WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

            March 13, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 81

                 For:

                                 Adinoff, Bryon (Self)

                                 Alloy, Adam (Self)

                                 Baucum, John (Self; Texas Young Republican Federation)

                                 Cargill, Michael (Texans For Accountable Government)

                                 Clark, James (Self)

                                 Delaney, John (Self; Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy)

                                 Gibson, David (Self)

                                 Hall, John "Jay" (Self; L.E.A.P.)

                                 Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of women voters of texas)

                                 Martin, William (Self; Drug Policy Program, Rice University's Baker Institute)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Nalle, David (Self; Republican liberty caucus of texas)

                                 Ochoa, Phillip (Self; Texas Marijuana Policy Project)

                                 Phillips, Bradford (Self)

                                 Reeves, Karen (Self; CenTex Community Outreach)

                                 Smith, David (Self; Texas marijuana policy project)

                                 West, Gregory (Self; Good Acts)

                                 White, Hunter (Self; Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition)

                                 Whittington, LaTonya (Self; Harris County Democratic Party)

                                 Ybarbo, Cristina (Self; Houston NORML)

                                 Zamhariri, Daryoush (Self)

                                 Zapinski, Laurie (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bland, Robert (Ector County District Attorney)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Albert, David (Self)

                                 Aslin, Randy (Self)

                                 Ballard, Jadyn (Self)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Bates, Brittany (Self)

                                 Benouis, Ian (Self)

                                 Berkes, Bridgette (Self)

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Blackwell, Betty (Self)

                                 Boris, Matthew (Self)

                                 Brannan, Michael (Self)

                                 Capello, Sydney (Self)

                                 Csillagi, Kate (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Davis, Noelle (Self)

                                 Espinoza, Eric (Self)

                                 Fazio, Heather (Self; Marijuana Policy Project)

                                 Feingold, Sam (Self)

                                 Filipetto, Gianna (Self)

                                 Finkel, Jaclyn (Self; Texas NORML)

                                 Fowler, Amy (Self)

                                 Franklin, Neill (Self; Law Enforcement Action Partnership)

                                 Garibay, Montserrat (Self)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)

                                 Haley, Hannah (Self)

                                 Haley, Peter (Self)

                                 Hall, Daniel (Self)

                                 Hall, Jamey (Self)

                                 Hayes, Rachel (Self)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Jackson, Carly Rose (Texans for Accountable Government)

                                 Kaz-Sugasawara, Diana (Self)

                                 Martin, Phillip (Self)

                                 Martinez, Carlos (Self)

                                 Matthews, Molly (Self)

                                 Mckim, Mark (Self)

                                 Mehler, Daniel (Self; Texas Association of Cannabis Lawyers)

                                 Meissner, Rose-Anne (Self)

                                 Miran, Deborah (Self)

                                 Mullen, Evan (Self)

                                 Murray, Kathryn (Self)

                                 Nagy, Heather (Self)

                                 Natividad, Audrey (Self; Girl on a Mission)

                                 Nattin, Noah (Self)

                                 Nix, Nicholas (Self)

                                 Olinick, Byron (Self; Texas NORML)

                                 Olivar, Mary (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Peterson, Samantha (Self)

                                 Phoenix, Maya (Self; Montgomery NORML)

                                 Russell, Zoe (Self; Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP))

                                 Schaetz, Daniel (Self)

                                 Shaw, Shana (Self)

                                 Simpson, Ryan (Self; Libertarian Party of Texas)

                                 Simpson, Susan (Self)

                                 Sisley MD, Sue (Self; President SCOTTSDALE RESEARCH INSTITUTE)

                                 Spears, Juanita (Self)

                                 Spencer, Jamie (Self)

                                 Stiverson, Paul (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Stubbins, Katherine (Self)

                                 Taylor, Christy (Self; Texans for Responsibile Marijuana Policy)

                                 Vargas, Hilari (Self)

