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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 73

              Senate Committee Report

              Health & Human Services

              July 21, 2017 - 8:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Pojman, Joe   Executive Director  (Texas Alliance for Life), AustinUrdiales, TX

                                          Seago, John   Legislative Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Right

                                          to Life), Houston, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Blanton, Dana    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Cooper, Lexie    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Cooper, Vanessa    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Cypress, TX

                                          Hays, Susan   Attorney  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Rocap, Blake    (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Allmon, Jennifer   Executive Director  (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Andrews, Jenny   Public Policy Analyst  (Self; Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX

                                          Armke, Sharon    (Self) , Dripping springs, TX

                                          Bradford, Trayce    (Self) , Grapevine, TX

                                          Covey, David    (Self) , Orange, TX

                                          Duncan, Melissa   Texas Alliance for Life  (Self; Texas Alliance for Life), Pflugerville, TX

                                          Hodges, Dana    (Self) , Orange, TX

                                          Holcomb, Terry    (Self) , Coldspring, TX

                                          Horne, Emily    (Self; Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX

                                          Jones, Marcus    (Self; Texas Values Action), Argyle, TX

                                          Jones, Robin   Mrs  (Self; Texas Values Action), Argyle, TX

                                          Matocha, Dustin   Executive Director  (Self; Empower Texans), Austin, TX

                                          Parma, Rebecca    (Self; Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX

                                          Procter, Katherine   Miss  (Self; Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX

                                          Saenz, Jonathan   President  (Texas Values), Austin, TX

                                          Vaughn, Jason    (Self; Pro-Life Texas), Round Rock, TX

                                          York, Ruth    (Self) , Cisco, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Alford, Caleb    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Alvarez, Gerald    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Amato, Sam    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Amderson, Eric    (Self) , Austin, TX, TX

                                          Andree, Bethany    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Ausley, Robbie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Bailey, Jill    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Benavidez, Valerie    (Self) , Austin, TX

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              Health & Human Services

                                          Benbow, Michael    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Bennett, Amanda    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Bonner, Charles    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Bostur, Jill    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Botsford, Bailey    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Bresettemills, Bj   Mrs  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Brooks, Linda    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Burleson, John   Mr  (Self; Travis County Resistance), Austin, TX

                                          Burr, Elizabeth    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Busby, Heather   Executive director  (Self; NARAL Pro-Choice Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Cacique-Borja, Yunuen    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Cantu, Tehya    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Capetola, Christine    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Cardwell, Kacie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Cato, Genevieve    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Cedillo, Stacia    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Chambers, Courtney    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Chen, Winn    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Compton, Ann    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Cooper, Alecia    (Self) , TX, TX

                                          Cornell, Victor    (Self) , Round Rock, TX

                                          Coyle, Steve    (Self) , Austin Texas, TX

                                          Craddock, Amy    (Self; Texas Women for Justice), New Caney, TX

                                          Cramer, Pat    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Crow, Michael    (Self) , San antonio, TX

                                          Davis, Dixie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Davis, Susan    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Delaney, Raette    (Self) , Cedar Park,, TX

                                          Ditullio, Naomi    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Divakaran, Vijay    (Self) , Round rock, TX

                                          Dixon, Bronwyn    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Donaho, Kate    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Donnelly, Sophia    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Donovan, Amy   Mrs  (Self) , Round Rock, TX

                                          Doyel, Elizabeth    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Driscoll, Riley    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Droll, Eleanor    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Drummer, Mary    (Self; Texas Equal Access Fund), Dallas, TX

                                          Durham, Pam    (Self; Tarrant County Democratic Woman's Club), Fort Worth, TX

                                          Echternach, Julia    (Self) , Austin, TX

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                                          Edmonds, Erin    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Elman, Anna    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Erkan, Claire    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Eyman, Stacey    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Fagan, Sarah    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Farrar, Rose    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Fero, Mary    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Filipelli, Laurie   Ms  (Self; Literary Women in Action), Austin, TX

                                          Flores, Laura    (Self) , Dripping Springs, TX

                                          Fox, Marcia    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Freedman, Alan   Rabbi  (Self; Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas and Texas Freedom

                                          Network), Austin, TX

                                          Galloway, H. Drew   Executive Director  (Self; MOVE San Antonio), San Antonio, TX

                                          Ganesh, Anandhi   MD  (Self) , Round rock, TX

                                          Garcia, Liam   Manager  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Garcia, Manny   Deputy Executive Director  (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX

                                          Garcia-Ditta, Alexa    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Geoffray, Kami    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Gessner, McKenna    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Gibbs, Ellen    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Glass, Nancy    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Glickman, Anne    (Self) , West Lake Hills, TX

                                          Gross, Scott    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Guy, Linda   RN,PNP  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Haden, Lorri    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Hanson, Mary Kay    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Harad, Alyssa    (Self; Literary Women in Action), Austin, TX

