josh (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE))

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas association of counties)

            HB 1943

                 For:

                                 Savas, Michael (Texas Land Title Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Jackson, Guy Robert (Self; Texas Land Title Association)

                                 Kiel, Teresa (Self; The County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)

                                 Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)

                                 Roberts, Cary (County & District Clerks' Association of Texas)

            HB 2522

                 For:

                                 OrtegaCarter, Dolores (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Conner, Katie (Texas Association of County Auditors)

                                 Dion, Edward (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)

                                 Flores, Aurora (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 McElvaney, Jason (County Treasurers Association of Texas)

            HB 2524

                 For:

                                 Conner, Katie (Texas Association of County Auditors)

                                 Dion, Edward (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)

                 On:

                                 Bass, Robert (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Kepple, Robert (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

            HB 2726

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Jackson, Guy Robert (Self; Texas Land Title Association)

                                 Kiel, Teresa (Self; The County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

            HB 2894

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dillard, Wynn (Self)

                                 Mccluskey, John (Self)

                                 Walstad, Scott (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self)

                                 Travis, William (Self; Sheriff Association of Texas)

                                 Wilson, Dennis D. (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3002

                 For:

                                 Alaniz, Emma (Self; La union del pueblo entero)

                                 Diaz, Daniel (LUPE)

                                 Henneberger, John (Self; Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)

                                 Juarez, Jose Luis (La Union del Pueblo Entero)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cantu, Eduardo (Hidalgo County Precinct 2)

                                 Cuellar, Arturo (Hidalgo County Precinct 1)

                                 Flores, Joe (Hidalgo County Precinct 3)

                                 Garcia, Ramon (Hidalgo County)

                                 Heck, Jess (Texas Family Council)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Palacios, Joseph (Hidalgo County Precinct 4)

                                 Ramirez, Josue (Self; Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

            HB 3927

                 For:

                                 Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Haverlah, Kirsha (Justices of the Peace and constables Association)

                                 Hickman, Ron (Self; Harris county Pct 4 Constable)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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

                                 Mckelvy, Langley (Self)

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justice of the Peace and Constable's Association)

                                 Suits, Stacy (Self)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas association of counties)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

            HJR 41

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allred, Don (Oldham County  and the Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Bass, Robert (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 McLaurin, Kaleb (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas association of counties)

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Clarence (Self)

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