WITNESS LIST

SB 8

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

August 22, 2025 - 8:00 AM

For :

Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)

Benton, Megan (Self; Texas Values Action)

Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)

Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values)

Chandler, Dan (Self)

Finger, Jack (Self; San Antonio Family Association)

Fleck, Jennifer (Self; Travis county gop chair)

Grisham, CJ (Self)

Hunt, Daniel (Self)

Kadirvel, Mariana (Self; Texas Values)

Pena, Lauren (Self; Travis county republican party)

Seibert, Denise (Self)

Thomas, Teresa (Self; Texas state director for moms for America)

Wilson, Jake (Self)

Against :

Batchelor, Kim (Self)

Carmona, Gordy (Self)

Fowler, Gregory (Self)

Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)

Israel, Celia (Self; Travis county tax assessor)

Lyons, Juniper (Self)

Miles-Wallace, Keats (Self; Texas Impact)

Morales, Ezra (Self)

Nguyen, Anna (Self; PFLAG Austin)

Nguyen, June (Self)

Preston, Brayden (Self)

Schelling, Emmett (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)

Shepherd, Simon (Self)

Starks, Ada (Self)

Suits, Stacy (Self; Travis County Constable Pct 3)

Valentine, Babe (Self)

Van Sluyters, Jerrica (Self)

Willis, Raquel (Self; Gender liberation movement)

Wilmore Crumrine, Michael (Self; Lesbian and Gay Peace Officers Association (LGPOA))

On :

Lusardi, Nicole (Texas Hospital Association)

Voyles, Molly (Tecas Council on Family Violence)

Registering, but not testifying:

For :

Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)

Evans, Michelle (Self; Williamson County Republican Party)

Fordinal, Ashley (Self)

Hopkins, Perla (Self)

Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

Youman, Chelsey (Self; Alliance defending freedom)

Against :

Abraham, Nisha (Self)

Aderholt (Self)

Aguilar, Natalia (Self)

Aguilar, Salem (Self)

WITNESS LIST

SB 8

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Aguirre, Alexis (Self)

Ajaz, Fuaad (Self)

Allen, Chloe (Self)

Almaraz, Roberto (Self)

Almonte, Leviathan (Self)

Alvarez, Sheyenne (Self)

Andersen, Alexander (Self)

Anderson, Alexander (Self)

Armstrong, Caleb (Self)

Arnold, Sarah (Self)

Arredondo, Brianna (Self)

Arzu, Serena (Self)

Avila, Sofia (Self)

Azazel, Lillith (Self)

Baez, Marceline (Self)

Bailard, Andra (Self)

Bain, David (Self)

Baker, Madison (Self)

Bandit, Brigitte (Self)

Barboza, Christopher (Self)

Barnes, Anna (Self)

Bastone, Gina (Self)

Batschelet, Benjamin (Self)

Beatty, Ngozi (Self)

Beck, Kendalin (Self)

Beck, Sarah (Self)

Bell, Andrew (Self)

Bernabe, Allen (Self)

Berry, Sophia (Self)

Bitz, Ritzy (Self)

Blackstone, Rachel (Self)

Blu, Mary (Self)

Bodoin, Erika (Self)

Borek, Samantha (Self)

Bost, Collin (Self)

Boudissa, Sarah (Self)

Boville, Alexandra (Self)

Bowers Holloway, Korrie (Self)

Breeding, William (Self)

Bridges, Madison (Self)

Brim, Shanice (Self)

Brooks, Grace (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)

Brunson, Chase (Self)

Bullard, Becky (Self)

Burks, Jeremy (Self)

Burns, Kaidan (Self)

Butcher, Callie (Self)

Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)

Carillo, Dallus (Self)

Carneiro, Céline (Self)

Cason, Diana (Self)

Cass, Melody (Self)

Cass, William (Self)

Castillo, Alycia (Self)

Castle, Thalia (Self)

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HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Castleberry, Mandy (Self)

Cates, Joshua (Self)

Cerda, Aly (Self)

Chandler, Elijah (Self)

Charrie, Miguel (Self)

Chavez, Joseph (Self)

Chen, Ann (Self)

Chen, Sarah (Self)

Childs, Sara (Self)

Choate, Aubrey (Self)

Christian, Daphne (Self)

Cisneros, Salem (Self)

Clark, Heather (Self)

Clemons, Rebecca (Self)

Cohen, Jessica (Self)

Cohen, Sarah (Self)

Coin, Kellin (Self)

Comperry, Chris (Self)

Conner, Kamyon (Self; TEA Fund)

Cook, Spenser (Self)

Cornett, Savvy (Self)

Cosme, Helena (Self)

Cox, Jessica (Self)

Crow, Micayla (Self)

Crumley, Carlos (Self; CommonSense Wellness Network, IPA LLC)

