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 WITNESS LIST

 HB 506

 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

 Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee

 April 5, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

 Against :

 Bittner, Marc (Self; 33rd & 424th Judicial District Juvenile Probation Department (Blanco,

 Burnet, Gillespie, Llano and San Saba Counties))

 On :

 Bernstein, Jamie (Children’s Commission)

 Registering, but not testifying:

 For :

 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

 Bell, Amanda (Self)

 Bissex, Ramsey (Self)

 Brainard, Leo (Self)

 Carranza, Susana (Self)

 Carson, Bethany (Self; Grassroots Leadership)

 Castillo, Alycia (Self; Texas Center for Justice and Equity)

 Chatterjee, Vivian (Self)

 Coco, Andy (Self)

 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

 Garcia, Araceli (Self)

 Garcia, Makailynn (Self)

 Garnett, Audrey (Dallas County District Attorney’s Office)

 Goforth, Patricia (Self)

 Griffith, Idona (Self)

 Jones, Tiffany (Self)

 Luna, Maggie (Self; Statewide Leadership Council)

 Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)

 Martinez, Martin (Self; Texas Appleseed)

 Munyon, Raleigh (Self)

 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

 Sallee, Shelley (Self)

 Shannon, Rachael (Self)

 Shell, Zachary (Self)

 Torres, Alicia (Self; Grassroots Leadership)

 Trevino, Taylor (Self)

 Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

 Against :

 Hunt, Ray (Self; HPOU)

 Lincoln, Tina (Self; Hill County Juvenile Probation Department)

 Mata, Jill (Self; Bexar County Juvenile Probation Dept.)

 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

 Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

 Watson, Dink (Self; Galveston County Juvenile Justice)

 Watson, Glen (Self; Galveston County Juvenile Board)

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