WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            March 16, 2021 - 8:00 AM

            HB 105

                 For:

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Ramirez, Erika (Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Asociation of Health Plans)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Zalkovsky, Emily (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 149

                 For:

                                 Acklin, Myrna (Self)

                                 Berezin, Michael (City of Missouri City)

                                 Boney, Jeffrey (City of Missouri City)

                                 Japko, Rebecca (Self; Parents and Allies for Remarkable Texans)

                                 Mayfield, Stacey (Self)

                 On:

                                 Dionne-Vahalik, Michelle (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Martinez, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Ducayet, Patricia (Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman)

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 158

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Melissa (Self; Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas)

                                 Hutzler, Kristin (Self; Birth Boot Camp)

                                 Rose, Haley (Circle Up United Methodist Women for Moms)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Keysor, Georgia (Self)

                                 Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Zalkovsky, Emily (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 168

                 For:

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of Texans With Disabilities)

                 On:

                                 Colangelo, Laura (Texas Private School Association)

                                 Gerken, Lauren (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)

                                 Lucey, Ronald (Governor's Committee on People With Disabilities)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Flores, Lisa (Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)

                                 Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Mcguire, Kristin (TCASE)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Richards, Julie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 343

                 Against:

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

                                 Prasil, Jasmine (Self)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

            HB 1003

                 For:

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                 On:

                                 Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)

                                 Richards, Julie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1019

                 For:

                                 Obledo, Jr., Mario (San Antonio Food Bank)

                                 Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1187

                 On:

                                 Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Castillo, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 1387

                 Against:

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Texas gun sense)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Walker, Nancy (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Richards, Julie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1516

                 For:

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Hilary (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Simmons, Carrie (Opportunity Solutions Project)

                 Against:

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Sheldon, Tyler (Texas State Employees Union)

                 On:

                                 Arbour, Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

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