WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            April 6, 2021 - 8:00 AM

            HB 653

                 Against:

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

                                 Hunt, Lauren (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Meade, Alex (Self; Texas Regional Bank)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

            HB 1447

                 For:

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Hunt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

            HB 1617

                 For:

                                 Blanchard, Adam (Self; Double Diamond Transport, Inc.)

                                 Brenner, David (Texas Assoc. of Defense Counsel)

                                 Bretches, Geoffrey (Self)

                                 Burrus, David (Self; Lorance Thompson)

                                 Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Hughes, Rob (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Mills, Derek (Self)

                                 Mondics, John (Self; Mondics Insurance Group)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                 Against:

                                 Aboka, Alexander (Self)

                                 Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Bruggeman, Adam (Self; Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Chin, Jonathan (Self)

                                 Chun, Christopher (Self; Physicians for Free Market Healthcare)

                                 Cummings, Cornell (Self)

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                 Against:

                                 Dillin, Linden (Self)

                                 Hayden, Shawn (Self; Physicians for free market healthcare)

                                 Hergert, Tyce (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 Kukkar, Nitin (Self)

                                 Lawson, Dr William (Self; Texas chiropractic association)

                                 Leonard, Michael (Self; Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons)

                                 Li, Sam (Self)

                                 Marks, Robert (Self)

                                 Martinez, Daniel (Self)

                                 Mcelroy, Alfred (Self)

                                 Miranda, Hector (Self)

                                 Pallares, Victor (Self)

                                 Parker, Chrysanthe (Self)

                                 Patel, Shivani (Self)

                                 Patel, Survam (Self)

                                 Payrovan, Arash (Self)

                                 Reece, Brian (Self)

                                 Rosenstein, Jacob (Self)

                                 Smith, Aaron (Self)

                                 Turner, Robert (Self; Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System)

                                 Wasserman, Jeff (Self)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                                 Williams, Aldon (Aldon B Williams MD PA Advance spinal Pain Management)

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Cesar (Texas Hospital Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and

                                 Industrial Branch)

                                 Borgelt, Roger (Self; CALA)

                                 Borskey, Mark (Texas Recreational Vehicle Association)

                                 Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)

                                 Burklund, Adam (Sentry Insurance)

                                 Burklund, Adam (National Waste and Recycling Association)

                                 Davis, Joy (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Engelke, Tommy (Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council)

                                 Esparza, John (Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

                                 Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Hubert, Martin (Sysco Corporation)

                                 Hubert, Martin (Texas Poultry Federation)

                                 Kearns, Dennis (Texas Railroad Association)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Meyers, Lucas (The Travelers Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries)

                                 Morris, Joe (Texas Forestry Association)

                                 Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC))

                                 Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Simmons, Carrie (Liberty Mutual)

                                 Sims, Taylor (United Parcel Service)

                                 Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)

                                 Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)

                                 Strama, Keith (ExxoMobil)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

                                 Tredway, CJ (Texas Towing & Storage Association)

                                 Trevino, Fernando (Lyft, Inc)

                                 Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)

                                 Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)

                                 Williams, Mark (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Williams, Thomas (Self; Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Dow, Inc.)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association of Texas, Texas Crane Owners

                                 Association)

                                 Zapata, Mireya (Lumbermen's Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas trial lawyers assn)

                                 Jahadi, Mo (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)

                                 Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Wright, Eric (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)

                 On:

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Jackson, Brian (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)

            HB 1794

                 For:

                                 Kita, Matthew (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Realtors)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Hill, Jarrett (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)

                                 Opiela, Eric (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)

                                 Stone, Harold (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Thompson, Jay (Afact)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)

            HB 1875

                 For:

                                 Ale, John (Self)

                                 Benoit, Brent (Self)

                                 Harrell, David (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)

                                 Podvin Jr, F John (Self; Chair, Texas Business Law Foundation)

                                 Tankersley, Michael (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)

                                 Young, Evan (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)

                 Against:

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Informed Citizens)

                                 Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Richards, Dan (Self; ABOTA)

                                 Weatherly, Grace (Self; Tex-ABOTA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Damen, Jason (Energy Transfer)

                                 Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)

                                 Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers. Association)

                                 Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Kuhl, John (TBLF)

                                 Mains, Chuck (Yexas Business Law Foundation)

                                 Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)

                                 Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Phillips, Thomas (Self)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

            HB 1930

                 For:

                                 Reichman, Jeff (January Advisors)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 McAllister, Trish (Self; Texas Access to Justice Commission)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)

            HB 2086

                 For:

                                 Herbert, Timothy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Albright, Steven (Associated General Contractors of Texas- Highway Heavy Utility and

                                 Industrial Branch)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

            HB 2144

                 For:

                                 Lin, Elbert (U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)

                 Against:

                                 Fombonne, Jonathan (Harris County Attorney's Office)

                                 McGeary, Judith (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borgelt, Roger (Self; CALA)

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil company)

                                 Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Opiela, Eric (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Roberts, Cary (US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)

                                 Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Watts, Mikal (Self)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                 On:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 2912

                 For:

                                 Blint, Jay (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Ray, Weston (Self; TCAA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chu, Nicholas (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association)

                                 Kahne, David (Self)

                                 Kozanecki, Nancy (Self; HOA Reform Coalition of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Autin, Kevin (Self; Crystal Falls Homeowners Association)

                                 Krueger, John (Associa)

            HB 2919

                 Against:

                                 Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

            HB 2923

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

                                 Hunt, Lauren (Self)

            HB 3063

                 For:

                                 Cook, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities Coalition)

                                 Hickson, Melissa (Self)

                                 Lynn, Gary (Self; Gary J Lynn Foundation)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Ogbogu, Kingsley (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Hammond, Terry (Self; Texas Guardianship Association)

                                 Hill, Brian (Self)

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Walker, Clifford (Self)

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Cesar (Texas Hospital Association (and Texas Medical Association for HB 3063))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Miller-Fellows, Sarah (Girls Empowerment Network)

                                 Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)

                 Against:

                                 Atwood, Missy (Self)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Hunt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Pojman, Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Lifr)

                 On:

                                 Brush, Ramona (Self; Texas Guardianship Association member)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Gerken, Lauren (Texas council for developmental disabilities)

            HB 3126

                 For:

                                 King, Ben (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Hunt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Walker, Clifford (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hill, Brian (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)

                 Against:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Travis County Probate Court)

                                 Hopper, Craig (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3150

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Realtors)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)

                 Against:

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)

            HB 3334

                 For:

                                 Driver, Devin (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Erickson Collins, Christel (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Luna, Margarita (Self; Statewide Leadership Coumcil)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Just Liberty)

                                 Osborn, Hope (Texas 2036)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Reaves, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                 Against:

                                 Roberts, Cary (County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Barbee, Andrew (TDCJ)

            HB 3338

                 For:

                                 Miklos, Robert (City of Mesquite)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self)

                                 Craig, George (Houston Police Department)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Vunderink, Gregg (Self)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

            HB 3365

                 Against:

                                 Rivela, Serina (University Health)

                                 Roth, Steven (Parkand Health & Hospital System)

                 On:

                                 Singer, Paul (Office of the Attorney General)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Luna, Margarita (Self; Statewide Leadership Coumcil)

                                 Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                                 Smith, Jamaal (City of Houston, Office of the Mayor Sylvester Turner)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban COunties)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Watts, Mikal (Self)

            HB 3595

                 For:

                                 Aschmann, Adam (Greater Houston Builders Association and Tilson Homes and Self)

                                 Bowling, Randy (Self; El Paso Association of Builders)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Rudnicki, James (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas trial lawyers assn)

                                 Fahy, Brandon (Self)

                                 Fulcher, Lisa (Self)

                                 Kaye, Gina (Self)

                                 McReynolds, John (Self)

                                 Metcalfe, Sally (Self; TTLA)

                                 Uribe, Monica (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crone, Phil (Dallas Builders Association)

                                 Kirkpatrick, Shawn (Self; KB Home)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 McCord, John (NFIB)

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)

                 Against:

                                 Heyer, Connie (Texas community association advocates)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

            HB 3774

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS COURT REPORTERS ASSOCIATION)

                                 Williams, M Paige (Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

                 On:

                                 Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)

            HB 3822

                 For:

                                 Moran, Nathaniel (Smith County)

                                 Putman, Jacob (Self; Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

            HB 3984

                 For:

                                 Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Jackson, Brian (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                 Against:

                                 Woods, Joe (American Property and Casualty Insurance Association)

            HB 4172

                 For:

                                 Breemer, J David (Pacific Legal Foundation)

                                 Robb, Marie (City of Galveston District Six and Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)

                 On:

                                 Land, David (Texas General Land Office)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 4218

                 For:

                                 Marble, Reagan (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Modglin, Jason (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidential Petroleum)

            HB 4344

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Habersham, Jacqueline (State Commission on Judicial Conduct)

            HB 4422

                 For:

                                 Bratton, Nathan (Webb County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Medford, Leroy (Webb county)

                                 Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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