WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            April 16, 2025 - 8:00 AM

            HB 783

                 For:

                                 Soto, Renzo (TechNet)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 2287

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)

                                 Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)

                                 Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

                                 Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                 Against:

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Woodward, Daniel (Texas Civil Rights Project)

                                 Woolley, Larry (Johnson County and County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Zeller, Ben (County Judges and commissioners Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)

            HB 2966

                 For:

                                 Leatherbury, Thomas (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

            HB 4088

                 On:

                                 Walton, Ashleigh (Health and Human Services Commission)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probate Judges of Texas)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 4157

                 For:

                                 Ayres, Tom (Starlab Space)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston)

                                 Kim, Jason (Firefly Aerospace)

            HB 4203

                 For:

                                 Renteria, Martin (Self; Texas Notary Training Forum)

                 Against:

                                 Tabbara, Kal (American Association of Notaries)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Challa, Zeenia (Texas Secretary of State)

            HB 4862

                 For:

                                 Robertson, Daryl (Self; Texas Business Law Foundation)

                                 Wofford, Travis (Texas Business Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boyd, Ava (Northwest Registered Agent LLC)

                                 Mains, Chuck (Texas Business Law Foundation)

                                 Sims, Carol (Texas Civil Justice League)

                 On:

                                 Eskew, David (Texas Secretary of State)

            HB 4904

                 For:

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Texas Motorcycle Dealers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                                                                               2


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            HB 5067

                 For:

                                 Field, Scott (Self; 15th Court of Appeals)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Jay (Valero Energy)

                                 Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Kuhl, John (Texas Business Law Foundation)

                                 McDougald, Kolton (Texas Chemistry Council)

                                 Oberbeck, Tulsi (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Sadler, Kelly (AEP Texas)

                                 Sims, Carol (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (TCJL)

                 Against:

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

            HB 5093

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Tabbara, Kal (American Association of Notaries)

                 On:

                                 Bitter, Adam (Texas Sectetary of State)

            HB 5354

                 For:

                                 Soberon, Luis (Texas 2036)

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bullock, Michael (Austin Police Association)

                                 Cohen, Derek (Right on Crime)

                                 Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

                                 Furlow, Philip Mack (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney)

            HB 5621

                 For:

                                 Blakley, Jesse (Harris County Attorney’s Office)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deline, Steven (Self)

                                 Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)

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