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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Justice

            May 21, 2021 8:30 AM

            HB 558

                  AGAINST:

                                 Place, Allen  Attorney (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association), Austin, TX

            HB 624

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hackney-Szmansk, Jennifer  Public Affairs (Combined Law Enforcement Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Sinclair, David  Legislative Consultant (Game Warden Peace Officer Association),

                                 Pflugerville, TX

            HB 679

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Ehlers, Scott  Director of Public Defense Improvement (Texas Indigent Defense

                                 Commission), Austin, TX

            HB 721

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer  Executive Director (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX

                                 Dick, Shawn  District Attorney (Williamson County District Attorney's Office),

                                 Georgetown, TX

                                 Leihardt, Carl  Lieutenant Investigator (Williamson County District Attorney), Georgetown,

                                 TX

                                 Sinclair, David  Legislative Consultant (Game Warden Peace Officer Association),

                                 Pflugerville, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Lovitt, Matthew  Peer Policy Fellow (National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

            HB 757

                  ON:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon  Director of Government Relations (Texas District & County Attorneys

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer  Executive Director (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX

                                 Castillo, Alycia  Policy Analyst (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Tucker, Terra  Texas State Director (Alliance for Safety and Justice), Austin, TX

                                 Wheeler, Julie  IGR Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

            HB 1306

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Justice

            May 21, 2021 8:30 AM

                                 Sinclair, David  Legislative Consultant (Game Warden Peace Officer Association),

                                 Pflugerville, TX

            HB 2352

                  FOR:

                                 Tucker, Jennifer  Vice President Workforce Advancement (Goodwill Central Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer  Executive Director (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas Association off Goodwills), Austin, TX

                                 Castillo, Alycia  Policy Analyst (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Harris, Ashley B.  Director of Policy (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Hudson, Nick  Policy and Advocacy Strategist (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Mudge, Jennifer  Public Policy Director (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX

                                 Munoz, Ned  (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Pressley, Nikki  Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Tucker, Terra  Director (Alliance for Safety and Justice & Crime Survivors for Safety and

                                 Justice), Austin, TX

            HB 2357

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Mudge, Jennifer  Public Policy Coordinator (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

            HB 2831

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Castillo, Alycia  Policy Analyst (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Harris, Ashley B.  Director of Policy (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Lovitt, Matthew  Peer Policy Fellow (National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Toon, Jennifer  Mental Health Peer Policy Fellow (Coalition of Texas with Disabilities),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Wood, Brandon  Executive Director (Texas Commission on Jail Standards), Austin, TX

            HB 3114

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Wood, Brandon  Executive Director (Texas Commission on Jail Standards), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Justice

            May 21, 2021 8:30 AM

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Blackburn, David  County Judge (Bell County), Belton, TX

            HB 3157

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer  (Texas Catholic Conference Bishops), Austin, TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

            HB 3452

                  FOR:

                                 Sledd, Keith  Executive Director/ Chair (HOTDA/ Committee to Support the Military),

                                 Killeen, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hackney-Szmansk, Jennifer  Public Affairs (Combined Law Enforcement Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Lovitt, Matthew  Peer Policy Fellow (National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX

                                 Sinclair, David  Legislative Consultant (Game Warden Peace Officer Association),

                                 Pflugerville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Wood, Brandon  Executive Director (Texas Commission on Jail Standards), Austin, TX

            HB 4149

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Hackney-Szmansk, Jennifer  Public Affairs (Combined Law Enforcement Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Lovitt, Matthew  Peer Policy Fellow (National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Wood, Brandon  Executive Director (Texas Commission on Jail Standards), Austin, TX

            HB 4293

                  FOR:

                                 Meed, Alex   (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Goodwill Central Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Casas, Amelia  Policy Analyst (Texas Fair Defense Project), Austin, TX

                                 Castillo, Alycia  Policy Analyst (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                 Harris, Ashley B.  Director of Policy (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Herring, Megan  Manager of Government Affairs (Texas Association of Business), Austin,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Justice

            May 21, 2021 8:30 AM

                                 Hudson, Nicholas  Policy and Advocacy Strategist (American Civil Liberties Union of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Johnson, Neel  Chief Deputy (Justice of Peace and Constables Association), Austin, TX

                                 Mitchell, Kathy  Policy Coordinator (Just Liberty), Austin, TX

                                 Pressley, Nikki  Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Tucker, Jennifer  Vice President Workforce Advancement (Goodwill Central Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Tucker, Terra  Director (Alliance for Safety and Justice), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ehlers, Scott  Director of Public Defense Improvement (Office of Court Administration),

                                 Austin, TX

            HB 4338

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Wheeler, Julie  IGR Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas   (Self), San Antonio, TX