WITNESS LIST

 SB 896

 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

 Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

 April 26, 2023 - 8:00 AM

 For :

 Halepota, Shahmeer (Self)

 Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)

 Mathis, Randal (Self)

 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

 Vecera, Andrew (Ryan, LLC)

 Against :

 Adkisson, Jay (Self)

 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

 Baranetsky, D. Victoria (The Center for Investigative Reporting (d/b/a Reveal))

 Coward, Tyler (Foundation for individual rights and expression)

 Daire, James (Self; Yelp Inc.)

 Fuller, Marc (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

 Hemphill, Jim (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

 Hurt, Carrie (Better Business Bureau)

 Ibe, Natalie (Self; True Texas Project)

 Lassberg, Eric (Nexstar Media Group)

 McDonald, Tony (Self)

 Moore, Robert (El Paso Matters)

 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

 Pillifant, Reid (Self)

 Prather, Laura (Self; Protect Free Speech Coalition)

 Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)

 Springer, Robert (KHOU-TV Houston)

 Registering, but not testifying:

 For :

 Bohnert, Richard (Self)

 Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)

 Against :

 Barg, Irl (Self; EFF - Austin)

 Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)

 Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)

 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

 Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)

 Welch, Kevin (Self; EFF-Austin)

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