WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            April 11, 2023 - 8:00 AM

            HB 1219

                 For:

                                 Japko, Rebecca (Self; PART)

                                 Monroe, Gerry (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1289

                 For:

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Green, Jerome (DFPS resource only)

                                 Ojeda, Cecilia (DFPS resource only)

            HB 1667

                 For:

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Family Freedom Project)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grimes, Krystal (Self; Bluebonnet Counseling Association)

                                 Pierce, Bradley (Self; Heritage Defense)

                 Against:

                                 Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)

                                 Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

                 On:

                                 Black, Stephen (DFPS resource witness)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Rasco, Sasha (DFPS Resource only)

                                 Steinberg, Christine (DFPS resource only)

            HB 2933

                 For:

                                 Fails, Chris (Self)

                 On:

                                 Boudreau, Brock (DFPS resource only)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Evans, Michelle (Self)

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)

            HB 3119

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Biles, Susan (HHSC Office of the Inspector General)

            HB 3265

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grimes, Krystal (Self; Bluebonnet Counseling Association)

                 On:

                                 Sentilles, Emily (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 3985

                 For:

                                 Ryholt, Adrienne (Self; Texas Medical Equipment Providers Association TexMEP)

                 Against:

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Managed Care Alliance)

            HB 4075

                 For:

                                 Castaneda Jr, Tristan (Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)

                 On:

                                 Spinks, Darrel (TX Behavioral Health Executive Council)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brenner, Norma (Self)

                                 Grimes, Krystal (Self; Bluebonnet Counseling Association)

                                 Hafizullah, Hena (Self)

                                 Jackson, Mary (Self)

                                 Kader, Tania (Self)

                                 Larive, Jacob (Self)

                                 Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Rosenblad, Sherry (Self)

                                 Silva, Katherine (Self)

                                 Tomlinson, Brandy (Self)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

            HB 4132

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Evans, Michelle (Self)

                                 Lanier, Justin (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)

                                 Young Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)

                 On:

                                 Biggar, Lea Ann (DFPS resource only)

            HB 4170

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Stewart, Susan (Self)

                 On:

                                 Reid, Leslie (Health and Human Services Commission)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 4220

                 For:

                                 Haney, Ron (Self; Cascade Health Services, LLC)

                                 Hayes, Jenny (Self)

                                 Meyer, Alyse (LeadingAge Texas)

                                 Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association)

                                 Warren, Kevin (Texas Health Care Association)

                 Against:

                                 Ducayet, Patricia (Office of the state long-term care ombudsman)

                                 Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)

                                 Nichols, Mary (Self; Texas Caregivers for Compromise)

                                 Schoeman, Alexa (Long -Term Care Ombudsman Program)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Caballero, Leticia (Self; HMG Healthcare, LLC)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Self; Texas Assisted Living Association)

                                 Howsley, Stephen (The Independent Coalition of Nursing Home Providers)

                 Against:

                                 BAUMAN, ELLEN (Self)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Kafka, Bob (Self; ADAPT/PACT of Texas)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Self; Disability Rights Texas)

                 On:

                                 Gerken, Lauren (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)

                                 Gregg, Aaron (Alzheimer’s Association)

            HB 4233

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Lucy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)

                                 Grimes, Krystal (Self; Bluebonnet Counseling Association)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)

                                 Lanier, Justin (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)

                                 Young Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)

                 On:

                                 Boudreau, Brock (DFPS resource only)

                                 Ojeda, Cecilia (DFPS resource only)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 4351

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grimes, Krystal (Self; Bluebonnet Counseling Association)

                 On:

                                 Wold, Kezeli (DFPS resource only)

            HB 4627

                 For:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice)

                                 Costello, Marjorie (Disability Services of the Southwest)

                                 Flores, David (Self; Lando, Inc.)

                                 Hammon, Rachel (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)

                                 Perez, Ralph (Self; Valware, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Nichols, Jordan (Health and Human Services Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Howard, Jesse (Girling Personal Care)

                                 Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Vasek, Heather (Provider Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))

            HB 4629

                 For:

                                 Rummel, Leah (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BAUMAN, ELLEN (Self)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Knustrom, Eric (Private Providers Assoc of Texas)

                                 Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services)

                                 Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Vasek, Heather (Provider Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))

                 On:

                                 Gerken, Lauren (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)

                                 Layman, Katherine (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 4694

                 For:

                                 Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Knustrom, Eric (Private Providers Assoc of Texas)

                 On:

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

            HB 4696

                 For:

                                 Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association)

                 On:

                                 Woodley, John (Self; Advocates for Disability Access)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Asek, Heather (Provider Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))

                                 Knustrom, Eric (Private Providers Assoc of Texas)

                                 Meyer, Alyse (LeadingAge Texas)

                                 Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                 On:

                                 Black, Stephen (DFPS resource only)

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

                                 Dixon, Jordan (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Steinberg, Christine (DFPS resource only)

                                 Wold, Kezeli (DFPS resouorce only)

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