WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

            March 6, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 142

                 For:

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Wilson, Denali (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)

            HB 244

                 For:

                                 Brennan, Jim (Texas Cooalition of Veterans Organizations)

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Margie (Office of Court Admininstration)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Military Officers

                                 Association of America Texas)

                                 Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moore, Chas (Austin Justice Coalition)

            HB 268

                 For:

                                 Whatley, Janna (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)

            HB 351

                 For:

                                 Cook, Margaret "Peggy" (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Self; Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Holik, Haley (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Howe, Chris (Self)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Moore, Chas (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Wood, Ted (Harris County Public Defender's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Holiday, Goodman (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Kuykendall (pronounced: KIRK-en-doll), Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association)

                                 Malone, Rachel (Self)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

            HB 591

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Taylor, Clay (Dept. of Public Safety Officers Association)

                 Against:

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

            HB 670

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Haugen, Michael (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cunningham, James (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations and Military Officers

                                 Association of America Texas)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)

                                 Howe, Chris (Self)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Taylor, Clay (Self; Dept. of Public Safety Officers Asoociation)

            HB 790

                 For:

                                 Briscoe, Rick (Self; Open Carry Texas)

                                 Rathner, Todd (Knife Rights)

                 On:

                                 malone, Rachel (Self; Texas Firearms Freedom)

                                 Postell, Amos (Self; Lone Star Gun Rights)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Howe, Chris (Self)

            HB 913

                 For:

                                 Bedingfield, Ellen (Houston Police Officer)

                                 Countryman, Jason (Houston Police Dept.)

                 Against:

                                 Bush, Mike (Self)

                                 Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle.)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)

                                 Frazier, Frederick (Dallas Police Association)

                                 Harmon, Micah (Self; Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; SHeriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)

                                 Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

                                 Ramirez, Reuben (Dallas police department)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Taylor, Clay (Self; Dept. of Public Safety Officers Asoociation)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 978

                 On:

                                 Bethke, Jim (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1087

                 For:

                                 Greig, Andrea (Self; Lakeway Police)

                                 Havens, Richard (Self; City of Amarillo)

                                 Jarl, Katie (The Humane Society of the United States)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Bill (Self)

                                 Ellison, Shana (Self)

                                 Harmon, Micah (Self; Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)

                                 Lehe, Denise (Self)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Marshall, Kimber (Texas Humane Legislative Network)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; SHeriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Montiel, Kara (Self; Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies)

                                 Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)

                                 Pacheco, Michael (Texas Farm Bureau)

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Shepperd, John (Self)

                                 Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Stoughton, Casie (Self; City of Amarillo)

            HB 1178

                 For:

                                 Oglesbee, Vance (Self; Texas Pharmacy Business Council)

                                 Rodriguez, Miguel (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)

                 Against:

                                 Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Beck, Richard (AmerisourceBergen Services Corp)

                                 Del bosque, Nora (Texas Dental Association)

                                 Elkin, Bill (Houston Police Retired Officers Association)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)

                                 Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)

                                 Harmon, Micah (Self; Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Heal, John (Pharmacy Buying Association d/b/a Texas TrueCare Pharmicies)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Kibbe, Scot (Texas Health Care Association)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Self; SHeriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Poinsett, Royce (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

                                 Reagan, Karen (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Shields, Brad (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)

                                 Taylor, Clay (Dept. of Public Safety Officers Association)

                                 Wiesner, Dennis (H-E-B)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 Against:

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

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