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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee

            April 3, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission is granted

            HB 554

                 For:

                                 Cluck, Roxie (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION)

            HB 575

                 For:

                                 Coleman, Robert (Self)

                                 Herrera, Evangelina (Self)

                                 Herrera, Evangelina (Self)

                                 King, Sandra (Self)

                                 Langston, Cindy (Self)

                                 Langston, Cindy Steele (Self)

                                 Moore, Chuck (Self)

                                 Moore, Susan (Self)

                                 Morgan, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Ortiz, Jose (Self)

                                 Railsback, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Reed, Karen (Self; Texas grandparen rights association)

                                 Rodriguez, Cloe (Self)

                                 Sheridan, JoAl (TEXAS FAMIKY LAW FIUNDATION)

                                 Sligko, Lisa (Self)

                                 Wade, Kitty (Self)

                                 Wallace, Tonya (Self; Grandparents Rights)

                                 Wallace, Tonya (Self)

                                 Wright, Joesph (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Cobio, Cescley (Self)

                                 Cobio, Inocente (Self)

                                 Dear, Teresa (Self)

                                 Lambert, Tim (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)

                                 Prewitt, Mason (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 On:

                                 Black, Jim (Grandparents Rights Association of Texas)

                                 Champagne, Taran (Self; Americans for Parental Equality)

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self; Montgomery County United for Shared Parenting)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 McMullen, Stuart (Self; Americans For Parental Equality)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION)

                                 Cluck, Roxie (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Cole, Cheryl (Self)

                                 Cole, James (Self)

                                 Davis, Deborah (Self)

                                 Foixdunn, Elizabeth (Self)

                                 Gammon, Barbara (Self)

                                 Guajardo, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Harder, Maylene (Self)

                                 Harris, Carl S (Self)

                                 Harris, Debra (Self)

                                 Hawthorne, Brian (Self)

                                 James, Babs (Self)

                                 James, Scott (Self)

                                 Jennings, Joe bob (Self)

                                 Jennings, Tina (Self)

                                 Keltner, Brenda (Self)

                                 Martin, Shirley (Self)

                                 May, Steven (Self)

                                 Naish, Kathy (Self)

                                 Phillips, Brian (Self)

                                 Shinn, George (Self)

                                 Slifko, Corey (Self)

                                 Turcotte. III, Louis (Self)

                                 Wallace, Guy (Self)

                                 Wright, Stephanie (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Alley, Anna Grace (Self)

                                 Alley, Noell (Self)

                                 Asseneimer, Jana (Self)

                                 Barrett, Caleb (Self)

                                 Barrett, Launa (Self)

                                 Barrios, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Barrios, Tommy (Self)

                                 Barrios, Trevor (Self)

                                 Beck, Allison (Self)

                                 Beck, Christi (Self)

                                 Beck, John (Self)

                                 Beck, Matthew (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Berry, Faith (Self)

                                 Berry, Hope (Self)

                                 Berry, Susan (Self)

                                 Bettencourt, Claire (Self)

                                 Bettencourt, Cristina (Self)

                                 Bettencourt, Grace (Self)

                                 Bettencourt, Isabel (Self)

                                 Bettencourt, Lauren (Self)

                                 Boates, Caleb (Self)

                                 Boates, Nicole (Self)

                                 Burgess, Keren (Self)

                                 Burgess, Rebeca (Self)

                                 Bussey, Faith (Family Rights Advocacy)

                                 Chacko, Benjamin (Self)

                                 Chacko, Peter (Self)

                                 Chacko, Thomas (Self)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Self)

                                 Crum, Sydney (Self)

                                 DeDominicis, Hadassah (Self)

                                 Dedominicis, Karen (Self)

                                 Dedominicis, Nick (Self)

                                 English, Lexi (Self)

                                 Flowers, Jeff (Self)

                                 Frans, Molly (Self)

                                 Gill, Amelia (Self)

                                 Gill, Daniel (Self)

                                 Gill, Josiah (Self)

                                 Glass, Tom (Self)

                                 Grauzer, Elizabeth (Self)

                                 Grauzer, Philadelphia (Self)

                                 Hall, Cai (Self)

                                 Hall, Terri (Self)

                                 Hanks, Brian (Self)

                                 Hanks, Michelle (Self)

                                 Hanks, Olivia (Self)

                                 Harewood, BJ (Self)

                                 Harewood, BL (Self)

                                 Harewood, Mary (Self)

                                 Harp, Donna (Self)

                                 Hatcher, Julia (Self)

                                 Hauth, Jeanette (Self)

                                 Henry, April (Self)

                                 Henry, Jackson (Self)

                                 Henry, Luke (Self)

                                 Henry, Paul (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Howsley, Stephen (Self)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)

                                 Huston, Barbara (Self)

                                 Huston, Ben (Self)

                                 Jabillo, Teresa (Self)

                                 King, Read (Self)

                                 Lambert, Stephanie (Self)

                                 Larsen, Karen (Self)

                                 Larsen, Stephen (Self)

                                 Lawler, Lanika (Self)

                                 Lawson, Ashley (Self)

