WITNESS LIST

            Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee

            April 8, 2015 - 8:00 AM

            HB 19

                 For:

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                 Against:

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Dole, Robert (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Hanna, Sean (Texas veterans commission)

                                 Rasco, Sasha (Department of Family and Protective Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Austin, Laura (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Chapman, Randall (Self; Texas Legal Services Center)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

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

                                 Harsh, Sheena (Self)

                                 Jermstad, Todd (Self)

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for public policy priorities)

                                 Little, Morgan (TCVO)

                                 Olmstead, Sara (Self)

                                 Pope, Olie (Veterans county service officers assoc of texas)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 West, William (The American Legion of Texas)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Texas Hospital Assn)

                                 Wolfe, Michael (Self)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 Against:

                                 Ambs, Dana (Self)

                                 Blanchard, Dean (Self)

            HB 867

                 For:

                                 Bradford, Juanelle (Self; Texas Women Veterans)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

                                 Evans-quickley, Adrienne (Self; Womens army corps veterans association)

                                 James, Valerie (Texas womens veteran)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 James, Valerie (Self)

                                 Pullins, Acquanetta (Self; Womens Arrmy Corps Veterans Association)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Sneed, Detra (Self; Texas Women Veterans)

                                 Tilley, Pam (Texas women veterans)

                 On:

                                 Disler, Edith (Texas Veterans Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Austin, Laura (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Davis, Grace (Self; Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)

                                 Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energt)

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

                                 Harrison, Romana (Self)

                                 Harsh, Sheena (Self)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Mckennon, Melissa (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Pope, Olie (Veterans county service officers assoc of texas)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Swain, David (Self; Myself)

                                 West, William (The American Legion of Texas)

            HB 1048

                 For:

                                 Cameron, Alan (Hays county veterans court)

                                 Jermstad, Todd (Self)

                                 Parker, Randall (Self; Bexar County VTC)

                                 Prather, Jude (Self; Hays County Veterans Court)

                                 Roach, John (Collin County Veterans Court)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                 On:

                                 Denton, Michael (Travis county veterans court)

                                 Fastenau, Karen (Texas Veterans Commission)

                                 Laird, Claudia (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Davis, Grace (Self; Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)

                                 De los santos, Emilio (Self; Hidalgo vso)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

                                 Gilmore, Jeff (Self)

                                 Grajczyk, Jolene (Travis county veterans court)

                                 Harsh, Sheena (Self)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moody, William (El Paso Veterans Program)

                                 Pope, Olie (Veterans county service officers assoc of texas)

                                 Thompson, Rodney (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Valdez, Anuar (Self; Bexar County Veterans Treatment Court)

                 Against:

                                 Blanchard, Dean (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

            HB 1187

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flores, Robert (Breitling Energy, Inc.)

                                 Harsh, Sheena (Self)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Pope, Olie (Veterans county service officers assoc of texas)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

            HB 1762

                 For:

                                 Jouett, Maureen (Self; Kwva chapter 222 centex)

                                 Lord, Fred (Self; Military Order Purple Heart)

                                 Pope, Olie (Veterans county service officers assoc of texas)

                 On:

                                 Palladino, Tom (Texas veterans commission)

                                 Polanco, Victor (Texas veterans commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Austin, Laura (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Chapman, Randall (Self; Texas Legal Services Center)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

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

                                 Harrison, Romana (Self)

                                 Harsh, Sheena (Self)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for public policy priorities)

                                 Little, Morgan (TCVO)

                                 Pope, Olie (Veterans county service officers assoc of texas)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

            HB 1958

                 For:

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chapman, Randall (Self; Texas Legal Services Center)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 De los santos, Emilio (Self; Hidalgo vso)

                                 Denton, Michael (Travis county veterans court)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

                                 Grajczyk, Jolene (Travis county veterans court)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Thompson, Rodney (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Villarreal, Roberto (Self; Hidalgo county judge ramon garcia and hidalgo county

                                 commissioners' court)

                 Against:

                                 Ambs, Dana (Self)

                                 Blanchard, Dean (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Fastenau, Karen (Texas Veterans Commission)

            HB 1960

                 For:

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bradford, Juanelle (Self; Texas Women Veterans)

                                 Chapman, Randall (Self; Texas Legal Services Center)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Davis, Grace (Self; Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)

                                 De los santos, Emilio (Self; Hidalgo vso)

                                 Denton, Michael (Travis county veterans court)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

                                 Grajczyk, Jolene (Travis county veterans court)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Thompson, Rodney (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Villarreal, Roberto (Self; Hidalgo county judge ramon garcia and hidalgo county

                                 commissioners' court)

                 Against:

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Fastenau, Karen (Texas Veterans Commission)

            HB 3404

                 For:

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

                 On:

                                 Hanna, Sean (Texas veterans commission)

                                 Soares, Jair (Self; UT Health)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

                                 Chapman, Randall (Self; Texas Legal Services Center)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Davis, Grace (Self; Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

                                 Evans-quickley, Adrienne (Self; Womens army corps veterans association)

                                 Harrison, Romana (Self)

                                 Harsh, Sheena (Self)

                                 Harsh, Sheena (Self)

                                 Herring (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 James, Valerie (Self)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Latiolais, Todd (Children at Risk)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center for public policy priorities)

                                 Olmstead, Sara (Self)

                                 Pope, Olie (Veterans county service officers assoc of texas)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Van Lowe, John (Self)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Texas Hospital Assn)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                 On:

                                 Gaines, Sonja (HHSC)

            HB 3726

                 For:

                                 Olmstead, Sara (Self)

                 On:

                                 Araujo, Chris (MVPN)

                                 Hanna, Sean (Texas veterans commission)

                                 Zamora, April (TDCJ)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Austin, Laura (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Chapman, Randall (Self; Texas Legal Services Center)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Davis, Grace (Self; Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

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

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

            HB 3729

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chapman, Randall (Self; Texas Legal Services Center)

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 De los santos, Emilio (Self; Hidalgo vso)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

                                 Jermstad, Todd (Self)

                                 Jermstad, Todd (Self)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Olmstead, Sara (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

                                 Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Thompson, Rodney (Texas Probation Association)

                 Against:

                                 Ambs, Dana (Self)

                                 Blanchard, Dean (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Fastenau, Karen (Texas Veterans Commission)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

            HCR 46

                 On:

                                 Dole, Robert (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                                 Wagner, Bennie Jo (Texas Veterans Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Texas Council of

                                 Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America)

                                 Dubose, Judith (Self)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Jones, LaShondra (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)

                                 Rodriguez, Monique (Self; Grace After Fire)

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