WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
April  20, 2009  upon final adjourn./recess
HB  302
 
Against:
Vaught, Jimmy (Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Warne, Judy (Family Board of Judges, Harris Cty Board of Judges)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Friedman, Diana  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  926
 
Against:
Nichols, Merri (Tx Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Fenstermacher, Sylvia  (Self and Daughter, Jessie Fenstermacher
Grandson, Caden Christopher)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Green, Robert  (Self and Texas Fatherhood Initiative)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  933
 
    For:
Harvey, Jay (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
Green, Robert  (Self and Texas Fatherhood Initiative)
 
 
Heimlich, Ed (Informed Citizens of Texas)
 
 
Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cabrales, John (City of Denton, TX)
 
 
Driuban, Colleen (DFW International Airport)
 
 
 
 
HB  934
 
Against:
Vaught, Jimmy (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Green, Robert  (Self and Texas Fatherhood Initiative)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gutierrez, Michael  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
Friedman, Diana  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  939
 
     On:
Nichols, Merri (Tx Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
Green, Robert  (Self and Texas Fatherhood Initiative)
 
 
 
 
HB  1284
 
    For:
Henry, Patti  (Self)
 
 
Wilson, Latonia  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assoc of Tx)
 
 
Bailey, Chuck (Tx District and County Clerks Asso)
 
 
Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Lewis, Judge Jim (McLennon Co)
 
 
Malone, Shawn (Travis County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia (Travis County District Clerk)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
    For:
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
HB  1338
 
    For:
Blackwell, Tom  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
Elkins, Keith (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
 
 
Heimlich, Ed (Informed Citizens of Texas)
 
 
Schneider, Michael (Tx. Assoc. of Broadcasters)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Driuban, Colleen (DFW International Airport)
 
 
 
 
HB  1527
 
    For:
Garcia, David  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Shipman, L. Dee  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bradshaw Schmidt, Christy  (Self)
 
 
Friedman, Diana  (Self)
 
 
Robb, Aaron  (Self)
 
 
Webb, Brian  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1569
 
    For:
NA, Sputnik  (Self)
 
 
Parks, Stephanie (Legislative Task Force of Texas Motorcycle Rights Association)
 
 
Smith, William  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gutierrez, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Overton, Mike (Texas Motorcycle Rights Asc.)
 
 
Parks, Brittney (Texas Motorcycle Rights Asc.)
 
 
Williams, Terri (Texas Motorcycle Rights Asc.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1581
 
    For:
Harvey, Duane (Van Zandt County Commissioners' Court)
 
 
 
 
HB  1860
 
    For:
Henry, Patti  (Self)
 
 
Wilson, Latonia  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx)
 
 
Bailey, Chuck (Texas District and County Clerks)
 
 
Lewis, Jim (McLennon Co)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia (Travis County District Clerk)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
HB  2232
 
    For:
Glaser, Richard (Criminal District Atty of Fannin County & Fannin County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Butler, Charles  (Self and Fannin County Bar Association)
 
 
Skotnik, John  (Self and Fannin County Bar President Michael Evans)
 
 
 
 
HB  2473
 
    For:
Keeling, Kenneth  (Self and Judge Don Kraemen
Judge Barbara Hade
County Judge Danny Pierce)
 
 
Maltsberger, Mark  (Self)
 
 
Weeks, David  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gray, Thomas (Tom) (Tenth Court of Appeals - Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  2766
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn of Tx)
 
    For:
Lewis, Jim (McLennan Co.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gray, Tom  (Self and Tenth Court of Appeals -  Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  2797
 
    For:
Blake, Bronwyn (Texas Advocacy Project, Teen Justice Initiative)
 
 
Mosley, Carolyn (The Ortralla Luwone Mosley Foundation Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Green, Robert  (Self and Texas Fatherhood Initiative)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Warne, Judy (Family Trial Division of Harris County Judges)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
Gutierrez, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Lowry, Mary (Texas Council on Family Violence)
 
 
Marlin, Justin (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family & Protective Servies)
 
 
 
 
HB  2984
 
    For:
Nichols, Merri (Tx. Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
Green, Robert  (Self and Texas Fatherhood Initiative)
 
 
 
 
HB  3075
 
    For:
Neeley, Karen (Independent Bankers Assn of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
May, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3203
 
    For:
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC - Texas Building Branch)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
 
 
Freeman, Harold (Texas Construction Association)
 
 
Grant, Kathy (Texas Society of Architects)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Holt, David (City of Odessa)
 
 
 
 
HB  3559
 
    For:
Bradshaw Schmidt, Christy  (Self)
 
 
Cochran, Jeffery  (Self)
 
 
Friedman, Diana (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
Robb, Aaron  (Self)
 
 
Webb, Brian (Tx Family Law Foundation)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cashen, Deborah (Texas Council on Family Relations
Parenting Partnerships Inc (Founder/Co-Owner))
 
 
Costa, Dianne  (Self and Sharp Focus Centers for Counseling, Education & Mediation)
 
 
Cox, Gay  (Self)
 
 
Dale, Laura  (Self)
 
 
Green, Robert  (Self and Texas Fatherhood Initiative)
 
 
Hill, Claire  (Self)
 
 
Sheff, Honey  (Self)
 
 
Swanson, Chesley  (Self)
 
 
Walker, Lisa  (Self)
 
Against:
Yingling, Lynelle  (Self and J&L Human Systems Development)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Bobbe (TX State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors)
 
 
Miller, Carol (Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists and Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bay, Jeffrey  (Self)
 
 
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
 
 
Burke, John  (Self)
 
 
Dewitt, Lauren (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
 
 
Gutierrez, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Hanna, Mark (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
 
 
Ingram, Anthony  (Self)
 
 
Lowry, Mary (Texas Council on Family Violence)
 
 
Vaught, Jimmy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Wilson, Carol  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3559 - Committee Substitute  (phillips)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3879
 
    For:
Mejia, Berta (City of Houston Municipal Court)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Kubosh, Paul  (Self and Harris County Municipal Justice Bar Association)
 
 
Morris, Karen (Texas Court Reporters Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Pewitt, Bill (Municipal Justice Bar Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  4167
 
    For:
Vela, Filemon (Unique Staffing)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Roach, Nelson (TTLA)
 
 
 
 
HB  4292
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Cary, Katherine (Office of Attorney General)
 
 
 
 
HB  4548
 
    For:
Ahmad, Janet (Homeowner for Better Building)
 
 
Bolton, Pamela J (Texas Watch)
 
 
McDonald, Craig (Texans for Public Justice)
 
 
Roach, Nelson (TTLA)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Blackwell, Tom  (Self)
 
 
Cull, Robert "Bob"  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  4709
 
    For:
Harvey, Duane (Van Zandt County Commissioners' Court)
 
 
 
 
HB  4741
 
    For:
Guerrero, Monica (Bexar County Courts)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gutierrez, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)