WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            March 28, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 810

                 On:

                                 Henderson, Mary (The Office of the Attorney General of Texas)

            HB 898

                 On:

                                 Lackey, Sandra (Texas Department of State Health Services Vital Statistics Unit)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)

            HB 962

                 For:

                                 French, Kirk (TPPA)

                                 Johnson, Eric (Self; Texas Process Servers Assoc)

                                 Keeney, Rick (Self; Professional Civil Process of Texas, Inc.)

                 On:

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (World Wide Notary)

                                 McMichael, Dana (Self; Director - Civil Process Servers Assoc. of Texas)

                                 Pendergrass, Tod (Self; Civil Process Servers Assoc. of Texas)

                                 Rogers, Joel Rogers (Office of the Attorney General)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Atteberry, Brenda (Self)

                                 Barbara, Manger (Self)

                                 Brouillette, Dan (Self)

                                 Burrow, Kathy (Texas Process Servers Association President)

                                 Burrow, Mark (Self)

                                 Cates, Jana (Self)

                                 Gillespie, Mark (Self)

                                 Hendrick, Terry (Self)

                                 Henry, Jacklynn (Self)

                                 Keeney, Amy (Self)

                                 Manger, Andrew (Self; Lone Star Atty Service INC)

                                 McDowell, Tobin (Self)

                                 Schuder, Paul (Self)

                                 Shapiro, Michael (Professional Civil Process, INC.)

                                 Thomas, Scott (Self; Vice Pres. Texas Process Server Assoc)

                                 Willms, David (Easy-serve)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Habecker, Rick (Self)

                                 Peterson, Kennon (Self)

                                 Weeks, Carl (Self; Texas Supreme Court, Process Server Review Board)

            HB 1207

                 For:

                                 Crowell, William "Aaron" (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Tindall, Harry (Texas Commission on Uniform State Laws)

                 On:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed)

                                 DelGallo, Krista (Texas Council on Family Violence)

                                 Martinez, Diana (TexProtects, The Texas Asso. For the Protection of Children)

                 On:

                                 Evans, Sherri (Texas Family Law Foundation)

            HB 1614

                 For:

                                 Burrow, Kathy (Texas Process Servers Association as President)

                                 French, Kirk (TPPA)

                                 Johnson, Eric (Self; Texas Process Services Assoc.)

                                 Weeks, Carl (Self; Texas Supreme Court, Process Server Review Board)

                 Against:

                                 Habecker, Rick (Self)

                                 McMichael, Dana (Self; Civil Process Servers Assoc. of Texas (Director))

                                 Pendergrass, Tod (Self; Civil Process Servers Assoc. of Texas)

                                 Weigel, John (Self)

                                 Whitmore, Ann Marie (Self)

                 On:

                                 Peterson, Kennon (The Supreme Court of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Aleman, Juanita (Self)

                                 Atteberry, Brenda (Private Process Server SCH 2397)

                                 Barbara, Manger (Self)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Brouillette, Dan (Self; Training Director ~ Texas Process Server Assoc)

                                 Burrow, Mark (Self)

                                 Cates, Jana (Self)

                                 Gillespie, Mark (Self)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hendrick, Terry (Self)

                                 Henry, Jacklynn (Self)

                                 Keeney, Amy (Self)

                                 Keeney, Rick (Self; Professional Civil Process of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Manger, Andrew (Self; Lone Star Atty Soc Inc)

                                 McDowell, Tobin (Self)

                                 Schuder, Paul (Self)

                                 Shapiro, Michael (Professional Civil Process, INC.)

                                 Thomas, Scott (Self; Owner-Thomas Process  Vice Pres. TPSA)

                                 Willms, David (Easy-serve)

                 Against:

                                 McCurry, William "Frank" (Self)

                 On:

                                 Reynolds, Carl (Office of Court Administration)

            HB 1633

                 For:

                                 Sebesta, Patrick (Self)

            HB 1934

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Lou Ann (Self; Americans For Prosperity)

                 Against:

                                 Golden, Alvin (Texas Academy of Probatr & Trust Lawyers)

            HB 1971

                 For:

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Behrens, Mark (American Tort Reform Association)

                                 Bellsnyder, Luke (Tx. Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Cobb, Ronald (American Insurance Association)

                                 Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)

                                 Goleman, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co.)

                                 Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Kearns, Dennis (BNSF Railway)

                                 Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

                                 Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Sandberg, Eric (Texas Bankers Assn)

                                 Sellers, Tom (CONOCOPHILLIPS)

                                 Terry, Seth (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Wilson, Wendy (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Womack, Daniel (TX. Chemical Council)

                 Against:

                                 Grace, Jim (Center Point Energy)

            HB 2014

                 For:

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                 On:

                                 Moreno, Joel (TABC)

                                 Reynolds, Carl (Office of Court Administration)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Lou Ann (Self)

                                 Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed)

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston - Mayor Annise Parker)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Martinez, Diana (TexProtects, The Texas Asso. For the Protection of Children)

                                 Olson, Anne (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Sloman, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Waldon, Barbara (Refuge of Light Org.)

