WITNESS — LIST — Health — & Human Services — July — 8, 2026 8:30 AM — Combating — the Exploitation of Surrogacy — ON: — Anderson, — Lori (also providing written testimony) (Self; AAAA), Austin, TX — Baumert, — Katherine (Self), Austin, TX — Caceres, — Sharna (also providing written testimony) (Self), San antonio, TX — Christoffersen, — Kelly Mrs. (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX — Clark, — Dana (Self), Spring, TX — Creighton, — Colette (also providing written testimony) (Self), Grand Prairie, TX — Das, — Tara State Registrar (also providing written testimony) (Texas Department of — State — Health — Services), Austin, TX — Erdos, — Sarah citizen (also providing written testimony) (Self), Houston, TX — Furnace, — Samantha (Texas Right to Life (Legislative Associate)), Austin, TX — Haarhoff, — Christina (also providing written testimony) (Not a Victim), Willis, TX — Karl, — Emerson Intern (Self; Texas Right to Life), Waco, TX — Koberstein, — Sierra (Self), Pipecreek, TX — Kostroun, — David Chief of regulatoty services (Hhsc), Austin, TX — Lahl, — Jennifer Founder The Center for Bioethics and Culture (also providing written — testimony) — (The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network), Danville, CA — Leenerts, — Ashley Legislative Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Right — to — Life), — Austin, TX — Makowiecki, — Shauna (Self), Spring, TX — O’Neill, — Audrey Commissioner (DFPS), Austin, TX — Pojman — Ph.D., Joe President (also providing written testimony) (Texans for Life — Committee), — Arlington, TX — Reeber, — Brianne (Self), Austin, TX — Ross, — Christian (also providing written testimony) (Self), Connellsville, PA — Scheibner, — Whitney (Self), Leander, TX — Shahab, — Mariam (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX — Sivadge, — Vanessa President (Self; Protecting Texas Children), Houston, TX — Sosa, — Ashley Communications Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX — Spiers, — Jamie (also providing written testimony) (U.S. Donor Conceived Council), — Austin, — TX — Stewart, — Tara (Self), Lakeway, TX — Vyas, — Neelam (Self), Georgetown, TX — Wohleb, — Steve General Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Texas Hospital — Association), — Austin, TX — Wood, — Josh (Them Before Us), Matthews, NC — Young, — Ronda (Self), Dallas, TX — Providing — written testimony: — ON: — Samaripa, — Cierra (Wombmate), Austin, TX

WITNESS LIST

Health & Human Services

July 8, 2026 8:30 AM

Combating the Exploitation of Surrogacy

ON:

Anderson, Lori (also providing written testimony) (Self; AAAA), Austin, TX

Baumert, Katherine (Self), Austin, TX

Caceres, Sharna (also providing written testimony) (Self), San antonio, TX

Christoffersen, Kelly Mrs. (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX

Clark, Dana (Self), Spring, TX

Creighton, Colette (also providing written testimony) (Self), Grand Prairie, TX

Das, Tara State Registrar (also providing written testimony) (Texas Department of State

Health Services), Austin, TX

Erdos, Sarah citizen (also providing written testimony) (Self), Houston, TX

Furnace, Samantha (Texas Right to Life (Legislative Associate)), Austin, TX

Haarhoff, Christina (also providing written testimony) (Not a Victim), Willis, TX

Karl, Emerson Intern (Self; Texas Right to Life), Waco, TX

Koberstein, Sierra (Self), Pipecreek, TX

Kostroun, David Chief of regulatoty services (Hhsc), Austin, TX

Lahl, Jennifer Founder The Center for Bioethics and Culture (also providing written

testimony) (The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network), Danville, CA

Leenerts, Ashley Legislative Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Right to

Life), Austin, TX

Makowiecki, Shauna (Self), Spring, TX

O’Neill, Audrey Commissioner (DFPS), Austin, TX

Pojman Ph.D., Joe President (also providing written testimony) (Texans for Life

Committee), Arlington, TX

Reeber, Brianne (Self), Austin, TX

Ross, Christian (also providing written testimony) (Self), Connellsville, PA

Scheibner, Whitney (Self), Leander, TX

Shahab, Mariam (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX

Sivadge, Vanessa President (Self; Protecting Texas Children), Houston, TX

Sosa, Ashley Communications Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX

Spiers, Jamie (also providing written testimony) (U.S. Donor Conceived Council), Austin,

TX

Stewart, Tara (Self), Lakeway, TX

Vyas, Neelam (Self), Georgetown, TX

Wohleb, Steve General Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Texas Hospital

Association), Austin, TX

Wood, Josh (Them Before Us), Matthews, NC

Young, Ronda (Self), Dallas, TX

Providing written testimony:

ON:

Samaripa, Cierra (Wombmate), Austin, TX

WITNESS LIST

Health & Human Services

July 8, 2026 8:30 AM

Monitoring: DFPS Central Registry

ON:

O’Neill, Audrey Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (DFPS), Austin, TX

Monitoring: HB 3595 (89), assisted living facilities & emergency prep

ON:

Dionne-Vahalik, Michelle Deputy Executive Commissioner-long term care regulation (also

providing written testimony) (Hhsc), Austin, TX

Kostroun, David Chief of regulatoty services (also providing written testimony) (Hhsc),

Austin, TX

Tilton, Carmen VP of Public Policy (also providing written testimony) (Texas Assisted

Living Association), West Lake Hills, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

ON:

Kuykendall, Deanna Legislative Consultant (Texas Brain Injury Providers Alliance),

Austin, TX

Providing written testimony:

ON:

Spence, Keyon (The Joseph Institute), Killeen, TX

Monitoring: SB 1 (89, 2nd) youth camp safety.

ON:

Biles, Paul (Tejas ministries, inc), Giddings, TX

Clark, Meg Owner (Self; Camp Waldemar), Hunt, TX

Robertson, Bill GM Camp Longhorn (Self; Camp Longhorn), Burnet, TX

Stevenson, Tim Deputy Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (Texas

Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

ON:

Kostroun, David Chief of regulatory services (Hhsc), Austin, TX