Crumley, Timothy (Self; CommonSense Wellness Network, IPA, LLC)

Cruz, Dominic (Self)

Cruz, Justo (Self)

D, Ben (Self)

Dancer, Andrew (Self)

Daniel, Greta (Self)

Daniel, Izzy (Self)

Davidson, Ashton (Self)

De Alencar Pereira, Pietra (Self)

Del Carpio, Chris (Self)

DeLarverie, Oxford (Self)

Dickson, Marissa (Self)

Dunahoe, Jason (Self)

Dunford, Sky (Self)

Dunford, Summer (Self)

Edwards, Taylor (Self)

Elliot, Beau (Self)

Elora, Aeon (Self)

Erizo, Bonni (Self)

Falgout, Kelly (Self)

Famous Bob, World (Self)

Fantasia Wood, Queen (Self)

Farrani, Naveen (Self)

Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network)

Fierro, Elsie (Self)

Fierro-Perez, Rocio (Self; Texas Freedom Network)

Fishkind, Julia (Self)

Flores, Yaneth (Self; Avow Texas)

Flores, Zion (Self)

Foster, Linzy (Self)

WITNESS LIST

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HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Francis, Erica (Self)

Freeborn, Raven e. (Self; Avow)

Freeman, Noel (Self)

Frumkin, Samuel (Self)

Fuentes Sais, Journey (Self)

Gale, Zenyth (Self)

Galindo, Erika (Self; Lilith Fund)

Garcia, Sol (Self)

Garcia, Surya (Self)

Garcia, Yesenia (Self)

Garner, Jeramy (Self)

Garrote, Seth (Self)

Garry, August (Self)

Garuda, Raven (Self)

Gaventa, Matthew (Self)

Gelman, Ronnie (Self)

Geoffray, Kami (Self)

Ghorbani, Peggy (Self)

Gibson, Jenson (Self)

Gilden, Alyssa (Self)

Gilden, Craig (Self)

Giles, Mandy (Self)

Giles, Mars (Self)

Gillard, Savannah (Self)

Glenn, Riley (Self)

Gomez, Ezra (Self)

Gomez Salazar, Daniel (Self)

Gonyaw, Gigi (Self)

Gonzalez, Ben (Self)

Gonzalez, Manuel (Self)

Gonzalez, Richard (Self)

Gooch, Johnathan (Self)

Goodman, Trevor (Self)

Gordon, Sean (Self)

Gray, HK (Janes Due Process)

Greenesmith, Heron (Self; Transgender Law Center)

Gritton, Jessica (Self)

Gross, Caroline (Self)

Guajardo, Austin (Self)

Guajardo, Jordan (Self)

Guajardo, Nelda (Self)

Guajardo, Raelyn (Self)

Guerrero, Amelie (Self)

Guidry, Tod (Self)

Gutierrez, Melodia (Self; The Human Rights Campaign)

Haas, Richard (Self)

Hale, Angela (Texas Competes Action)

Hale, Angela (Dallas LGBT Chamber of commerce)

Hale, Angela (Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce)

Hale, Angela (Self)

Hale, Lauren (Self)

Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of TEXAS)

Hall, Leslie (Self)

Hall, Shelley (Self)

Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association)

WITNESS LIST

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HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Halliburton, Emily (Self)

Harden, Cedrick (Self)

Hardy-Garcia, Dianne (Self)

Harper, Maggie (Self)

Harris, Michael (Self)

Harrison, Stephanie (Self)

Haskins, Ace (Self)

Hatch, Marian (Self)

Hayes-McMahon, Shellie (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)

Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self)

Heilrayne, Julia (Self)

Henderson, Mikayla (Self)

Henschel, Helen (Self)

Henson, Mark (Self)

Herald, David (Self)

Herrera, David (Self)

Herron, Juno (Self)

Hester, Theresa (Self)

Hillman, Susan (Self)

Hinkle, Audrey (Self)

Hinze, Xana (Self)

Hodge, Joanne (Self)

Hoke, Allison (Self)

Holley-Hurt, Carrie (Self)

Holloway, Candice (Self; Vada Counseling)

Hoover, Tamara (Self)

House, Skylar (Self)

Hubbard, Abigail (Self)

Hubbard, Alexandria (Self)

Hughes, Cade (Self)

Hunt, Marissa (Self)

Hurewitz, Michael (Self)

Hushka, Callijo (Self)

Immel, Jacob (Self)

Ingram, James (Self)

Ingram, Janet (Self)

Ingram, Kristyn (Self)

Ingram, Temple (Self)

Islam, Saima (Self)

Jackson, Audrey (Self)

Jackson, James (Self; PRIDENTON)

Janak, Mason (Self)

Jarmon, Heather (Self)

Jennings, Nicholas (Self)

Jeter, Mars (Self)

Johnson, Marissa (Self)

Johnson, Tems (Self)