                                 Villanueva, H.M. (Self)

                                 Whiteley, Nishi (Self)

                                 Williams, Betty (Self)

                                 Wygant, James (Self)

                                 Zartler, Christy (Self)

                                 Zartler, Mark (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee County District Attorney)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

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

                                 Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department - here as a resource witness if needed)

            HB 130

                 For:

                                 Gibson, David (Self)

                                 Larson, Jeffrey (Self; Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Henderson, Steven (Self; Texas Probation Association)

                 On:

                                 Simpson, Ryan (Self; Libertarian Party of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Berkes, Bridgette (Self)

                                 Fowler, Amy (Self)

                                 Grisham, JP (Self)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Self; Green party of texas)

                                 Jumeau, Alexandre (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Spencer, Jamie (Self)

                                 Vargas, Hilari (Self)

                                 Wygant, James (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee County District Attorney)

                                 Bland, Robert (Ector County District Attorney)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

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

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)

            HB 269

                 For:

                                 Caruthers, James (CHILDREN AT RISK)

                                 Cohen, Bobbie (Self; National Council of Jewish Women)

                                 Franklin, Allison (Self)

                                 Hopkins, Brittany (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of women voters of texas)

                                 Larson, Jeffrey (Self; Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas)

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Walsh, Julia (Self)

                 On:

                                 Goodwin, Floyd (Texas Department of Public Safety)

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Department of public safety)

                                 Melton, Kirsta (Office of the Attorney General)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Boyce, Liz (Self; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gorbett, Laramie (Self)

                                 Grisham, CJ (Self)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Mark, Dennis (Self; Redeemed Ministries)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Williams, Betty (Self)

                                 Wygant, James (Self)

                 Against:

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

                                 Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)

            HB 362

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

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

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

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

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

            HB 669

                 For:

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)

                                 Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

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

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 682

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee County District Attorney)

                                 Bland, Robert (Ector County District Attorney)

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

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

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney)

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)

            HB 833

                 For:

                                 Mates, Sean (Self)

                                 Patrick, Arnold (Self; Texas Probation Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 DeSoto, Dean (Self; Texas coalition of concerned alcohol drug interventionists)

                                 DeSoto, Dean (Self; Texaa coalition of concerned alcohol drug interventionists)

                                 Stauffacher, Shanna (Self)

                 On:

                                 Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Maldonado, Carrie (Self)

            HB 1088

                 Against:

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

            HB 1218

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Grisham, CJ (Self)

                                 Hopkins, Brittany (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boyce, Liz (Self; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Williams, Betty (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 1676

                 For:

                                 Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Defender Service)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 McCann, Patrick (Self; TCDLA)

                 On:

                                 Bethke, Jim (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)

                                 Blackwell, Betty (Texas Criminal Defense Association)

                                 Marcus, Jim (Habeas assistance training counsel)

                                 Schonemann, Raoul (Self)

                                 Wischkaemper, Philip (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Wolff, Benjamin (Office of Capital and Forensic Writs)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)

                                 Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 1729

                 For:

                                 Boyce, Liz (Self; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Holiday, Goodman (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Lenau, Kristen (Self; SAFE Alliance)

                                 Lewis, Amanda (Self; Survivor Justice Project)

                                 Naumann, Kirstin (Self; SAFE Alliance)

                 On:

                                 Guidry, Robin (Houston Forensic Science Center)

                                 Hearn, Skylor (Department of public safety)

                                 Stout, Peter (Self; Houston forensic science center)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 DeFrates, Ana (Self; Survivor Justice Project)

                                 Garcia, Maria (Self; United we dream)

                                 Garibay, Jose (Self)

                                 Gidseg, Joey (Self)

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

                                 Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of women voters of texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Lenau, Kevin (Self)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

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

                                 Morgan, Megan (Self)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

                                 Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney)

                                 Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)

                                 Vega, Erica (Self; United we dream)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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

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