WITNESS LIST

            Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee

            April 15, 2015 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 263

                 For:

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                 On:

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Quiros, Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile probation dept)

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 332

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Eppes, Brian (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Wood, Justin (Harris County District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Harris / Ft. Bend County Criminal Lawyers Association)

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 725

                 For:

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Ehlers, Scott (Harris Co. Public Defender's Office)

                                 Wood, Christene (Self)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Quiros, Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Harris / Ft. Bend County Criminal Lawyers Association)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 1311

                 For:

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile probation dept)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Cora (Texas state employee union)

                                 Hutchinson, Seth (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Quiros, Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Turner, Randy (Tarrant County Juvenile Services)

                                 Turner, Randy (Tarrant County Juvenile Services)

                 Against:

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Buchholtz, Chelsea (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 1586

                 For:

                                 Bennett, Cora (Texas state employee union)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile probation dept)

                 On:

                                 Buchholtz, Chelsea (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

                                 Unruh, Debbie (Independent ombudsman for TJJD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Carreon, Jennifer (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Hutchinson, Seth (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Turner, Randy (Tarrant County Juvenile Services)

                 On:

                                 Quiros, Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

            HB 1594

                 For:

                                 Cobos, David (Self; Justices of the Peace & Constables Assoc of Texas)

                                 Ragsdale, William (Kerr County)

                 Against:

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

                                 Turner, Randy (Tarrant County Juvenile Services)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile probation dept)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 Against:

                                 Brooks, Tom (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Hubner, Chris (Travis Co. Juvenile Probation Dept.)

                                 Quiros, Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Vance PhD, Douglas (Te xas juvenile detention association)

            HB 1803

                 For:

                                 Williams, Thomas (Self)

                                 Wilson, Sharen (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Meurer, Jeanne (Self; Travis County Juvenile Probation)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile probation dept)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)

                                 Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)

                                 Thompson, Rodney (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Ehlers, Scott (Harris Co. Public Defender's Office)

                                 Hubner, Chris (Travis Co. Juvenile Probation Dept.)

                 On:

                                 Deitch, Michele (Self)

            HB 2363

                 For:

                                 Bustoz, Frank (Self; Fathers Rights Movement of Texas)

                                 Cantone, Sean (Self)

                                 Dorel, Hillel (Self)

                                 Gill, John (Self; Fix Family Courts)

                                 Gonzales, Adrian (Self)

                                 Hibbler, Torrey (Self)

                                 Huber, Charles (Self)

                                 Luciano, Yamil (Self)

                                 McCranie, Tina (Self)

                                 McMullen, Stuart (Self; The Fathers' Rights Group of Texas)

                                 Mcrae, Andrew (Self; Noncustodial Parents Association of Texas)

                                 Palmer, Ronald (Self)

                                 Palmer, Sherry (Self)

                                 Shulter, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Stinson, Kevin (Self)

                                 Verma, Rakesh (Self)

                                 Wright, Rustin (Self; The Fathers' Rights Movement of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Kamin, Lynn (Family Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alleman, Jared (Self)

                                 Bautista, Jorge (Self)

                                 Beron, Darlene (Self)

                                 Bohannon, Brandon (Self; The Fathers Rights Movement of Texas)

                                 Bohannon, Melissa (The Fathers Rights Movement of Texas)

                                 Brace, Adam (Self)

                                 Brace, Cyndi (Self)

                                 Brister, David (Self)

                                 Brister, David (Self)

                                 Casteneda, Jaime (Self)

                                 Cordero, Ramiro (Self)

                                 Gherett, Mark (Self)

                                 Grant, Louis (Self)

                                 Hooper, Renee (Self)

                                 King, Amy (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Martindale, Kylie (Self)

                                 Mayes, Sandra (Self)

                                 Mayes, Sandra (Self)

                                 McCranie, Grant (Self)

                                 McCranie, Grant (Self)

                                 McRae, Cindy (Self; NPAT)

                                 McRae, Cindy (Self)

                                 Mehta, Alpa (Self)

                                 Morales, Lorhely (NPAT)

                                 Rodriguez, Alison (Self)

                                 Rosenthal, Norton (Self)

                                 Saldana, Desiree (Self)

                                 Schnitzer, David (Self)

                                 Segura, Daniel (Self)

                                 Shulter, Joseph (Self)

                                 Sims, Coery (Self)

                                 Sims, Corey (Self)

                                 Sparkman, Flody (Self)

                                 Watson, Patrick (Self)

                                 Watson, Patrick (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)

            HB 2372

                 For:

                                 Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Bennett, Cora (Texas state employee union)

                                 Hutchinson, Seth (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Buchholtz, Chelsea (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 2398

                 For:

                                 Cobos, David (Self; Justices of the Peace & Constables Assoc of Texas)

                                 Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)

                                 Quiros, Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Reyes, Nellie (Self)

                                 Segura, Daniel (Self)

                 On:

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

            HB 2793

                 For:

                                 Bristow, Rachel (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bristow, Rachel (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Kreager, John (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                 Against:

                                 Turner, Randy (Tarrant County Juvenile Services)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile probation dept)

                 On:

                                 Brooks, Tom (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Vogel, Alicia (Self)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 Against:

                                 Hubner, Chris (Travis Co. Juvenile Probation Dept.)

