WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

            March 27, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 72

                 For:

                                 Haugen, Michael (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Stevens, Haley (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Valentini, D. gene (Lubbock county)

                 On:

                                 Armour, Marilyn (University of Texas)

                                 Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

            HB 152

                 For:

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Self; Citizens United for Accountable Government)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Flores, Joe (Self)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

                                 Holiday, Goodman (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

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

                                 Stamps, Darrell (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lester, Nancy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Gutierrez, David (Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles)

            HB 575

                 For:

                                 Mann, Fatima (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

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                 For:

                                 Petersen, Randall (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 On:

                                 Goodwin, Floyd (Texas DPS)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Brown, Kristina (Self; Counter Balance: ATX)

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

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Holiday, Goodman (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

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

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                 Against:

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

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

            HB 1177

                 For:

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

                                 Holt, Lynn (Self; Texas Justice Court Judges Association)

                                 Nelson, Roxanne (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

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

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Nicholes, Laura (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Schiele, Andrea (Self; JPCA)

                                 Thompson, Rick (Texas Asoociation of Counties)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1264

                 For:

                                 Berman, David (City of Rowlett, Texas)

                                 Brodnax, Mike (Rowlett police department)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

            HB 1266

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Deel, Shane (Callahan County Attorney's Office)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Lane, Bill (Self)

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

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wood, Justin (Travis County District Attorney)

            HB 1285

                 For:

                                 Barnard, Jeffrey (Dallas County)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Kristina (Self; Counter Balance: ATX)

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

                                 Mann, Fatima (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Warndof, Donna (Harris County)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 1314

                 For:

                                 Claitor, Diana (Texas Jail Project)

                                 Windham, Cathryn (Self)

                 Against:

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

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Villarreal, Celeste (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)

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

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

                                 Holiday, Goodman (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Kerker, Juliana (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Texas district)

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Mann, Fatima (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Gamaldi, Joe (Houston Police Officers' Union)

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

            HB 1431

                 For:

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Grace, Jim (Houston Area Women's Center)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)

                                 Wood, Justin (Travis County District Attorney)

                 Against:

                                 Ulrey, Wanda (Self)

            HB 1507

                 For:

                                 Flores, Joe (Self)

                                 Smith, Craig (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Givens-Davis, Amber (Self)

                                 Johnson, Margie (Office of Court Administration)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

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

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

                                 Holiday, Goodman (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

            HB 1551

                 For:

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Self; Honor quest)

                                 Holik, Haley (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Holiday, Goodman (Austin Justice Coalition)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))

            HB 1574

                 For:

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

                                 Holt, Lynn (Self; Texas Justice Court Judges Association)

                                 Nelson, Roxanne (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association)

                                 Petersen, Randall (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Schiele, Andrea (Self; JPCA)

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            HB 1575

                 For:

                                 Gravell, Bill (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assc. Of Texas)

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Self; Honor quest)

                                 Holt, Lynn (Self; Texas Justice Court Judges Association)

                                 Nelson, Roxanne (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)

                                 Reed, Ender (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Schiele, Andrea (Self; JPCA)

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))

            HB 1848

                 For:

                                 Bloch, Elizabeth (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Kristina (Self; Counter Balance: ATX)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Mann, Fatima (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Moreno, Celina (Self; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)

                                 OFurey, Bradley (Self; Equality Texas)

                                 Smith, Chuck (Equality Texas)

                                 Wood, Justin (Travis County District Attorney)

                 Against:

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)

            HB 1967

                 For:

                                 Cummings, Patricia (Innocence Project of Texas)

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Self; Honor quest)

                                 Udashen, Gary (Innocence Project of texas)

                                 Vasquez, Anna (Self)

                                 Vasquez, Anna (Self; Innocence Project of Texas)

                                 Ware, Mike (Innocence Project of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Bethke, Jim (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Kristina (Self; Counter Balance: ATX)

                                 Craven, Morgan (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Hoelscher, Robert (Innocence Project of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Mann, Fatima (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Defender Service)

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

            HB 2071

                 On:

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Hamilton, Darwin (Self)

            HB 2089

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Rodney (Brazos County Attorney)

                                 Deel, Shane (Callahan County Attorney's Office)

                                 Draper, Brandon (Self; Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Frazier, Jessica (Bexar County District Attorneys Office)

                                 Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Harris, Frank (MADD)

                                 Smith, Anna (Self)

                                 Smith, Liz (Self)

                                 Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)

                 Against:

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

                                 May, Teresa (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Morales-Aina, Magdalena (Texas Probation Association)

                                 Shull, William (Texas probation association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Escamilla, David (Self)

                                 Gutierrez, Jaime (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

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

                                 Johnson, Lauren (Self)

                                 Johnson, Noel (TMPA)

                                 Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)

                                 Lane, Bill (Self)

                                 Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Tittle, Gary (Dallas Police Department, office of the chief of police)

                                 Weir, Debbie (Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD))

                                 Wood, Justin (Travis County District Attorney)

            HB 2387

                 For:

                                 Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)

                 Against:

                                 Heimlich, Ed (Self; Honor quest)

                 On:

                                 Huff, Kristen (Attorney General Crime Victims' Compensation Program)

                                 Huff, Kristen (Attorney General Crime Victims' Compensation Program)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Gruene, Katija (Green Party of Texas)

                                 Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)

                                 Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)

                                 Tharp, Jennifer (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney)

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