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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Corrections Committee

            April 4, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 1342

                 For:

                                 Greer, Mia (Self)

                                 Holik, Haley (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Johnson, David (Self; Grassroots Leadership and Texas Advocates for Justice)

                                 Norton, Kaden (Prison Fellowship Ministries)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Tucker, Terra (Alliance for Safety and Justice)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Erschabek, Jennifer (Self; Texas Inmate Families Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self; Grassroots Leadership)

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

                                 Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hutchens, Mia (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Levin, Marc (Self)

                                 Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers)

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Midland County District Attorneys Office)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Midland County District Attorneys Office)

                                 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

                                 Simmons, Carrie (Opportunity Solutions Project)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Bowman, Brad (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)

                                 Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)

            HB 1343

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chatham, Jimmie (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)

                 On:

                                 McCown, Angie (Texas Departmentof Criminal Justice)

            HB 1621

                 For:

                                 Malouff, Charlie (Self)

                 On:

                                 Brown, Dennis (Lee College)

                                 Carpenter, Clint (Windham)

                                 Colbert, Paul (Self)

                                 Hurley, Sam (Trinity Valley Community College)

                                 Zuniga, Donna (Lee college-Huntsville Center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self; Grassroots Leadership)

                                 Johnson, David (Self; Grassroots Leadership and Texas Advocates for Justice)

                                 Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers)

                                 Sheldon, Robert (Self)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Hinojosa, Rene (TDCJ)

            HB 2012

                 For:

                                 Linney, Tom (Self; Animal legal defense fund)

                                 Ortiz, Francesca (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hubbard, John (Self; Animal Legal Defense Fund)

                                 Jarl, Katie (The Humane Society)

                                 Johnson, Aaron (Self)

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

                                 Randolph, Ian (Animal Legal Defense Fund)

                                 Sheldon, Robert (Self)

                                 White, David (Texas Humane Legislation Network)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2519

                 For:

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Self; Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Levin, Marc (Self)

                                 Patrick, Arnold (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Speasmaker, Alycia (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erschabek, Jennifer (Self; Texas Inmate Families Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Guio, Alexandra (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self; Grassroots Leadership)

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

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers)

                 On:

                                 Green, Carey (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

            HB 2897

                 For:

                                 Crocker, Patricia (Self; The R.L. & Patricia Crocker Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

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

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Levin, Marc (Self)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Zamora, April (Self)

            HB 3078

                 For:

                                 Cammack, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Fuentes, Gabriella (Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Levin, Marc (TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION)

                                 Linder, Lindsey (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Marston, Catherine (Self; Free Battered Texas Women)

                                 Taylor, Katrina (Self)

                                 Tipton, Torey (Allies Against Slavery)

                 On:

                                 Gutierrez, David (Texas Board of Pardons & Paroles)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Cheaney, Mary (Self)

                                 Cogan, Josh (Self; Outlast Youth)

                                 Erschabek, Jennifer (Self; Texas Inmate Families Association)

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

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Phan, Linda (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 On:

                                 Vincent, Mallory (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 Wells, Bettie (Texas Board of Pardons and Parole)

            HB 3582

                 For:

                                 Gutierrez, Jaime (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

                                 Nodolf, Laura (Midland County District Attorneys Office)

                                 Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)

                 On:

                                 Place, Allen (Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Westfall, Mollee (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office)

                                 Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Guio, Alexandra (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                                 Lewis, Ron (Coalition of Ignition Interlock Manufacturers)

                                 Nannini, Brandy (Responsibility.org)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Green, Carey (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

            HB 3831

                 For:

                                 Casas, Amelia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Guio, Alexandra (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Levin, Marc (TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Palomo, Beckie (Self)

                                 Patrick, Arnold (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                                 Perez jr, Rodolfo (Travis county CSCD)

                                 Westfall, Mollee (Self)

                 On:

                                 Green, Carey (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erschabek, Jennifer (Self; Texas Inmate Families Association)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Oertel, Lauren (Self; Texas Inmate Families Association)

                 Against:

                                 Sheldon, Robert (Self)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 4044

                 For:

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Levin, Marc (TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION)

                                 Patrick, Arnold (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Green, Carey (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erschabek, Jennifer (Self; Texas Inmate Families Association)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Tucker, Terra (Alliance for Safety and Justice)

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