            HB 2015

                 For:

                                 Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed)

                 On:

                                 Shaw, Riley (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Olson, Anne (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Waldon, Barbara (Refuge of Light Org.)

            HB 2034

                 For:

                                 Andrews, Kay (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Blevins, Bryan (TTLA and Asbestos Victims)

                                 Chandler, Troy (Self)

                                 Siegel, Charles (Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.)

                                 Stromberg, Lois (Self)

                 On:

                                 Scarcella, Marc (Texas Civil Justice League)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB)

                                 Bellsnyder, Luke (Tx. Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Borskey, Mark (General Electric Co.)

                                 Cobb, Ronald (American Insurance Association)

                                 Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)

                                 Davis, Tricia (Self; Texas Royalty Council)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)

                                 Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co.)

                                 Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)

                                 Kearns, Dennis (BNSF Railway)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)

                                 Omey, Samantha (Honeywell International Inc.)

                                 Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)

                                 Peeler, Robert (Ford Motor Company)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Sellers, Tom (Conocophillips)

                                 Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)

                                 Wilson, Wendy (Texas Apartment Association)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Tx. Chemical Council)

                 Against:

                                 Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)

                 On:

                                 Dillard, Annabelle (Department of State Health Services Division for Regulatory Svcs.)

            HB 2294

                 On:

                                 Jordan, Sean (Office of the Attorney General of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hall, Darrin (City of Houston - Mayor Annise Parker)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)

            HB 2437

                 For:

                                 Waldrop, Alan (Texans For Lawsuit Reform)

                 Against:

                                 Parker, Brad (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Christian, George (Texas Association of Defense Counsel)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Informed Citizens)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League)

            HB 2438

                 Against:

                                 Parker, Brad (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Christian, George (Texas Association of Defense Counsel)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

            HB 2471

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 2557

                 For:

                                 Lambert, Tim (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Ramage, Sharon (Self)

                                 Russell, Chassidie (Self)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Liberty Institute)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Kamin, Lynn (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)

                                 Hastings, Paul (Imagivation)

                                 Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Self)

            HB 2661

                 For:

                                 Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                 Against:

                                 Howry, Randy (Tex-ABOTA LEF)

                                 Parker, Brad (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bellsnyder, Luke (Tx. Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Cobb, Ronald (American Insurance Association)

                                 Cox, Jayme (Shell Oil)

                                 DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas)

                                 Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Co.)

                                 Hazlewood, Steve (Dow Chemical)

                                 Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)

                                 Oswald, Bill (Koch Companies)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

                                 Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhilips)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Tx. Chemical Council)

                 Against:

                                 Chamberlain, David (Tex. ABOTA Education and Legislative Foundation [Texas Chapters of

                                 American Board of Trial Advocates Educative & Legislative])

                                 Dietz, Mary (Texas American Board Advocates Legislative & Education Foundation

                                 ( TEXABOTA LEF))

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Informed Citizens)

            HB 2759

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Peters, Anne (Texas Legislative Council)

            HB 2973

                 For:

                                 Ahmad, Janet (Home Owner for Better Building, President)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Ellis, Joe (Tx Association of Broadcaster)

                                 Fitzgerald, Shane (FOIFT)

                                 Johnson, Brenda (Self)

                                 Lent, Robin (Coalition HOA Reform)

                                 Main, Carla (Self)

                                 Prather, Laura (BBB, FOIFT, TDNA & TAB)

                 On:

                                 Harrison, Steve (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adolph, Irene (Self; Coalition of HOA Reform HOADATA.ORG)

                                 Anderson, Lou Ann (Self)

                                 Durham, Mary Lou (Self)

                                 Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Knaack, Frank (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Smith, Tom 'Smitty' (Public Citizen)

                                 Sterling, Ed (Texas Press Association)

                                 Toney, Doug (Texas Press Association  Texas Daily Newspaper Association)

                                 Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)

                                 Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)

                                 Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen, Inc)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 3000

                 For:

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference, The Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

                                 Anderson, Lou Ann (Self)

                                 Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Martinez, Diana (TexProtects, The Texas Asso. for the Protection of Children)

                                 Olson, Anne (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Waldon, Barbara (Refuge of Light Org.)

            HB 3673

                 For:

                                 Parker, Brad (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.)

                                                                                               8


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Waldrop, Alan (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League)

            HJR 61

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texas Civil Justice League)

                 Against:

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Informed Citizens)

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