                                 Meurer, Jeanne (Self; Travis County Juvenile Probation)

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

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            HB 2945

                 For:

                                 Dye, Steve (City of Grand Prairie)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cobos, David (Self; Justices of the Peace & Constables Assoc of Texas)

                                 Hutchinson, Seth (Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 2992

                 For:

                                 Carreon, Jennifer (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Brooks, Tom (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Riggs, Brendon (Legislative Budget Board)

            HB 3277

                 For:

                                 Harris, Brandy (Self)

                                 Henneke, Elizabeth (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Vance PhD, Douglas (Te xas juvenile detention association)

                 On:

                                 Mata, Jill (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

                                 Unruh, Debbie (Independent ombudsman for TJJD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Parke, Ryan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Ratliff, Thomas (Harris / Ft. Bend County Criminal Lawyers Association)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Vogel, Alicia (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Brooks, Tom (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department)

                 On:

                                 Quiros, Ron (Guadalupe County Juvenile Services)

                                 Tomlinson, Lisa (Self; Texas probation association)

                                 Turner, Randy (Tarrant County Juvenile Services)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar County Juvenile probation dept)

            HB 3665

                 For:

                                 Meurer, Jeanne (Self; Travis County Juvenile Probation)

                 On:

                                 Swanson, Steve (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hubner, Chris (Travis Co. Juvenile Probation Dept.)

                 Against:

                                 Wallace, Jana (Self)

            HB 3830

                 For:

                                 Carreon, Jennifer (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Harrison, Jamey (UIL)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parke, Ryan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Wilkerson, Lynne (Self; Bexar countty juvenile probation department)

                 On:

                                 Lopez, Amy (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

            HB 3864

                 For:

                                 Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)

                                 Dulin, Kassie (Self; Liberty Institute)

                                 Gamel, Beth (Self)

                                 Gamel, Beth (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Griffith, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Kacsmaryk, Matthew (Self; Deputy General Counsel, Liberty Institute)

                                 McGrath, Brynn (Self)

                                 Sones, Cathy (Self; Generations Adoptions)

                                 Stepp, Michelle (Self)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Miller, Katherine (Texas Freedom Network)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                 On:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Starr, Brantley (Office of Attorney General)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Confeence of Bishops)

                                 Boone, Cynthia (Self)

                                 Bowen, Andrea (Self)

                                 Bowen, Kristopher (Self)

                                 Brown, Michelle (Self)

                                 Dansby, Amelia (Self)

                                 Dansby, Jonathan (Self)

                                 DeGrazia, Pamela (Generation adoptions)

                                 Flusche, Michael (Self)

                                 Haussmann, Jo (Self)

                                 Hodges, Dana (Self)

                                 Horne, Emily (Self; Texas Right To Life)

                                 Ingram, Kim (Self)

                                 Kacsmaryk, Dorothy (Self)

                                 Kincer, Chad (Self)

                                 Knop, Cory (Self)

                                 Knop, Kendra (Self)

                                 Lundin, Brian (Self)

                                 McAnear, Heather (Generations Adoptions)

                                 Mccarty, Julie (Self)

                                 Mccomb, Morgan (Self)

                                 Middlebrooks, Janet (Self)

                                 Miller, Terri (Self)

                                 Myles, Brett (Self)

                                 Nixon, Rachel (Self)

                                 O'Donnell, Ian (Self)

                                 Palmieri, John (Self)

                                 Palmieri, Katherine (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Parke, Ryan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Roberts, Beverly (Self; Concerned Women for America)

                                 Robison, Clay (Self)

                                 Rouse, Kathryn (Self)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)

                                 Scott, Andrew (Self)

                                 Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)

                                 Seagraves, Megan (Generation adoption)

                                 Shaver, Jeremy (Self)

                                 Shaver, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Sheldon, Connie (Self)

                                 Smith, Mary (Concerned women for america)

                                 Steiner, Elisabeth (Self)

                                 Williford, Pat (Self)

                                 Wood, Don (Self)

                                 Wood, Kay (Self)

                                 Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life)

                 Against:

                                 Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice Texas)

                                 Bishop, Tiffani (Self)

                                 Bodin Gorgoroso, Alicia (Self)

                                 Booker, Denee (Self)

                                 Busby, Heather (Self; NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)

                                 Carlson, Rollyn (Self)

                                 Carpenter, Schell (Self; The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity)

                                 Hays, Susan (Self)

                                 Klushnik, Julie (Self)

                                 LeBlanc, Lisa (Self)

                                 Lichtenheld, Zoey (Self)

                                 Long, Amelia (Self; NARAL Prochoice Texas)

                                 Luthy, Laura (Self)

                                 Luthy, Laura (Self)

                                 Martin, Emily (Self)

                                 Meurer, Jill (Self)

                                 Patel, Dimple (Texprotects)

                                 Robertson, Rebecca (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Ross, Heather (Self)

                                 Segura, Daniel (Self)

                                 Sheldon, Robert (Self)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Smith, Chuck (Equality Texas)

                                 Stein, Lucy (Progress Texas)

                                 Vogel, Alicia (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Williams, Daniel (Self; Equality Texas)

                                 Wolter, Erin (Self)

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