                                          Hayes, Holly    (Self) , Pflugerville, TX

                                          Hicks, Thomas    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Hillock, Emily    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Holmes, Sylvia    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Hunt, Lisa   Rev  (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Jennings, Steven    (Self) , Spring Branch, TX

                                          Johnson, Bethany    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Jones, Frederick    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Juren, Max    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Kane, Ami    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Kantor, Julie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Kelley, Patricia    (Self; Women's March San Antonio), Austin, TX

                                          Kirk, Kelli   Public school counselor  (Self) , Austin, TX

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                                          Knox, Kaye    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Kurtz, Dona    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          LeBleu, Stephanie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Leon-Guerrero, Tiffany    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Long, Maryann    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Low, Richard    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Low, Savanah    (Self) , Austin,Texas, TX

                                          Maldonado, Linda    (Self) , San Antonio, TX

                                          Marchbanks, Tracey    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Martin, Emily    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Maxey, Glen    (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX

                                          Mayfield, Jennifer    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          McDermott, Paula   Ms.  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          McFarland, Jane    (Self; Texas League of Women Voters), Briarcliff, TX

                                          Mcgovern, Michael    (Self) , Tx, TX

                                          McJunkins, Phillip    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          McKeon, Isadora    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Meadows, Susan    (Self) , Round Rock, TX

                                          Medrano, Margarita    (Self) , Tx, TX

                                          Mickenberg, Julia   Dr.  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Miller, Cyral    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Miller, Grace    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Montgomery, Elizabeth    (Self) , San Antonio, TX

                                          Morales, Kathy    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Morgan, Lora    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Muller, Sandra    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Neuendorff, Alexa    (Self) , Round Rock, TX

                                          Newland, Amy    (Self; Central TX10 Indivisible), La Grange, TX

                                          ODonnell, Lisa    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Oleson, Steve    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          ONeil, Donald   Mr  (Self) , Georgetown, TX

                                          Parks, Virginia   Social Worker  (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Paszalek, Chrissy    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Paynter, Mary Kathryn    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Peek, Whitney    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Peoples, Karen    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          PERKINS, CRYSTAL   EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Perkins, Deena    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Perkins, Katy   Lmsw-AP  (Self; NASW), Dallas, TX, TX

                                          Person, Maria    (Self) , Austin, TX

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                                          Pintchovski, Susan    (Self) , Austin Tx, TX

                                          Prado, Jessica    (Self) , Benbrook, TX

                                          Randolph, Mary Faye    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          ReppertAltounian, Vicki    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Rodriguez, Jaime    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Rogoff, Regina    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Rosshirt, Ryan    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Sanchez, Rebecca    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Schuller, Lauren    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Scott, Kim    (Self) , Georgetown, TX

                                          Shapiro, Rachel    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Shapiro, Robyn    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Sharpe, Mary    (Self; Friends for Civil Action), Austin, TX

                                          Sherwood, Melanie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Shirk, Karan    (The ones that love and care about ther people), Austin, TX

                                          Short, Ronald    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Shortnacy, Stephen    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Sikes, Chloe    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Sikes, Linda    (Self) , Tx, TX

                                          Simone, Vanessa    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Simpson, Matt    (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Smith, Mackenzie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Soutter, Annie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Stears, Jacklyn    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Stokes, Henry    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Sturm, Nikole    (Self; Atx dsa queer coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Suits, Stacy   Travis County Constable  (Self; Travis County Constable Pct 3), Austin, TX

                                          Tally, Mary    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Tally, Mary    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Thomas, Will    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Thowfeek, Tariq    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Topping, Joyce    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Tourtelott, James    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Troschinetz, Amy    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Trussell, Emily    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Valentine, Ryan   Deputy Director  (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX

                                          Vowell, Elizabeth    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Walker, Cliff    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Wallace, Chelsea    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Wann, Brian    (Self) , Austin, TX

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                                          Weihs, Diana   MD  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Wells, Teena Marie    (Self) , Austim, TX

                                          Wheat, Sarah    (Self; Planned Parenthood), Austin, TX

                                          Whilde, Margaret    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Wilkison, Birk    (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX

                                          Wilson, Ryan    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Winfield, Nakia    (Self; Nasw TX), Austin, TX

                                          Woiton, Sonia    (Self) , Plano, TX

                                          Yelverton, Brittany    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Young Brim, Rebecca   PhD  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Ziolkowski, Mel    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Zwiener, Erin    (Self) , Driftwood, TX

                        ON:

                                          Huss, Jonathan   Interim Associate Commissioner  (Dept of State Health Services), Austin,

                                          TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        AGAINST:

                                          Kerker, Juliana    (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists-Texas), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Saslavsky, Elisa    (Self) , Ausrin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Whitehurst, Darren    (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

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