WITNESS LIST
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee
March 1, 1999-1:00P
HB 13irth records of adopted children
For: Brown, Rep. Fred (Self)
Cassidy, Lea (Self and Alma and Texas Care)
Cullinane, Mary (Self and Texas Coalition for Adoption
Resources and Education.)
Cumming, Mary Lynne Schwitters (Self)
Dorner, Patricia Martinez (Self)
Gaither, Judge Hal (Self)
Hannah, Pamala V. (Self and Myra Joyce Obenhaus and John
Walter Lewis)
Jones, Jana Foster (Self)
Lanier, Alicia (Self and Texas Coalition for Adoption
Reform and Education)
McAlister, Deborah A. (Self and Texas Care)
Miller, Loujean Stauffer (Self)
Nielson, Paula (Self and Adoption Knowledge Affiliates)
Schaefers, Nancy (Self)
Schechter, Sue (Self and Ann Smith)
Shelley, Katheryn (Self)
Smith, Cynthia (Self)
Wanger, Diane (Self and Texas Coalition for Adoption
Reform and Education)
Against: Cox, Heidi Bruegel (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Longoria, Belinda (Self)
Magill, Joe R. (Self and Texas Coalition for Adoption
and Reform)
Marsh, Gloria (Self)
Mendoza, Linda (Self and Birth families and adoptees)
Rice, Karol (Self)
Smith, Ann (Self)
On: Sampson, John (Self)
HB 24ccess to a child by a grandparent
Against: Tindall, Harry (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Archer, Thomas J. (Self and Capital Grandparents
Chapter of Grandparents Raining Grandchildren,
Inc.)
Carrizales, Jesse (Capital Grandparents Chapter of
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Inc.)
Green, Bob (Self and Texas Fathers Alliance)
On: Sampson, John (Self)
HB 159Reporting of child abuse
For: Williams, Lt. Howard E. (Texas Police Chief's
Association)
On: Childress, Charles (Self and Texas Department of
Protective Regulatory Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Sampson, John (Self)
HB 462Reporting of child abuse
For: Williams, Lt. Howard E. (Texas Police Chief's
Association)
On: Childress, Charles (Self and Texas Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services)
Hayes, Patricia (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Moore, Katherine (Texas State Teachers Association)
Sampson, John (Self)
HB 464The definition of child abuse.
Against: Moore, Katherine (Texas State Teachers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Williams, Lt. Howard E. (Texas Chiefs' Police
Assoication)
On: Childress, Charles (Self and Texas Department on
Protective and Regulatory Services)
Sampson, John (Self)
HB 797
On: Tindel, Harry (Uniform Law Commission)
HB 956Disclosure of financial aid
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Green, Bob (Self and Texas Fathers Alliance)
Against: Benson, Lynda (Association for Children for Enforcement
of Support)
On: Key, Alicia (Office of the Attorney General, Child
Support Division)
Sampson, John (Self)
HB 1063 Graffiti Eradification
For: Landinger, Karen (Self and El Paso District Attorney)
On: Dawson, Robert (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Rocca, Susan (City of El Paso)
HB 1269 Mandatory detention of juveniles.
Against: Mendiola III, Celestino (Texas Probation Association,
Legislative Committee)
Rodriguez, Amador (Self and Texas Probation Association,
Juvenile Leg. Committee)
On: Dawson, Robert (Self)
HB 1457 Collection of child support by priv
For: Benson, Lynda (Association for Children for Enforcement
of Support)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Sampson, John (Self)
HB 1622 Family Code procedures
On: Childress, Charles (Self and Texas Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services)
Sampson, John (Self)