                                 Lawson, Olivia (Self)

                                 Main, Crystal (Self)

                                 Maldonado, Israel (Self)

                                 Martinez, Yaritxia (Self)

                                 Mondragon, Erika (Self)

                                 Moser, Jane (Self)

                                 Moser, Matt (Self)

                                 Orr, Kathy (Self)

                                 Ortiz, Magda (Self)

                                 Pfang, Gabriella (Self)

                                 Pfang, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Pixton, Catherine (Self)

                                 Pixton, John (Self)

                                 Pixton, John Patrick (Self)

                                 Pixton, Michael (Self)

                                 Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)

                                 Schuch, Audrey (Self)

                                 Schuch, Georganne (Self)

                                 Schuch, Olivia (Self)

                                 Seida, Melody (Self)

                                 Seida, Nathan (Self)

                                 Seida, Steven (Self)

                                 Skrnich, Haley (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Sullinger, Enoch (Self)

                                 Sullinger, Hadassah (Self)

                                 Sullinger, Hannah (Self)

                                 Sullinger, Kadiyah (Self)

                                 Sullinger, Kalistah (Self)

                                 Sullinger, Kassia (Self)

                                 Sullinger, Keilah (Self)

                                 Sullinger, Nathaniel (Self)

                                 Sustaita, Andres (Self)

                                 Sustaita, Francine (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Tan, Brianna (Self)

                                 Tan, Nathaniel (Self)

                                 Thomsen, Abigail (Self)

                                 Vaughan, Gunnar (Self)

                                 Vaughan, Monica (Self)

                                 Vaughan, Pehrsson (Self)

                                 Ventura, John (Self)

                                 Weaver, Lou (Self; Equality Texas)

                                 Williams, Rhonda (Self)

                                 Williams Koeller, Maddee (Self)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

                                 Zesch, Amy (Self)

                                 Zesch, Jimmie (Self)

                                 Zesch, Jimmie (Self)

                                 Zesch, Julie (Self)

                                 Zesch, Matthew (Self)

                                 Zesch, Matthew (Self)

                                 Zesch, Michael (Self)

                                 Zesch, Roy (Self)

                                 Zesch, Stella (Self)

                                 Zito, Al (Self)

            HB 1771

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Caruthers, Jamey (CHILDREN AT RISK)

                                 Smothermon, Samantha (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION)

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

                                 Franklin, Allison (Self)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Longhurst, Joseph (Self)

                                 Lucy, Jennifer (Texprotects)

                                 Mares, Bryan (Texas CASA)

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

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

            HB 1910

                 For:

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self; Montgomery County United for Shared Parenting)

                                 Morgan, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Wood, Cecilia (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bow, Claire (Self; TRANSGENDER EDUCATION NETWORK OF TEXAS)

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

                                 Gonzales, Rachel (Self; Human rights campaign parents for transgender equality council)

                                 Hall, Ash (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Greyson (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Lauren (Self)

                                 Weaver, Lou (Self; Equality Texas)

                 On:

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION)

                                 Carmical, Audrey (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)

                                 Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)

                                 Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Champagne, Taran (Self; Americans for Parental Equality)

                                 Hettinge, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)

                                 Main, Crystal (Self)

                                 McMullen, Stuart (Self; Americans For Parental Equality)

                                 Roberts, Beverly (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Carrola, Paul (Self)

                                 Cogan, Josh (Self; Outlast Youth)

                                 Cromley, Dylan (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Dear, Teresa (Self)

                                 Delinski, Kimberly (Self)

                                 Fountain, Sandra (Self)

                                 Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Hess, Susie (Dallas County East Democrats; Stonewall Democrats of Dallas)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Krajcer, Karen (Self)

                                 Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)

                                 Marques, Rebecca (Human Rights Campaign)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Ross, Robyn (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (Self)

            HB 2264

                 For:

                                 Bradshaw, Charla (Self; TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION)

                 On:

                                 Champagne, Taran (Self; Americans for Parental Equality)

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self; Montgomery County United for Shared Parenting)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Domestic Relations Office)

                                 Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION)

                                 Cluck, Roxie (Texas Family Law Foundation)

                 Against:

                                 Morgan, Jeffrey (Self)

                 On:

                                 Rogers, Joel (Office of the Attorney General - Child Support Division)

            HB 2265

                 On:

                                 Jaros, Joshua (Self; Montgomery County United for Shared Parenting)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Domestic Relations Office)

                                 Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS FAMILY LAW FOUNDATION)

                 Against:

                                 Morgan, Jeffrey (Self)

                 On:

                                 Rogers, Joel (Office of the Attorney General - Child Support Division)

            HB 3525

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Longhurst, Joseph (Self)

                                 McCormick, Jamie (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Tillman, Calvin (Self)

                                 Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                 Against:

                                 Lucas, Lynette (Self)

                 On:

                                 Carmical, Audrey (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)

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

            HB 3647

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Smothermon, Samantha (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                                 Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 3648

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

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

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Smothermon, Samantha (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

                 On:

                                 Morgan, Jeffrey (Self)

                                 Robertson, JD (Office of the Independent Ombudsman)

            HB 3741

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

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