WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            May 19, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            SB 287

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas  Association of REALTORS)

            SB 306

                 For:

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly)

                 On:

                                 Willing, Seana (State Commission on Judicial Conduct)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Herndon, Patrick (Self; GRADE,GRSDM)

                                 Hood, Kristi (Self)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            SB 418

                 For:

                                 Hood, Kristi (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Guedry, Dale (Texas Court Reporters Association)

                                 Hamon, Deborah (Self)

                                 Morris, Karen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Willing, Seana (State Commission on Judicial Conduct)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Fuller, Glenda (Self)

                                 High, Curtis (Self)

                                 Moses, Destiny (Self)

                                 Rudd, Tyler (Texas Court Reporters Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 432

                 For:

                                 Pardue, Craig (Dallas County)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

            SB 478

                 For:

                                 McAlliste, Patricia (Self; Texas Access to Justice Commission)

                                 Mock, Nelson (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas  Association of REALTORS)

                                 Heck, Jess (Texas Family Council)

                                 Herndon, Patrick (Self; GRADE,GRSDM)

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Sepehri, John (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly)

                 On:

                                 Guzman, Eva (Supreme Court of Texas)

            SB 512

                 For:

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

                                 Kam, Tom (Self)

                                 McAlliste, Patricia (Self; Texas Access to Justice Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas  Association of REALTORS)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Herndon, Patrick (Self; GRADE,GRSDM)

                                 Hood, Kristi (Self)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly)

                 On:

                                 Guzman, Eva (Supreme Court of Texas)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 536

                 For:

                                 Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

            SB 565

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

            SB 681

                 For:

                                 Fischer, Melissa (Bexar County Criminal District Courts)

                                 Schulze, Julieta (Bexar county centrakl jury room)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Herndon, Patrick (Self; GRADE,GRSDM)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly)

            SB 995

                 For:

                                 Reis, Eric (Real Property, Probate & Trust Law section of the State Bar of Texas (REPTL))

            SB 1022

                 For:

                                 Cromwell, Dennis (Self; Texas Process Servers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burrow, Mark (Self; Texas process servers assn.)

                                 Oakley, Keith (Texas Process Servers Association)

                 Against:

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

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

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Martinez, Mario (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)

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

            SB 1202

                 For:

                                 Reis, Eric (Real Property, Probate & Trust Law section of the State Bar of Texas (REPTL))

            SB 1369

                 For:

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Smoot Garrett, Kelley (Self; Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianship (AAAPG))

                 On:

                                 Amberboy, Tina (Supreme Court Childrens Commission)

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Herndon, Patrick (Self; GRADE,GRSDM)

                                 Hood, Kristi (Self)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Easter Seals Central Texas)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self)

            SB 1457

                 For:

                                 Roach, Nelson (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                 On:

                                 Prud'homme, Tommy (Office of the Attorney General)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (Caterpillar)

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas  Association of REALTORS)

                                 Hinkle, Ron (Innovation Alliance)

                                 Hubbard, John (Texas Telephone Association)

                                 Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corp., and BASF Corp.)

                                 Meyers, Lucas (Texas Cable Association)

                                 Randolph, Ian (Texas Telephone Association)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Dower, Benjamin (Office of the Attorney General)

            SB 1876

                 For:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Hood, Kristi (Self)

                                 Hood, Kristi (Self)

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Smoot Garrett, Kelley (Self; Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianship (AAAPG))

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; GRADE)

                 Against:

                                 Olsen, Rory (Self)

                 On:

                                 Amberboy, Tina (Supreme court childrens commission)

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Easter Seals Central Texas)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self)

            SB 1882

                 For:

                                 Smoot Garrett, Kelley (Self; Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianship (AAAPG))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Clay, Ryan (Self)

                                 Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)

                                 Herndon, Patrick (Self; GRADE,GRSDM)

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Johnston, Sherry (Self)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Easter Seals Central Texas)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Mayeaux, Ginger (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Sanchez, Joe (AARP Texas)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self)

                                 Statman, Rona (Texas Advocates)

                                 Suehs, Thomas (Self)

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly)

                 Against:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

            SB 1913

                 Against:

                                 Clark, Ken (Galveston County Commissioners Court)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fischer, Melissa (Bexar County Criminal District Courts)

                 Against:

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Simpson, Terry (County judges and commissioners of Texas)

            SJR 8

                 On:

                                 Dower, Benjamin (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 Kepple, Robert (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly)

                 Against:

                                 Squires, William (Bexar County District Attorneys Office)

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