Jones, Amber (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)

Jones, Talee (Self)

Jones, Zev (Self)

Joules, Louie (Self)

Juan, Nicolas (Self)

Juarez, Patricia (Self)

Juarez, Patsy (Self)

WITNESS LIST

SB 8

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Juraska, AJ (Self)

Juraska, Chris (Self)

Justus, David (Self)

Justus, Jamie (Self)

Kanaan, David (Self)

Kash, Kaitlyn (Self)

Kavanagh, Jessica (Self)

Khamphilavong, Kaylon (Self)

Kiker, Francesca (Self)

Kim, Peter (Self)

Kincaid, Jeannette (Self)

King, Carrie (Self)

King, Levi (Self)

Klingshirn, Kevin (Self)

Klose, Joanna (Self)

KNIGHT, ANITA (Self; TX IMPACT, AAUW)

Knight, Aries (Self)

Koai, Mallory (Self)

Kremer, Joseph (Self)

Kuemmerle, Aidan (Self)

L, James (Self)

Laake-stanfield, Bryce (Self)

Lackey, Holt (Self)

Laeky, Miriam (Self; Equality Texas)

Laib, Tanner (Self)

Lamar, Texas (Self)

Landrum, Tyler (Self)

LaQueen, Maxine (Self)

LaQueene, Maxine (Self)

Lea, Maggie (Self)

Leahy, Francesca (Self)

Lee, Chandler (Self)

Lermam, Beo (Self)

Lewis, AJ (Self)

Lewis, Meghan (Self)

Liem, Amanda (Self)

Lin, Jae (Self)

Lindgren, Terri (Self)

Lockwood, Lena (Self)

Loughran, Sara (Self)

Luan, Midnight (Self)

Lucarelli, Lena (Self)

Lukas, Calen (Self)

Lumbreras, Maria (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)

Macias, Dylan (Self)

Mack, Susan (Self)

Mackey, Caysey (Self)

Maloney, Staci (Self)

Manjarrez, Jesus (Self)

Mann, Lauren (Self)

Mann, Timothy (Self)

Manusov, Joshua (Self)

Maravilla, Carinne (Self)

Marek, Elissa (Self)

WITNESS LIST

SB 8

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Margulies, Jennifer (Self)

Marin, Melody (Self)

Marques, Rebecca (Self)

Martinez, Catherine (Self)

Martinez, Yassira (Self)

Matlock, Madisen (Self)

May, Sydney (Self)

McCall, Tara (Self)

Mccaskill, Molly (Self)

Mcdaniel, Bet (Self)

McFadden, Helena (Self)

McJunkins, Phillip (Self)

McKay, Katherine (Self)

McLaughlin, Amanda (Self)

McMurray, Elaine (Self)

McMurray, Jack (Self)

McMurray, Price (Self)

McMurray, Teresa (Self)

McNabb, Evangeline (Self)

Meakin, Jacob (Self)

Meinert, John (Self)

Metzroth, Charli (Self)

Miller, Brooke (Self)

Miller, Heather (Self)

Miller, Lauren (Self)

Mollberg, Nick (Self)

Molnar, Eve (Self)

Montoya, Valeria (Self)

Moore, Jayme (Self)

Morales, Alan (Self)

Morales, Joe (Self)

Morgan, Ashley (Self)

Morgan, Elizabeth (Self)

Morgan, Rachel (Self)

Morris, Tory (Self)

Mottonen, Frieda (Self)

Muñoz, Josue (Self)

Newell, Cassandra (Self)

Newton, Deborah (Self)

Nguyen, Masha (Self)

Noble, Virginia (Self)

O'Neal, Dorothy (Self)

O'Quin, Ana (Self; Girls Empowerment Network)

O’Neal, Kristen (Self)

Oliver, Madeleine (Self)

Omeoga, Oluchi (Self; TENT)

OQuin, Ana (Self; Girls Empowerment Network)

Ornelas, Alexis (Self)

Ortega, Mateo (Self)

Otto, Sarah (Self)

Ovitt, Jenee (Self)

Owan, Shawna (Self)

Padron, Armando (Self)

Passmore, Barbara (Self)

Paul, Nicole (Self)

Pelton, Wynter (Self)

WITNESS LIST

SB 8

HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Pena, Alex (Self)

Pena, Jonathan (Self)

Peregoy, Allison (Self)

Pereira, Pietra (Self)

Perez, Sadie (Self)

Perez, Toya (Self)

Piel, Marshall (Self)

Pierce, Suzanne (Self)

Pituk, Randal (Self)

Planck, Corri (Self)

Pogas, Constantinos (Self)

Ponce, Makayla (Self)

Porter, Laine (Self)

Powell, Jeanmarie (Self)

Priestley, Keonna (Self)

Prikyl-Martin, Lyric (Self)

