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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

            March 25, 2019 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjournment/recess or bill referral if permission granted

            HB 24

                 For:

                                 Cordell, Billy (Burleson Police Department)

                                 DeLongchamp, Francine (Self)

                                 Shetter, Ken (Self; City of Burleson and One Safe Place)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Gallego, Pete (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Ofc)

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

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

                 Against:

                                 Grace Jr., James (The Houston Area Women's Center)

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

                                 Phan, Linda (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Urias, Ambrosia (Self; Texas Advocacy Project)

            HB 37

                 For:

                                 Hernadez, Homer (Self; Texas state association of letter carrier)

                                 Prichard, Shad (Hollywood park police dpt)

                                 Sholund, Robert (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Siemens, Johnny (Castle Hills Police Department)

                 On:

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Chancellor, Jchancellor3257@gmail.com (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Gallego, Pete (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Ofc)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio police officers association)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 156

                 For:

                                 Mccary, Kevin (El Paso County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (EL PASO COUNTY)

                                 Williams, Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney)

            HB 480

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

            HB 534

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

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

                                 Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)

            HB 934

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Clark, John (Self; OperationTexas Shield)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)

                                 Key, Tammy (Self)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Schlueter, Thomas (Self; Texas Apostolic Prayer Network)

                                 Senese, Kathryn (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 On:

                                 Huntzinger, Charissa (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1216

                 For:

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Place, Shea (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Clark, John (Self; OperationTexas Shield)

                                 Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Erickson collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Franklin, Allison (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Gallego, Pete (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Ofc)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Kerr, Lonzo (TEXAS NAACP)

                                 Reyes, Gus (Self; Christian life commission, Texas Baptists)

                                 Rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio police officers association)

                                 Rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio police officers association)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

            HB 1240

                 For:

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Williams, Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erickson collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Kerr, Lonzo (TEXAS NAACP)

                                 Meredith, Amy (Travis County District Attorney)

                                 Moore, Chas (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1319

                 For:

                                 Mccary, Kevin (El Paso County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (EL PASO COUNTY)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Williams, Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney)

                 On:

                                 Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association)

            HB 1381

                 For:

                                 Wilson, Patrick (Self; Ellis County District Attorney’s Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chancellor, Jchancellor3257@gmail.com (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Assoc.)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

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

                 Against:

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Central Texas)

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                 On:

                                 Gaspar, Adrian (Disability Rights Texas)

            HB 1539

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erickson collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Moore, Chas (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Williams, Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney)

                 Against:

                                 Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Assoc.)

            HB 1609

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 1686

                 For:

                                 Hall, Donna Dell (Self)

                                 Wood, Mark (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Phan, Linda (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Sadlier, Taylor (Self)

            HB 2058

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

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

                                 Reyes, Gus (Self; Christian life commission, Texas Baptists)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

            HB 2260

                 On:

                                 Holt, Lynn (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chancellor, Jchancellor3257@gmail.com (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Assoc.)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

            HB 2360

                 For:

                                 Hicks, James (Taylor County Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Erickson collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

                                 HELWIG, BILL (YOAKUM COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY)

                                 Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Moore, Chas (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

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

                                 Williams, Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Wilson, Patrick (Self; Ellis County District Attorney’s Office)

                 On:

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

            HB 2613

                 For:

                                 Scaramucci, Joseph (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Clark, John (Self; OperationTexas Shield)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2731

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Clark, John (Self; Operation Texas Shield)

                                 Knapp, Lisa (Self; The ayustin 20)

                                 Rudoff, Jenna (Self; Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Scaramucci, Joseph (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)

                                 Land, Stephanie (Self; The Austin 20)

                                 Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League)

                                 Shoemaker, Bridget (Self; Austin 20)

            HB 2768

                 For:

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Levin, Marc (TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATIOM)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Erickson collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Gallego, Pete (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Ofc)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Williams, Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney)

            HB 2789

                 For:

                                 Herd, Whitney (Bumble)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bradford, Trayce (Self)

                                 Castle, Mary (Texas Values)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)

            HB 2823

                 For:

                                 Fitch, Michael (Texas Association of Sports Officials)

                                 Patterson, Lynn (Self; Paris THSBOA)

            HB 2951

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Central Texas)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Masey, Chris (Coalition  of  Texans  with  Disabilities)

                                 Phan, Linda (Texas Council on Family Violence)

            HB 3109

                 For:

                                 Cantu, Richard (East Aldine District)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Assoc.)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Self; Dallas Police Assoc/FOP716 State FOP)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

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

                                 Kivela, Anthony (Self)

                                 Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Lesko, Michael (Texas DPS)

            HB 3206

                 For:

                                 Abdulla, Allaudin Beau (Love People Not Pixels)

                                 Bacy, Shani (The Landing)

                                 Dougall, Desirie (Self; Redeemed Ministries)

                                 Dudley, Tracy (Self)

                                 Franklin, Allison (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Mcgibbon, Katherine (Self)

                                 Mckay, Kelsey (Self)

                                 Pous, Lisa (Self)

                                 Scaramucci, Joseph (Self)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Self)

                                 Strother, Sophia (Self)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Wolff, Sandra (Self)

                 On:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aylor, Candace (Self)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Erickson collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

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

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Harris, Chris (Just Liberty)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Moore, Chas (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Williams, Paige (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney)

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