WITNESS LIST

            Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee

            March 21, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            Cybersecurity

                 On:

                                 Solow, Yair (Cygov)

            Gun Laws in Texas

                 On:

                                 Bowie, RenEarl (Texas dps)

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))

                                 Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)

            HB 134

                 For:

                                 Douglas, James (Self; NAACP)

                 On:

                                 Vickers, Kim (Commission on Law Enforcement)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Taylor, Latosha (Grassroots Leadership)

                 Against:

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

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

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

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Schiele, Andrea (Self; JPCA)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

            HB 300

                 For:

                                 Briscoe, Rick (Open Carry Texas)

                                 Fullam, Jason (Self; Security Officers, Brotherhood)

                                 Gillaspy, John-Michael (Self; Texas Carry)

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Abigail (Self)

                                 Allison, Leah (Self)

                                 Bokros, Kathleen (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self; Texans For Accountable Government)

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

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

                                 Mccorkle, Jerry (Self)

                                 Mccorkle, Judith (Self)

                                 Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Singleton, James (Self)

                                 Watson, Stephen (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Mendoza, Elva (Self)

                 On:

                                 Bowie, RenEarl (Texas department of public safety)

                                 Bowie, RenEarl (Texas department of public safety)

            HB 567

                 For:

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Blain, Charles (Restore justice usa)

                                 Bokros, Kathleen (Self)

                                 Bonner, Hannah (Self; The Shout)

                                 Briscoe, Rick (Open Carry Texas)

                                 Cargill, Michael (Self; Texans For Accountable Government)

                                 Cohn, Kali (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Dozier, Teresa (Self)

                                 Hall, Jennifer (Just Liberty)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self; Texax Carry)

                                 McMahon, Sukyi (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Texas Young Republican Federation)

                                 Moore, Chas (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Petersen, Randall (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Tucker, Mirissa (Self; Join The Movement PVAMU)

                 Against:

                                 Halbert, Kyle (Bryan Police Department)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Abigail (Self)

                                 Allison, Leah (Self)

                                 Bussey, Faith (Self)

                                 Connolly, Joao Paulo (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Fullam, Jason (Self; Security Officers, Brotherhood)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Gillaspy, John-Michael (Self; Texas Carry)

                                 Granfortuna, Laura (Self)

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

                                 Hooks, Traci (Self)

                                 King, Read (Self)

                                 Lester, Nancy (Self)

                                 Mann, Fatima (Counter Balance Foundation)

                                 Meitzen, Nicole (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Peek, Alexandra (Self)

                                 Prior, Andy (Self)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Ross, Robyn (Self)

                                 Spitzer, Amanda (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Woods, Ashton P (Self; Black Lives Matter: Houston)

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Baker, Donald (Austin Police Department)

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

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

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Chambers County Sheriffs Office)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

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

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 May, Matt (Houston Police Department)

                                 McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Schiele, Andrea (Self; JPCA)

                                 Stephens, Stephanie (Self; Nacogdoches County Attorney's Office)

                                 Tittle, Gary (Dallas Police Department, Office of the Chief of Police)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                                 Vickers, Kim (Commission on Law Enforcement)

            HB 574

                 For:

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Bonner, Hannah (Self; The Shout)

                                 Cargill, Michael (Texans For Accountable Government)

                                 Cohn, Kali (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Dozier, Teresa (Self)

                                 Hall, Jennifer (Just liberty)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 McMahon, Sukyi (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moore, Chas (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Petersen, Randall (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Tucker, Mirissa (Self; Join The Movement PVAMU)

                                 Woods, Ashton P (Self; Black Lives Matter: Houston)

                 Against:

                                 Briscoe, Rick (Open Carry Texas)

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

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Jones, Scott (Bryan Police Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bokros, Kathleen (Self)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

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

                                 Harding, Vincent (Self; Chair of Travis County Democratic Party)

                                 Lester, Nancy (Self)

                                 Meitzen, Nicole (Self)

                                 Moreno, Celina (Self; Meixcan American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Ross, Robyn (Self)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                                 Taylor, Latosha (Grassroots Leadership)

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Baker, Donald (Austin Police Department)

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

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

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Chambers County Sheriffs Office)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

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

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 May, Matt (Houston Police Department)

                                 McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Schiele, Andrea (Self; JPCA)

                                 Tittle, Gary (Dallas Police Department, Office of the Chief of Police)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

            HB 873

                 For:

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

                 Against:

                                 Holcomb, Terry (Self; Texax Carry)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Gillaspy, John-Michael (Self; Texas Carry)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 960

                 Against:

                                 Oliveri, Rosalie (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)

                 On:

                                 Vickers, Kim (Commission on Law Enforcement)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Association)

                                 Fullam, Jason (Self; Security Officers, Brotherhood)

                                 Gillaspy, John-Michael (Self; Texas Carry)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 Against:

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Lamb, Catherine (Self; Texas Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense)

                                 Mendoza, Elva (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Helenberg, John (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

            HB 1503

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Prestridge, Derek (Texas DPS)

            HB 1526

                 For:

                                 Cordova, Paul (Self; Rice University Police Department)

                                 McGee, Steve (Self; Texas Christian University)

                                 Sexton, Shane (Self; St Edwards University PD)

                                 Shafer, Richard (Self; Tacupa and smu)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

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

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Martinez, Ray (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT))

                                 McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sargent, Gary (Self; University of Mary Hardin Baylor Police Department)

            HB 1545

                 For:

                                 Claude, Michael (Nacogdoches ISD)

                 On:

                                 Holmes, Randy (Capital Area Council of Government Regional Law Enforcement Academy)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 Against:

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

                                 Meitzen, Nicole (Self)

                 On:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Vickers, Kim (Commission on Law Enforcement)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1750

                 For:

                                 Gladden, Jeff (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Retired Officers Association)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Assoc)

                 On:

                                 Vickers, Kim (Commission on Law Enforcement)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ash, Ky (Department of Public Safety Officers Association)

                 On:

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Texas DPS)

            HB 1779

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Moninger, Steve (Dept of Public Safety)

            HB 1780

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 1811

                 For:

                                 Wilkison, Charley (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Vickers, Kim (Commission on Law Enforcement)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Banda, Ervey (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)

                                 Harrison, Todd (Self; Combined law enforcement associations of texas)

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

                                 May, Matt (Houston Police Department)

                                 McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2050

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Association)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 On:

                                 Beauchamp, John (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)

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