Prikyl-Martin, Stella (Self)

Pritchett, Brad (Self; Equality Texas)

Pruett, Kay (Self)

Purdom, Jessie (Self)

Quintanilla, Humberto (Self)

Quintanilla, Kennedy (Self)

Quintanilla, Natalie (Self)

Ramirez, Damien (Self)

Ramirez, Dustin (Self)

Ramirez, Javier (Self)

Ramirez-Mann, Laura (Self)

Rea, Winifred (Self)

Reese, Kayla (Self)

Regalado, Ronan (Self)

Regis, Katherine (Self)

Reyburn, Beth (Self)

Reyes, Robert (Self)

Reyna, Isaiah (Self)

Richie, Aaron (Self)

Richie, Erika (Self)

Richie, Landon (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)

Riley, Kyle (Self; Texas Impact)

Riviera, Simone (Self)

Robinson, Kristine (Self)

Rodriguez, Enoch (Self)

Rodriguez, Katherine (Self)

Rodriguez, Tyler (Self)

Rogat, Edith (Self)

Rojas, Lindsay (Self)

Rose, Desiree (Self)

Rose, Shannon (Self)

Rose, Valerie (Self)

Rosen, Rachel (Self)

Ryan, Jenna (Self)

Ryon, Abbie (Self)

Sagar, Sophia (Self)

Sais, Journey (Self)

Salazar, Oscar (Self)

Salvatore, Serina (Self)

WITNESS LIST

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HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Sammon, Janna (Self)

Sammons, Rachel (Self)

Sanchez, Ashley (Self)

Sanchez, David (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)

Sanchez, Santiago (Self)

Santa Maria, Michelle (Self)

Sayde, Rox (Self)

Scissors, Lizzi (Self)

Secor-Watkins, Claudia (Self)

Sepulveda, Frances (Self)

Sepulveda, Sofia (Self)

Shapiro, Emily (Self)

Sharpe, Rove (Self)

Shawver, Alex (Self)

Sheehy, Meg (Self)

Shelton, Madeline (Self)

Sheperd, Maude (Self; Janes Due Process)

Shepherd, Maude (Self; Jane's Due Process)

Singh, Areesha (Self)

Sneed, Adrienne (Self)

Soria, Christine (Self)

Soria, Jennifer (Self)

SOTO, CHARLES (Self)

Speed, Marcus (Self)

Spellman, Becka (Self)

Spieckerman, Elizabeth (Self)

Staff, Jordan (Self)

Steinfeld, Era (Self)

Stewart, Taryn (Self)

Stone, Jake (Self)

Suarez, Stephanie (Self)

Sutherland, Jordan (Self)

Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)

Teran, Victor (Self)

Thomas, Aleah (Self)

Thompson, Corrine (Self)

Thompson, Stephanie (Self)

Thornton, Katherine (Self)

Thurber, Juliette (Self)

Thye, Asher (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)

Torre, Michael (Self)

Trahan (Self)

Tremallo, Melody (Self)

Trevino, Izar (Self)

Truong, Tyler (Self)

Tucker, Lucy (Self)

Turner, Madison (Self)

Vasquez, Megan (Self)

Vazquez, Ry (Self)

Velasquez, Ryan (Self)

Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)

Vickery, Nicole (Self)

Vinson, Kris (Self)

Vsughan, Justice (Self)

Wagner, Jessica (Self)

Walker, Marie (Self)

WITNESS LIST

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HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

State Affairs Committee

Walker, Morgan (Self; Lambda Legal)

Walker, Rob (Self)

Wallace, Blair (Self; ACLU of Texas)

Walsh, Forrest (Self)

Warms, Veronikah (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)

Watson, Emily (Self)

Watson, O.A. (Self)

Weaver, Cole (Self; CWA Local 6154)

Welch, Courtney (Self)

Wesp, Kyler (Self)

Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

Whetstone, Morgan (Self)

White, Lindsey (Self)

Whited, Logan (Self)

Wicker, Catherine (Self)

Wiggers, Sierra (Self)

Wilkinson, Chloe (Self; Texas Young Democrats)

Williams, Evie (Self)

Williams, Joshua (Self)

Williams, Kat (Self)

Williams, Sophie (Self)

Wilson, Mary (Self)

Wilson, Natalie (Self)

Wimberley, Kimberly (Self)

Wolfgang, Amy (Self)

Wong, Brendan (Self)

Wood, Lorelei (Self)

Wood, Sara (Self)

Wroten, Ava (Self)

Xie, Selena (Self)

Yamagata, Valerie (Self)

Yanez, Rikki (Self)

Yemington, Emily (Self)

Young, Korey (Self)

Yrrobali, Lavender (Self)

Zaner, Dylan (Self)

Zavaleta, Eryn (Self)

Zhou, Amy (Self)

On :

Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of Texas)